Astara
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Putin's Special Aide:
Russia ready to aid Iran to supply goods for regional states
TEHRAN, Jan. 17 (MNA) – Russian President’s Special Aide says Moscow is ready to cooperate with Tehran to supply food products and basic goods to the regional countries.
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By: Ali Sasanian
Fall of snow continues in Iran’s Heyran pass
TEHRAN, Jan. 10 (MNA) – Snow keeps falling in Iran’s Heyran pass in a way that it is 60cm in high parts of the region.
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Iran envoy:
Russia-Iran's Astara railway to operationalize soon
TEHRAN, Dec. 17 (MNA) – The Iranian ambassador to Moscow predicted the operationalization of regular rail transport of goods from Russia's territories to the northern Iranian city of Astara in the near future.
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Official:
Astara crossing records $239mn non-oil products exports
TEHRAN, Oct. 10 (MNA) – An Iranian economic official with Astara customs said on Monday that more than $239 million worth of non-oil commodities were exported from the Astara crossing in the first six months of the current year (March 21–Sep. 22).
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VIDEO: Harvesting viper's-bugloss in N Iran
TEHRAN, May 15 (MNA) – Viper's bugloss is one of the medicinal herbs commonly used in Iran. Villagers in the northern county of Astara, Guilan province, start reaping the herb in mid-spring.
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Iranian parliamentary delegation to visit Azerbaijan Republic
TEHRAN, Apr. 28 (MNA) – A senior Iranian lawmaker said that a high-ranking parliamentary delegation from Iran will visit the Azerbaijan Republic to discuss strengthening bilateral relations between the two countries.
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Goods transit through Astara customs increase by 63%
TEHRAN, Dec. 4 (MNA) – The director-general of Astara Customs Department stated that during the first 8 months of the Iranian calendar year, 284,605 tons of goods were transited through Astara’s triple customs, recording 63% year-on-year growth.
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VIDEO: Iran's Lavandevil Wildlife Refuge home to red deer
TEHRAN, Nov. 22 (MNA) – Located in northwestern Iran, along the Caspian Sea coast just north of the city of Lavandevil, the Lavandevil Wildlife Refuge is home to the largest red deer in Iran.
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VIDEO: Flood rages in Astara, Gilan province
ASTARA, Sep. 30 (MNA) – In the early days of fall, Astara in Gilan province witnessed heavy rainfall which caused flood that washed away everything on it way in the city.
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Will Russia become a rival to Azerbaijan in N-S Corridor?
TEHRAN, Jun. 09 (MNA) – Head of Trade Promotion Organization of Iran (TPOI) announced Russians' readiness to invest in construction of North-South corridor railway infrastructures that Republic of Azerbaijan had previously submitted such proposal.
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By: Mehdi Hossein Nezhadi
Dredging operation in Astara port
ASTARA, Feb. 06 (MNA) – The dredging operation of the Astara border port began with the establishment of special dredging devices with the aim of increasing the depth of the canal and facilitating the traffic and mooring of large ships.
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By: Behnam Yousefi
Estil Lagoon of Astara
ASTARA, Jul. 29 (MNA) – Estil Lagoon of Astara, Known as Lagoon of Floating Trees, is an attraction of the northern Gilan province located near Astara.
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Tourism attractions of Astara
ASTARA, July 24 (MNA) – The city of Astara in northern Iran, bordering the Republic of Azerbaijan, is known as the country's northern tourism hub.
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Gilan province exports top $160 million in four months
TEHRAN, Jul. 22 (MNA) – More than 296,000 tons of commodities worth $162 million were exported from the northern Gilan province during the first four months of the current Iranian year (March 20-April 21).
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By: Mehdi Hosseinejadi
Astara borderline, an excellent tourist attraction
ASTARA, Jun. 01 (MNA) – With its eye-catching tourist attractions and border trade as country’s border crossing with the Republic of Azerbaijan, the city of Astara is known to Iran’s border tourism hub in northern part of the country and Gilan province.
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120 Iranian nationals return home from Azerbaijan Republic
TEHRAN, May 23 (MNA) – The fourth group of Iranian nationals stranded in the Azerbaijan Republic due to the outbreak of coronavirus pandemic, arrived in Tehran on Friday.
