According to ILNA, quoting the Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts, the Secretariat of the Caspian Sea Basin Heritage Sciences Research and the Cultural Heritage and Tourism Research Institute, in cooperation with the University of Mazandaran and the General Administration of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts of Mazandaran, Gilan and Golestan provinces, are holding the specialized session 'Caspian Sea: Name, Position and Heritage', from the series of specialized sessions of the Caspian Sea basin heritage-sciences research.

This session is the first session of the series of specialized sessions of the Caspian Sea basin heritage-sciences research, which will be held on Monday, October 26, 2026, from 10 to 12, in the assembly hall of the Faculty of Art and Architecture of the University of Mazandaran.

This session begins in the opening section with the welcoming of Ebrahim Salehi Omran, the president of the University of Mazandaran, and in continuation Mohammad Ebrahim Zarei, the head of the Cultural Heritage and Tourism Research Institute, addresses 'Examining the Position and Importance of the Caspian Sea'; Mehrdad Malekzadeh, a faculty member of the Cultural Heritage and Tourism Research Institute, raises the topic 'Importance, Position and Name of the Caspian Sea'; and 'The Ancient Cultures of the Caspian Sea Shores' will be put to discussion by Rahmat Abbasnejad, a faculty member of the University of Mazandaran.

In continuation, Ghasem Hassani, a faculty member of the University of Mazandaran, raises the topic of the Caspian Sea in the mirror of anthropology, and the title 'Caspian Heritage: The Necessity of Scientific and Sustainable Protection of the Caspian Sea Environment' will also be explained by Sadegh Salehi, a faculty member of the University of Mazandaran.

'Caspian Sea: A Treasure Without Equal and Without Rest' is also a topic that Abdolali Movahedinia, a faculty member of the University of Mazandaran, will address discussion about, and 'The Importance and Political Position of the Southern Basin of the Caspian Sea in the Middle Centuries of Iran's History' will be put to discussion by Emamali Shabani, a faculty member of the University of Mazandaran.

Mohammad Ebrahim Zarei, the head of the Cultural Heritage and Tourism Research Institute, and Mehrdad Malekzadeh, a faculty member of the Research Institute, at the closing ceremony will address the summing-up of the discussions.

Source: ILNA