Kordestan Province

By: Jalal Dasar

Storks in Marivan

TEHRAN, Nov. 15 (MNA) – Marivan county in the western Kordestan Province is home to many storks with two villages of Dara Tefe and Belo hosting hundreds of these migratory birds. The following images show the stoks in Belo.
2021-11-15 06:00
By: Reza Gol Marzaei, Aliasghar Feizollahi

Bijar county witnesses heavy snowfalls

TEHRAN, Nov. 13 (MNA) – Bijar County in the Kordestan Province of Iran witnessed heavy snowfalls due to the arrival of new wave of cold weather to the country through western borders.
2021-11-13 22:30
VIDEO: Snow whitens Bijar in Kordestan province

TEHRAN, Nov. 13 (MNA) – The first autumn snow in November has covered Bijar in Kordestan province on Saturday.
2021-11-13 10:55
By: Jalal Dassar

Closing ceremony of 15th Marivan street theater festival

TEHRAN, Nov. 02 (MNA) – The 15th edition of the annual international Marivan street theater festival in the border town Marivan in Kordestan province wrapped up on Monday with a closing ceremony during which the winners were awarded.
2021-11-02 22:00
By: Afshin Fatahi

15th Marivan street theater festival

TEHRAN, Nov. 01 (MNA) – The 15th edition of the annual international Marivan street theater festival underway in the border town Marivan in Kordestan province has attracted a lot of street theater lovers to the city so far.
2021-11-01 02:00
By: Jalal Dasar

International Music Festival of Awyar in Sanandaj

SANANDAJ, Oct. 30 (MNA) – International Music Festival of Awyar in Sanandaj was held in Cinema Bahman of Sanandaj on Friday. Sanandaj city of Kordestan has been introduced as a member of the UNESCO Creative Cities Network in 2019.
2021-10-30 13:20
By: Barzan Khani Beigzadeh

Harvesting black grapes in Kordestan

KORDESTAN, Oct. 25 (MNA) – The western province of Kordestan ranks second in the country after Fars province in terms of black grapes production. Balck grapes are one of the main agricultural products of the region.
2021-10-25 22:00
IRGC dismantles terrorist group in W Iran

TEHRAN, Sep. 01 (MNA) – IRGC forces succeeded in identifying and dismantling a counter-revolutionary team in Sarvabad, Kordestan province.
2021-09-01 09:34
"Hawraman" rural landscape inscribed in World Heritage List

TEHRAN, Jul. 27 (MNA) – "Uraman Takht" or "Hawraman Takht" village in the western Iranian Kurdistan Province has been inscribed in the UNESCO World Heritage List.
2021-07-27 16:00
By: Barzan Khani

Summer rainfall and rainbow in Baneh

TEHRAN, Jul. 17 (MNA) – On the evening of the twenty-fifth day of summer, the people of Baneh in Kordestan Province witnessed rare summer rains and rainbows this season.
2021-07-17 11:00
IRGC dismantles counter-revolutionary team in W Iran

TEHRAN, Jun. 23 (MNA) – IRGC forces succeeded in identifying and dismantling a five-member counter-revolutionary team in Baneh and Sarvabad in the Kordestan province during operations.
2021-06-23 12:25
3 counter-revolutionary terrorist teams dismantled:IRGC

TEHRAN, Jun. 21 (MNA) – Brigadier General Mohammad Pakpour, the commander of the IRGC Ground Force announced Monday that 3 counter-revolutionary terrorist teams who were trying to endanger the security of the country during elections were dismantled.
2021-06-21 21:18
Top council gives OK to Baneh-Marivan free-trade zone bill

TEHRAN, May 05 (MNA) – The Expediency Council has approved the Baneh-Marivan free-trade bill in a boost to the development of the western Iranian bordering areas with Iraqi Kurdistan, according to Kordestan Province's Governor Bahman Moradnia.
2021-05-05 23:59
Enemies defeated against Iranian nation: IRGC commander

TEHRAN, Mar. 08 (MNA) – IRGC Chief Commander Major General Hossein Salami said that the enemies have bowed down to the Iranian nation and been defeated.
2021-03-08 12:09
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Goods transit via 'Bashmaq border' effective in Iran economy

TEHRAN, Feb. 20 (MNA) – First Vice President hailed the Bashmaq crossing border for playing a key role in the country's economic programs.
2021-02-20 17:11
Rouhani inaugurates major power, water projects

