TEHRAN – The winners of the International Quran Competition were announced during a special ceremony at Tehran’s Imam Khomeini Mosalla on Wednesday.

Reciters and memorizers from 83 countries took part in the 34th edition of the competition, which opened on April 19, the State Endowment and Charity Affairs Organization announced on Thursday.

In the Adults’ Recitation category, Saeid Parvizi from Iran was first, while Falah Zalif from Iraq placed second and Rahmatollah Bayat from Sweden came next.

The winners of the memorization section were Musa Motamedi from Iran, Yasser Al Ahmad from Syria and Abdullah Mohammed Adam from Sudan.

24 female participants competed in the Quran memorization section, and the winners were honored in this section.

The first award was given to Zeinab Mohammadnejad from Iran, the second award went to Sylvia Narodet from Indonesia, and Zainab Adnan from Iraq was the third winner in the female section.

A jury panel including 24 Iranian and 16 foreign jurors judged the competition.

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