Beauties of Iran

By: Mohsen Haddadi

Iran’s Golestan National Park

GORGAN, Sep. 25 (MNA) – Golestan National Park, commonly known as the Golestan Jungle, is located in Golestan Province, northeastern Iran. It has a variety of habitats, such as temperate broad leaf forests, grasslands, shrublands and rocky areas. The fauna is very rich and consists of Persian leopards, Indian wolves, brown bear, Jackal, wild boars, maral deer, roe deer and wild goats.

By: Abdollah Firoozi

Shapour river in Fars prov.

KAZERUN, Sep. 17 (MNA) – The Sahpour River is located in Kazerun, Fars province, southern Iran. The river has an important role in the agriculture and water supply of the Kazerun county.

By: Behnam Yousefi

Cham Chit Waterfall in Lorestan province

DORUD, Aug. 26 (MNA) – Cham Chit Waterfall has created one of the many charming sceneries of the western Iranian province of Lorestan. The waterfall flows through the heart of the Zagros Mountains in Dorud County. The height of Cham Chit is about 20 meters and it is supplied by over a hundred springs emanating from the mountains.

By: Asghar Besharati

‘Mogh and Moshta’ festival in Hormozgan province

MINAB, Aug. 24 (MNA) – The annual festival of ‘Mogh and Moshta’ and ‘kong jouchi’ was held in Minab, Hormozgan province on Thursday. Cutting the last ‘Mogh’ or the palm tree has a special ceremony in the region. ‘Kong jouchi’, or cooking dates, is one of the oldest traditions of the land which is celebrated in Minab from mid to end of August every year.

Picturesque 3D illumination at Karim Khan Citadel

SHIRAZ, Aug. 11 (MNA) – Beautiful 3D illuminations around Arg-e Karim Khan (Karim Khan Citadel) in Shiraz, southern Fars province, have given a picturesque scenery to the city center's nights. Karim Khan Citadel is the most famous historical structure belonging to Zand Dynasty that ruled Iran during the second half of the 18th century.

By: Mehdi Zavvar

Climbing Buzsina mountain in summer

OSHNAVIEH, Aug. 04 (MNA) – Located in Iran’s West Azarbaijan province, between Urmia and Oshnavieh, the 3480-meters high Buzsina mountain hosts climbers every year in summers and springs. The region enjoys untouched nature and if lucky one can spot different animals, including brown bear, in the climbing path.

Estill Lagoon hosting buffalo flocks in sizzling summer

TEHRAN, Aug. 04 (MNA) – Estill Lagoon in the northern province of Gilan near the city of Astara is hosting a large flock of buffalos that are trying to seek refuge from the summer’s extreme heat. The 138-acre pond is considered as a wildlife refuge home to rare species and is also among the major tourist attractions of the green province.

Azna snowy tunnel in Lorestan province

AZNA, Aug. 03 (MNA) – Azna snowy tunnel in the city of Azna, western Lorestan province, is one of the unique tourist attractions of Iran. This 800-meter-long tunnel is naturally made under the snow and ice of Oshtorankuh Mountains. The tunnel hosts a large number of local and foreign tourists during summer.

Leisure time of children in Moguyi village

SHAHR-E KORD, Jul. 27 (MNA) – The leisure time of children of Moguyi Rural Distric, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province, southwest Iran is unlike children of cities. They play and surf in nature where provides an opportunity for them to engage in nature play activities and enjoy their leisure time.

By: Majid Asgaripour

Life of Bakhtiari people in Moguyi

SHAHR-E KORD, Jul. 24 (MNA) – The villagers who are living in Moguyi Rural Distric, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province, southwest Iran are Bakhtiari; a southwestern Iranian tribe and a subgroup of the Lurs.

By: Amir Ali Razaghi

Iran’s Bakhtiari nomad

SHAHREKORD, Jul. 21 (MNA) – The Bakhtiaris are a southwestern Iranian tribe and a subgroup of the Lurs. Bakhtiaris primarily inhabit Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari and eastern Khuzestan, Lorestan, Bushehr, and Isfahan provinces, Iran. A small percentage of Bakhtiari are still nomadic pastoralists, migrating between summer quarters and winter quarters.

By: Raheleh Hesari

Iran’s Golestan nomadic cultural festival

GORGAN, Jul. 20 (MNA) – The cultural festival of Golestan nomads was held on Friday in Ziarat village, Golestan Province, Iran.

By: Mohammad Moheimani

Summer pastures in Golestan

GORGAN, Jul. 16 (MNA) – With its thick canopy of trees along with numerous lakes and different plantations, the northern Iranian province of Golestan is a very popular Yaylak (summer highland pasture) place, which puts on display a wide range of beautiful colors to the spectators.

By: Vahid Abdi

Damask rose festival in NW Iran

OSKU, Jul. 05 (MNA) – The annual festival of harvesting damask rose in Onsorud-Osku, East Azarbaijan province, was held on Friday. Damask rose (Rosa damascena Mill) is a widely cultivated flower throughout Iran. The rose water produced from damask roses is applied in pharmaceutical and perfumery industries.

By: Behnam Yousefi

A journey from Rasht to Sareyn

TEHRAN, Jul. 05 (MNA) – A trip from Rasht, the capital of the northern province of Gilan to Sareyn in Ardabil province gives a variety of beauties on the way to tourists including Masuleh village, Salavan Forest Park, Heyran Neck and its cable car, the landscape of dense Hyrcanian forests, and finally the hot springs in Sareyn.

By: Mehdi Hossein Nejadi

Charming scenery of rice farms in Astara

ASTARA, Jul. 04 (MNA) – The wide, green rice farmlands in the Iranian border city of Astara, Gilan province, have created a superb scenery in the northern villages.

By: Iman Hamikhah

Ganjnameh waterfall in Hamedan province

HAMEDAN, Jul. 01 (MNA) – Located 12 km southwest of Hamedan city, west Iran, Ganjnameh enjoys both natural and historic attractions. On one hand, it enjoys a natural waterfall which refreshes tourists in hot summer days and from the other, it is home to two Achaemenid-era cuneiform inscriptions.