Quranic Park Planned in Iran’s Holy City

TEHRAN (IQNA) – Iran’s Culture and Islamic Guidance Minister Ali Jannati said a Quranic park will be built in the holy city of Mashhad by 2017.

He made the remark in a meeting of the policy-making council for cultural capital of Muslim world on Thursday.

Mashhad has been named by the Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO) as the cultural capital of Islamic World in 2017.

Jannati said the government plans to allocate funds to the Mashhad 2017 project and will facilitate investment of the private sector through banking finances.

 According to the minister, naming Mashhad as the cultural capital of Islamic World will provide an opportunity to introduce the Iranian culture and traditions and promote interaction with Muslim countries.  

ISESCO selects three Islamic cities, representing the Arab, African and Asian regions, as the cultural capitals of the Muslim world every year.

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