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By: Mehdi Hossein Nezhadi
Harvesting borage herb in Gilan province
ASTARA, May 10 (MNA) – Astara in Gilan province is one of the hubs for producing borage herb. Farmers in Astara pick the borage from May to mid-June.
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3rd group of Iranian students returns home from Baku amid pandemic
TEHRAN, May 09 (MNA) – The 3rd group of Iranian students and Iranians residing in Azeri capital Baku left Baku for Tehran this morning following the coronavirus outbreak in cooperation with officials of the two countries via land and in collaboration with the police of Republic of Azerbaijan.
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By: Mahdi Hossein Nejadi
Meet Iran’s highest waterfall; Laton
ASTARA, May 04 (MNA) – With a height of 105 meters, Laton waterfall is the tallest of its kind in Iran. The waterfall lies 15 kilometers south of the border town of Astara; and 6 kilometers from the Kootah-Koomeh village in Lavandil town, Gilan province.
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VIDEO: Iran’s highest waterfall in Astara
ASTARA, May 02 (MNA) – Laton waterfall, 15 kilometers south of Astara, the northern province of Gilan, is the tallest waterfall of Iran measuring 105 meters in height. It is also known as the four-season waterfall since the continuously-changing water levels in each season make its appearance to change.
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By: Mahdi Hossein Nejadi
Astara’s biggest caviar farm
ASTARA, Apr. 30 (MNA) – Gharahsou villages in Astara, Gilan province, hosts one of the biggest caviar farms that has the capacity to produce 1.5 tons of caviar per year. Other species of fish are also being raised in the farm.
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By: Mehdi Hossein Nejadi
Horses enjoying Astara beaches
ASTARA, Apr. 30 (MNA) – Northern parts of Iran are the only place in the country you can find horses in abundance. Here are some photos of the people of Astara, Gilan province, taking their horses to a beach tour during a sunny spring day.
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2nd group of Iranians stranded in Azerbaijan Republic return home
TEHRAN, Apr. 26 (MNA) – The second group of Iranian nationals stranded in the Azerbaijan Republic due to the deadly global outbreak of the novel coronavirus arrived in Iran on Sunday morning.
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142 Iranian students, citizens return to home from Azerbaijan amid pandemic
TEHRAN, Apr. 18 (MNA) – A number of 142 Iranian students and nationals residing in the Republic of Azerbaijan comeback home on Sat. amid the outbreak of coronavirus pandemic.
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By: Mehdi Hossein Nejadi
Gilan IRGC Quds Force staged bio-defense drill in Astara
ASTARA, Apr. 16 (MNA) – IRGC Quds Force of Gilan province held Biological Defense Drill on thoroughfares and streets of Astara city on Wed. with the aim of containing coronavirus outbreak.
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By: Mehdi Hossein Nejadi
Goods loading, unloading in Astara port
ASTARA, Apr. 15 (MNA) – Astara Port is situated on the western coast of the Caspian Sea, on the northernmost part of Guilan province. It was mainly built as a port for fishing, trading, and traveling. The port enjoys two docks with the ability to receive vessels with 3500-5000 ton capacity.
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VIDEO: Ships at Astara port blare horns to honor efforts of Iran's medical staff under coronavirus outbreak
TEHRAN, Apr. 14 (MNA) – To express thankfulness to the efforts of Iranian medical staff in fight against Covid-19, ships and vessels, docked in Astara harbor, unanimously blared their foghorns for some seconds on Tuesday morning.
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By: Mahdi Hossein Nejadi
Central park of Astara decorated with tulip flowers
ASTARA, Apr. 12 (MNA) – The central park of Astara, Gilan province, has been decorated with hundreds of tulip flowers.
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Monthly goods transit via Astara land border up 22.7%
TEHRAN, Mar. 15 (MNA) – The transit of goods between Iran and Azerbaijan via Astara land border has witnessed a 22.7% growth in the current Iranian month (since February 20) in comparison with the previous month.
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Nehdi Hossein Nejadi
Early spring blossoms in northwestern Iran
ASTARA, Mar. 12 (MNA) – Few days remaining to the start of spring (March 21) and the new Iranian year, many trees in Astara, Gilan province, have produced blossoms to mark the new season.