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By: Raheleh Hesari

Superb autumn landscapes in Golestan prov.

GORGAN, Dec. 13 (MNA) – The nature is preparing its self for winter and discloses breathtaking sceneries in a festival of colors. Here are photos of the astonishing autumn in different regions of Golestan province, northern Iran.

Pars Tourism Exhibition in Shiraz

TEHRAN, Dec. 13 (MNA) – The 10th edition of Pars Tourism Exhibition kicked off in Shiraz, Fars province, on Wednesday in attendance of the head of Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization Ali Asghar Mounesan. The four-day event is turning the spotlight on Iran's potentials in medical and health tourism, religious and air traveling, hotels and eco-lodges, marine and air sports, online booking, free trade zones, recreational activities and handicrafts.

By: Behnam Yousefi

Beautiful sceneries of late autumn in Mazandaran

SARI, Dec. 11 (MNA) – Badab-e Surt and Churat Lake in the northern Mazandaran province are playing host to beautiful sceneries of late autumn. Formed in a course of thousands of years, Badab-e Surt is a range of stepped travertine terrace springs of salt-water colored by brown and red hues of carbonate minerals. Churat Lake was created in 1939 by an earthquake and landslide followed by the spring water being closed beside the lake.

By: Mohammad Javad Mehmani

Fishing Festival held at Lake Razi Park

TEHRAN, Dec. 01 (MNA) – The fishing festival was held on Friday in Lake Razi Park in Tehran.

By: Mehdi Hosseinnejadi

Exquisite beauty of Heyran in Autumn

ASTARA, Dec. 01 (MNA) – The enchanting landscapes of Heyran mountain pass, 30 kilometers west of Astara in Gilan province, have added to the beauty of the region, making it one of the most famous tourist sites in the country.

By: Pouya Bazargard

Eynak Lagoon

RASHT, Nov. 21 (MNA) – Eynak Lagoon is located in Rasht, and is considered as the second largest pond of Gilan province. This pond is called Eynak (glasses) as it is seen as one in aerial photos. This pond is one of the important tourist spots in Rasht.

By: Fatima Karimi

First underground ecolodge in Middle East

GARMSAR, Nov. 20 (MNA) – Construction of the first underground ecolodge in the Middle East is being finalized in Garmsar county, Semnan province, central Iran. The complex consists of a stronghold on the surface and an underground city which has been dug up some 8 meters blow surface using 4,330 workers during one year. The underground ecolodge enjoys 15 rooms, a big hall and spectacular corridors in which one can see the traces of hand tools used for caving. The ecolodge has not yet been officially inaugurated.

By: AmirAli Razzaghi

A fresh beautiful morning in rural areas

BEHSHAHR, Nov. 06 (MNA) – Here are photos of a rural area called ‘Gharib Mahalle’ in Behshahr, northern Mazandaran province, where its inhabitants live in peace far from the modern and industrial lifestyles.

By: Mehdi Hosseinnejadi

Bilah Daraq, a village with fizzy mineral water springs

SAREYN, Oct. 06 (MNA) – There are several cold water springs in Sareyn, with the most popular being situated in ‘Vila Dare’ (Bilah Daraq) – the water here is fizzy and is very good for the kidneys. Bilah Daraq is a village in the Central District of Sareyn County, Ardabil province, Iran.

By: Pantea Nikzad

Atashgah waterfall; a must-see in Southwestern Iran

LORDEGAN, Sep. 10 (MNA) – Atashgah waterfall is situated in Atashgah village, Lordegan county, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province. The village is home to numerous springs and waterfalls. Accessing the first two waterfalls is rather easy but to visit the rest, you should be well-equipped. Everyone who has made the trip, believes that it is definitely worth the effort.

By: Maryam Davarnia

Joy of swimming in ‘Besh Ghardash'

BOJNORD, Sep. 09 (MNA) – ‘Besh Ghardash’ is a monument and mineral spring in Bojnord, Northern Khorasan province. Thousands of tourists travel to this resort, which has been registered as a national heritage, to experience moments of joy and take respite from the summer heat in the cool, refreshing water.

By: Pantea Nikzad

Chama ice cave falls, kills one

TEHRAN, Sep. 04 (MNA) – Chama ice cave, near central part of Koohrang, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province, is considered as one of the rarest and most spectacular caves in the region.

By: Amirali Razzaghi

Beach tourism at Caspian Sea

TEHRAN, Sep. 01 (MNA) – During the summer and holiday time, many travelers have chosen the Caspian coast as their tourist destination.

