|

USD

384.81

EUR

441.42

RUB

4.9089

GEL

141.22

#NOWRUZ

Tourism

Heavy snowfalls create problems for Iranians wishing to celebrate Nowruz in Armenia

About three thousand Iranians are expected to arrive in Armenia by air to celebrate here Nowruz, also known as Persian New Year, and even more tourists will arrive by land, the head of the Armenian Tourism Association Mekhak Apresyan told a press conference on Monday.

21.03.2022, 14:27

Society

Armenian government’s decision to close the border with Iran is to be extended until late in March

The Armenian government’s decision to close the border with Iran for individual travels for two weeks and suspend also flights between the two countries will in all likelihood be extended until late in March when thousands of Iranians flock to Armenia to celebrate here the traditional Iranian New Year Nowruz, Armenian Minister of Health Arsen Torosyan said to a news conference today.

01.03.2020, 14:01

Tourism

Some 8,100 Iranians arrived in Armenia through Zvartnots airport in less than month

Some 8,100 Iranians arrived in the Armenian capital Yerevan through Armenia’s international airport Zvartnots on March 8 - April 4, Armenia’s Chief Civil Aviation department said today.

06.04.2017, 16:48

Tourism

Iranian tourists secure 30 percent growth in the number of tourists visiting Armenia

Iranian tourists accounted for a 30 percent growth in the number of foreign tourist visiting Armenia in 2016, Zarmine Zeytuntsyan, the head of the State Committee for Tourism, told a news conference today.

20.03.2017, 16:42

Business

First halal office to open in Armenia ahead of Iranian New Year

The first office to assess the conformity of halal food products will open in Armenia before Iranian Nowruz (New Year), which is marked in Iran and several other countries on March 21, the Armenian government said today.

09.03.2017, 16:57