Gilan Province

By: Pouya Bazargard

Heavy rains inflicting damage on rice fields of Gilan prov.

RASHT, Sep. 08 (MNA) – Heavy summer rains have inflicted damages on rice fields of Gilan province, north Iran, affecting both the quality and quantity of the products while also making the harvesting process more difficult.
2020-09-08 18:30
By: Pouya Bazargard

Peanut fields in N Iran

ASTANEH ASHRAFIEH, Sep. 06 (MNA) – Peanut is the most important agricultural product of Astaneh Ashrafieh county in Gilan province. It is cultivated on more than 2,000 hectares of land, which accounts for 80% of Iran's peanut output.
2020-09-06 12:58
VIDEO: Mourning of Muharram in Masuleh

TEHRAN, Aug. 21 (MNA) – People in the historical village of Masuleh in northern Iran held mourning rituals in the first day of Muharram to commemorate the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein (PBUH)
2020-08-21 16:20
By: Seyed Javad Mirhosseini

Summer rainfall in Rasht

RASHT, Jul. 31 (MNA) – After several weeks of extreme heat in all cities across Iran, today's rain in Rasht, north of Iran cooled the weather and bestowed a fresh look to the city.
2020-07-31 01:00
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).
2020-07-22 00:52
By: Behnam Yousefi

Breathtaking scenery of Gilan Province

TEHRAN, Jul. 01 (MNA) – Gilan province is located in the north of Iran on the south-western coast of Caspian Sea. With its dense forests, mild climate and beautiful sea shores, Gilan province is the most visited destination for Iranian tourists.
2020-07-01 16:06
By: Mohammad Dashti

Impressive Zomorrod waterfall in N Iran

HAVIQ, Jun. 22 (MNA) – Located some 9km south of Haviq city in Gilan province, Zomorrod Waterfall bestows tranquility to tourists. There are two waterfalls in the area with the larger one having a 15m height and a smaller one having a 12m height with stair-like appearance. These are also being referred to as ‘Twin Waterfall’.
2020-06-22 22:00
By: Pouya Bazargard

Asalem-Khalkhal green road

KHALKHAL, Jun. 08 (MNA) – The Almas pass located on Asalem-Khalkhal road, northwestern Iran, is one of the most beautiful communication routes in the country linking Gilan province to Ardabil. The side of the road is filled with young, sturdy trees and colorful flowers, as well as the flocks of ships and horses on the green slopes.
2020-06-08 01:31
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.
2020-06-01 20:10
By: Benyamin Moharramzadeh

Heights of ‘Trishum Peak’ in Masuleh with breathtaking views

MASULEH, May 31 (MNA) – Khemr Nesa Heights, en route Trishum Peak in Masuleh, Gilan province is a must-see site especially in spring season with breathtaking views.
2020-05-31 07:00
By: Pouya Bazargard

Planting rice seedlings in paddy fields of Gilan prov.

RASHT, May 29 (MNA) – Concurrent with the arrival of spring season, men and women are seen busy in paddy fields of this northern province. Planting rice seedlings is one of the first stage of rice cultivation.
2020-05-29 19:36
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.
2020-05-10 16:00
By: Pouya Bazargard

Harvesting tea in Gilan province

LAHIJAN, May 10 (MNA) – Farmers have started tea harvest across Gilan province, northern Iran. The country is expecting to produce 135,000 tons of fresh tea leaves in the current year, registering a 10% increase in production as compared to the year before, according to the Iran Tea Organization.
2020-05-10 03:00
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.
2020-05-04 16:00
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.
2020-05-02 10:24
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.
2020-04-30 18:34
By: Mani Pourahmad

“Equality, Sincere Assistance Maneuver” at Imam Khomeini Mosalla in Rasht

RASHT, Apr. 30 (MNA) – The ceremony of distribution of 50,000 livelihood foodstuff packages was held at Imam Khomeini Mosalla of Rasht, Gilan province, on Wed. within the framework of “Equality, Empathy and Sincere Assistance Maneuver”.
2020-04-30 07:00
VIDEO: Livelihood assistance packages distributed in Rasht

RASHT, Apr. 28 (MNA) – Under the framework of 'Equality and Sincere Assistance Maneuver', 3,000 livelihood assistance packages have been distributed among the needy people of Rasht in Gilan Province with the aim of helping those in need during the COVID-19 pandemic.
2020-04-28 20:00
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.
2020-04-15 03:00
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.
2020-04-12 12:29
VIDEO: Sefidrud Dam in N Iran overflows

MANJIL, Apr. 06 (MNA) – High precipitation rate has led to the overflowing of Sefidrud Dam in Manjil, Gilan province. According to latest data, the dam is now containing 1,065 million cubic meters of water.
2020-04-06 23:00
Gilan province exports to Eurasia up 69%

TEHRAN, Apr. 04 (MNA) – More than 328,000 tons of goods worth about $164 million were exported to member countries of Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) via customs of Gilan province, northern Iran, since October 27, 2019 – the date of entry into force of the Interim Trade Memorandum between Iran and EAEU – till the end of last Iranian year on March 20.
2020-04-04 08:48
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.
2020-03-15 09:27
VIDEO: Farmers working on paddy fields in Gilan

Gilan, Mar. 14 (MNA) – Despite the coronavirus outbreak in Gilan, farmers in the northern province, continue working on paddy fields to get the land prepared for harvesting rice in next months.
2020-03-14 23:00
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.
2020-03-12 20:00
VIDEO: Youths in Rasht disinfecting passing cars against COVID-19

TEHRAN, Mar. 12 (MNA) – In a combat against the spread of the novel coronavirus, the youth in capital city of the northern province of Gilan, Rasht, have formed small groups disinfecting passing cars.
2020-03-12 13:39
IRGC Navy establishes portable hospital in Gilan

TEHRAN, Mar. 09 (MNA) – Due the outbreak of COVID-19, IRGC's Naval Force has set up a portable hospital in northern province of Gilan to treat patients infected by the new coronavirus.
2020-03-09 23:58
By: Pouya Bazargard

Firefighters, IRGC disinfect public places of Rasht

RASHT, Feb. 29 (MNA) – Disinfecting streets and public places is on the agenda of different cities as a measure to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus in the country. Firefighters and IRGC help to implement the measure in Rasht, Gilan province.
2020-02-29 13:09
By: Pouya Bazargard

Firefighters help disinfecting public places in Rasht

RASHT, Feb. 27 (MNA) – Firefighters of Rasht, Gilan province, help disinfecting public places of the city every night to fight the spread of the novel coronavirus, Covid-19.
2020-02-27 18:00
Rouhani gives required directives for fighting coronavirus

TEHRAN, Feb. 24 (MNA) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani urged various governmental sectors of Gilan and Qom provinces to mobilize all facilities for stopping the outbreak of coronavirus and eradicating it as soon as possible.
2020-02-24 15:00