Loading, unloading in Noshahr Port rise 44% in 9 months on year

TEHRAN- Loading and unloading of commodities in Noshahr Port, in northern province of Mazandaran, increased 44 percent during the first nine months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-December 21, 2019), director general of Mazandaran Province’s Ports and Maritime Department announced.

Mazandaran winners of cable ski championship

TEHRAN – Mazandaran province claimed the title of the Iran’s Cable Ski Championship on Thursday.  

Iranian footballer dies in landslide

TEHRAN – Former Nassaji Mazandaran midfielder Keyvan Vahdani died following injuries he suffered in a landslide in Mazandaran Province.

5 arrested for disrupting forex market

TEHRAN – Iranian intelligence forces have arrested 5 members of a group for disrupting the foreign currency market.

Large dialysis center to be set up in northern Iran  

TEHRAN — A major dialysis center will be established in the city of Babol, northern province of Mazandaran, the chancellor of Babol University of Medical Sciences has said.

Paleolithic shelters discovered in northern Iran

TEHRAN – A team of archaeologists has recently discovered several mountainous human dwellings in northern Iran, which are estimated to date back to the Paleolithic era.

Flood haunting northern Iran brings $166m of loss

TEHRAN – Flash floods hitting Mazandaran province, northern Iran, have caused an estimated 7 trillion rials (about $166 million) worth of damages, destroying infrastructures, residential units, roads and huge tracts of farmlands, the province’s governor has said.

First permanent handicrafts exhibit opens in northern Iran

TEHRAN – The first permanent handicrafts exhibit in northern Mazandaran province opened its doors to the public on Wednesday in Sari, the capital’s province.

Northern Iranian troupe performs dance at Milad Tower

Natives of Mazandaran province wave sticks while performing a traditional dance at the foot of Tehran’s Milad Tower, August 3, 2018.

‘Waste problem in Mazandaran to be resolved in 3 years’

TEHRAN —Municipalities in the northern province of Mazandaran will deal with the persisting problem of waste management in the region within the next three years, the deputy governor general of the province has said.

Over 11 million Iranians visit Mazandaran during Noruz

TEHRAN – Over 11 million domestic holidaymakers visited Iran’s northern Mazandaran province, from March 18 to 30.

Sorkhrud wetland, a refuge for migratory birds

TEHRAN - Flocks of migratory birds particularly geese have taken refuge at Sorkhrud wetland in the northern Iranian province of Mazandaran.

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Colorful Iran: Surtan ritual for bride and groom

In northern Mazandaran Province, neighbors and relatives of bride and groom hold Surtan ritual the night before wedding ceremony.

56% rise in foreign tourist visits to Mazandaran

TEHRAN – International tourist arrivals in Iran’s northern Mazandaran province, neighboring the Caspian Sea, grew by 56 percent in the first half of the current Iranian calendar year (started March 21) compared to the same period last year.

22 properties added to Iran’s natural heritage list

TEHRAN – Iran’s Cultural Heritage, Tourism, and Handicrafts Organization has recently inscribed 22 natural spots and landscapes on the national heritage list, IRNA reported on Saturday.

Endangered Hircanian forests saved against mining exploration

TEHRAN — The governor general of the northern province of Mazandaran has rescinded a permit for mining exploration across 11,000 hectares of Hircanian forests in a move toward saving valuable, yet endangered natural resources.