By: Pantea Nikzad

Chama ice cave

KOOHRANG, Aug. 29 (MNA) – Chama ice cave, near the village of Sheikh Ali Khan near central part of the Iranian city of Koohrang, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province, is considered as one of the rarest and most spectacular caves in the region with lots of icicles of itself.

By: Maryam Kamyab

Nomadic lifestyle

TEHRAN, Aug. 26 (MNA) – North Khorasan is one of the key places where Kurdish nomads live.

By: Mobin Peimankar

Golden wheat harvest in Kurdistan

TEHRAN, Aug. 20 (MNA) – The western province of Kurdistan is among the top wheat producing provinces in Iran. The yields are reported to have been great this year as more than 900,000 tons of wheat have been harvested since early August, when harvest season usually begins. The following photos show this year's harvest in Divandarreh County.

Junqan Castle

JUNQAN, Aug. 15 (MNA) – Junqan Castle was built at the end of the thirteenth century of the lunar Hegira, by Commander As’ad II Bakhtiari with inspiration from European 1900s castles in the late Qajar dynasty. It is located in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province.

By: Pouya Bazargard

Summer rainfall in Rasht

RASHT, Aug. 11 (MNA) – After several months of extreme heat in all the cities across the country, Friday's rain in Rasht, Gilan province, cooled the weather and cheered the citizens up.

By: Aref Fathi

Stunning Masal, a must-see destination

MASAL, Aug. 06 (MNA) – The city of Masal in Iran’s northern province of Gilan includes two parts of Masal and Shanderman which both feature the natural tourist attractions. The region is not dominated by villa constructors and dealers yet and has still preserved its beauty and peace. The beautiful city is a well-worth destination with over 70,000 hectares of forests and pastures.

By: Mohammad Hossein Mohaimeny

Swimming at Cheshmeh Ali, 'Yaylak of Qajar kings'

DAMGHAN, Aug. 04 (MNA) – An enclosed space for the summer holiday of the Qajar kings, Cheshmeh Ali, literally meaning Spring of Ali, is located 30km away from the north of historical city of Damghan, Semnan province. Very popular as a Yaylak (summer highland pasture) place, Cheshmeh Ali is an underground mineral stream that pours into an open-air pool which has long been a traditional destination for sightseers and a recreational center for the locals. Many tourists and local people swim and have fun at Cheshmeh Ali.

By: Mehdi Hosseinnejadi

Laton Waterfall

TEHRAN, Aug. 01 (MNA) – Laton Waterfall, with 105 metres (344 ft) height, is a freefalling waterfall located in the eastern Alborz mountain range and in Lavandavil, Astara County, within Gilan province of far northwestern Iran.

By: Abolfazl Arabjavadi

Aliabad Recycling Park

TEHRAN, Jul. 31 (MNA) – A park in southern Tehran, Aliabad, is hosting a number of sculptures made from recycled materials. The park is named as ‘Bazyaft’ which literally means ‘recycling’.

By: Rahbar Emamdadi

Swimming in a beautiful spring

HAJIABAD, Jul. 28 (MNA) – ‘Sabzpoushan’ spring [literally meaning ‘green-wearers’] is located in Hajiabad, Southern Hormozgan province. The water of this spring is cold in summers and warm in winters; which increases the joy of swimming all the year round.

By: Hossein Gholikhani

Historic bazaar of Qazvin still full of life

TEHRAN, Jul. 16 (MNA) – Bazaars are one of most attractive tourist sites of historic cities in Iran and in addition to livelihood in the place you can enjoy the historic features of an old public building still serving the society.

By: Amir Ali Razzaghi

Badab Surt springs gripped by drought

SARI, Jul. 15 (MNA) – Unprecedented climate change and the consequent drought have dried one of the most beautiful tourist attractions in Mazandaran province, northern Iran. Formed in a course of thousands of years, Badab Surt is a range of stepped travertine terrace springs of salt-water colored by brown and red hues of carbonate minerals.

By: Mehdi Hosseinnejadi

ME tallest suspension bridge in Ardabil

ARDABIL, Jul. 15 (MNA) – Middle East's tallest suspension bridge is located in Meshginshahr, Northwestern Ardabil province. Inaugurated in 2015, the bridge has 365 meters length and 80 meters height. The bridge has become one of the main touristic sites of Ardabil province in recent years.

By: Milad Rafat

Kandovan, a terrific rocky village

OSKU, Jul. 14 (MNA) – Kandovan is a renowned stone and tourist village in Iran. The astonishing village is located 50 km south of Tabriz in the northwestern province of East Azarbaijan. It is not only famous for its scenic beauty but for its troglodyte homes, excavated inside volcanic rocks and tuffs, making the complete village look like a gigantic termite colony.