The statistics presented in this chapter relate to IRIB (Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting) programs, the press, books and public libraries, cinemas, museums and historical monuments, tourists who entered the country, and pilgrims to holy places in 1398 (2019/20), and a brief history of data collection in each of these fields is noted below:
The regular preparation of statistics on radio and television programs began in 1345 (1966/67) and on museums in 1347 (1968/69).
The oldest statistics on the country's cinemas that have become available to the Statistical Centre of Iran also relate to 1348 (1969/70) and were prepared by the Ministry of Culture and Art, which after the victory of the Islamic Revolution is called the "Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance."
The comprehensive preparation of press statistics was carried out for the first time on the basis of the "Plan for Surveying the Country's Publications" in 1349 (1970/71) by the Statistical Centre of Iran. This task is currently the responsibility of the Domestic Press Office of the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance.
The collection and presentation of statistics on the country's libraries began in 1344 (1965/66), and the Institute for the Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults, after its establishment in 1344 (1965/66), has also recorded and presented information on its activities.
The preparation of tourism statistics began with the establishment of the Tourist Attraction Organization in 1342 (1963/64); however, that organization, on the basis of records in the offices of customs, passport, and other related sources, succeeded in collecting information for 1331–1342 (1952–1964), and these statistics were included for the first time in the 1345 (1966/67) statistical yearbook.
Statistics on the number of visitors to the country's museums and historical monuments were, until late 1382 (2003/04), collected through the General Directorate of Museums affiliated with the country's Cultural Heritage Organization, which covers some of the museums and historical monuments; and from the aforementioned time, because of the merger of the country's Cultural Heritage Organization and the Iran Touring and Tourism Organization and the formation of the "Cultural Heritage and Tourism Organization" and then the "Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts," the related statistics are received from that ministry.
Statistics on pilgrims to holy places include only those pilgrims who have undertaken travel through the Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization.
Statistics and material examined in more detail in the report:
- Introduction
- Definitions and concepts
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