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Majma-Pela: Traditional Muharram food offerings in northern Iran

Majma-Pela, literally meaning cooked rice served in big round tray, is a traditional food offering known as Nazri being observed in northern Iran during the month of Muharram.

Rescue drill, oil spill response exercise in Astara port

Series of rescue and relief drills as well as oil spill response exercises were performed in Astara port, northern Gilan province.

Caravanserai evokes the past for today’s trekkers

Now abandoned and alone in Iran’s Hamadan province, the 17th-century Farasfaj Caravanserai is of its many counterparts that are scattered across the country.

“The land of turquoise-colored waters”

Photo depicts travelers reveling in natural sceneries adjacent to Atashgah village in Lordegan county of Chaharmahal-Bakhtiari province, western Iran, September 9, 2018.

Gilan hosts national mat weaving festival

Iranian craftswomen weave traditional baskets during a national mat weaving festival in Fashtakeh village, northern Gilan province, on September 6, 2018.

Plain of thousands suns

The photo depicts Kalpoush plain filled with sunflowers in Mayami, north central province of Semnan, which is a tourist attraction in the region.

Artisans promote skills at national crafts exhibit

Kurdish exhibitors pose for a photo in front of their stand on the opening day of the 30th National Crafts Exhibition at the Tehran Permanent International Fairground, August 25, 2018.