TEHRAN – Reciters and memorizers from 83 countries will be taking part in the 34th International Quran Competition, which will open at Tehran’s Imam Khomeini Mosalla on April 19, State Endowment and Charity Affairs Organization director Hojjatoleslam Ali Mohammadi said during a press conference on Sunday.

He added that 276 Quran reciters and memorizers will be attending in different categories including competitions for females, clerics, students, adults and visually-impaired individuals.

“112 participants will be competing in the two categories of recitation and memorization in the adults' section, while in the students’ competition category 60 students are taking part,” he remarked.

He also said that 51 clerics are due to compete in the clerics’ category of the event, which will take place in the central city of Qom on April 23. 

Also included are 24 female participants who will be competing in the Quran memorization section.

A seminar of Quranic research, which will be held in Qom on April 24, has also been arranged on the sidelines of the event.

A jury panel including 24 Iranian and 16 foreign jurors will be judging the competition, he concluded. 

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