TEHRAN, Jan. 31 (MNA) – Iranian President Rouhani, in an online ceremony on Sun., inaugurated above 10 major water and electricity projects worth 47.76 trillion rials (about $199mn) in the provinces of Kordestan and North Khorasan.
2021-01-31 12:07
Goods transit via Bashmaq Border hits nearly $3bn in 9 months

TEHRAN, Jan. 02 (MNA) – Observer of Kordestan Customs Office said that $2,843,416,000 worth of goods was transited via Bashmaq Border Crossing in the first nine months of current Iranian calendar year (from Mar. 21 to Dec. 22).
2021-01-02 10:26
Exports via Iran's Kordestan prov. grow 55% in eight months

TEHRAN, Dec. 08 (MNA) – More than 2.3 million tons of goods worth $947 million were exported via the customs terminals of Iran’s western Kordestan province during the eight calendar months to November 20, a senior customs official said.
2020-12-08 20:00
By: Elham Ommi

Astonishing scenery of autumn in Sanandaj

SANANDAJ, Nov. 28 (MNA) – The landscapes and nature of Kordestan province in autumn have depicted colorful manifestations of God-given beauties.
2020-11-28 11:39
By: Aryan Nasrollahi

Pomegranate harvest in Western Iran

TEHRAN, Oct. 18 (MNA) – Uraman County, in the western Iranian province of Kordestan, is among Iran’s top pomegranate producers. The villages of this region produce around 5,000 tons of pomegranate each year.
2020-10-18 18:18
Harvest of tobacco in Kordestan province

TEHRAN, Oct. 13 (MNA) – The harvesting of tobacco leaves has begun in the western province of Kordestan. The province is a suitable place for tobacco cultivation in Iran due to its climatic and fertile soil.
2020-10-13 01:00
By: Arian Nasrollahi

Uraman Village, beautiful stair-stepped village in W Iran

URAMAN, Sep. 29 (MNA) – Recently, a group from UNESCO traveled to Uraman region rural district in the west Iranian province of Kordestan to look into the possibility of listing the beautiful historical region as a world heritage site.
2020-09-29 13:34
By: Aryan Nasrollahi

Iranian border guards in Kordestan province

MARIVAN, Sep. 17 (MNA) – Kordestan province, west Iran, has 227 kilometers of shared borders with Iraq. Border guards maintain security 24/7 in the harsh mountainous areas of the border.
2020-09-17 05:03
IRGC eliminates base of anti-Revolutionary groups in NW

TEHRAN, Sep. 12 (MNA) – IRGC’s Hamza Sayyid al-Shuhada Base announced that it has targeted a base of anti-Revolutionary groups situated in the Iraqi Kurdistan region in response to the groups’ hostile moves against Iran.
2020-09-12 16:40
Iran ranks 10th at UNESCO world heritage registration list

TEHRAN, Sep. 07 (MNA) – Iran is ranked 10th regarding the number of historical monuments and sites registered in the UNESCO world heritage list.
2020-09-07 17:03
Exports via Kordestan customs top 1m tons in four months

TEHRAN, Jul. 29 (MNA) – Close to 1.22 million tons of goods worth $486.5 million were exported through the western Kordestan province during the first four months of the current fiscal (March 20-July 21), a senior customs official said.
2020-07-29 10:33
2 martyred in terrorist attack in Kordestan

TEHRAN, Jul. 16 (MNA) – IRGC's Hamze Sayyid al-Shohada Base announced that two people were martyred in a terrorist attack in Sarvabad, western Kordestan province on Wednesday night.
2020-07-16 11:12
Exports from Iran’s Kordestan up 67% in three months

TEHRAN, Jun. 30 (MNA) – Close to 220,000 tons of commodities worth over $58 million were exported from Iran’s western province of Kordestan during the first three months of the current fiscal (March 20- June 22), the director-general of the province’s customs department announced.
2020-06-30 11:39
By: Arian Nasrollahi

Planting olive sapling to mark Intl. Quds Day

SANANDAJ, May 21 (MNA) – On the occasion of the International Quds Day, the symbolic ceremony of planting olive sapling was held on Thursday in Sanandaj, Kordestan Province.
2020-05-21 21:00
IRGC smashes terrorist team in Western Iran

TEHRAN, May 20 (MNA) – The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Ground Force in an operation destroyed a foreign-backed anti-revolutionary terrorist team in the western province of Kordestan.
2020-05-20 11:20