Lajim Tower, a brick ode amidst the symphony of the forest in Savadkuh

TEHRAN--Lajim Tower is a brick cylindrical tower used as a tomb among the towering trees. It is located in the village of Lajim near Savadkuh in Mazandaran province. The tower was built around 1022 CE during the Bavand dynasty that ruled over the region at the time.

Varf Chal: Larijan people celebrate ‘snow storing’ ceremony

TEHRAN--People in a village near Larijan, the northern city of Amol, Mazandaran province, marked a 600-year-old ceremony called “Varf Chal”, which literally means “snow storing”, with the aim of overcoming the drought.

Agricultural export from Mazandaran province increases 100%

TEHRAN- As announced by a provincial official, export of the agricultural products from Mazandaran province, in the north of Iran, rose by 100 percent during the first five months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 20-August 21), as compared to the same period of time in the past year.

Raisi inaugurates development projects worth $5.1m in Mazandaran

TEHRAN – During a visit to the northern province of Mazandaran on Thursday, President Ebrahim Raisi inaugurated four major port development projects with a total investment of 2.55 trillion rials ($5.1 million) in Amirabad Port.

Mazandaran exports over $318 million of goods in a year

TEHRAN - An official at the customs offices of Iran’s Mazandaran province announced the export of more than $318 million of good from the customs of this northern province in the previous Iranian calendar year (ended March 19, 2024), showing a 14 percent growth compared to a year earlier.

Exports from Mazandaran Province grows 13% in 11 months

TEHRAN - More than $282 million worth of non-oil products were exported from Iran’s northern Mazandaran province in the first 11 months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21, 2023-February 21, 2024), showing a 13 percent growth compared to the same period last year, an official with the province’s customs office announced.

32 National Housing Movement projects underway in Mazandaran province

TEHRAN- The director-general of the Transport and Urban Development Department of Mazandaran province, in the north of Iran, said that 32 projects of the National Housing Movement are currently being implemented in the cities of the province.

Qajar-era mansion restored to its former glory

TEHRAN – The Qajar-era (1789-1925) Aqajan Nasab Mansion in Babol, northern Mazandaran province, has undergone some rehabilitation works, IRNA reported on Monday. 

Over 1,300 ha of lands under greenhouse cultivation in Mazandaran

TEHRAN- As announced by a provincial official, 1,314 hectares of lands in Mazandaran province, in the north of Iran, are under greenhouse cultivation.

Mazandaran exports flowers, ornamental plants to Russia, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan

TEHRAN- Mazandaran province, in the north of Iran, exports flowers and ornamental plants to Russia, Turkmenistan, and Kazakhstan, a provincial official announced.

‘Garden products quality should be improved based on target market’s needs’

TEHRAN- The head of Agriculture Department of Mazandaran province, in the northern Iran, said, “We must improve the quality of the garden products according to the needs of the target markets.”

Mazandaran’s natural heritages need to gain foothold on tourism map

TEHRAN – The natural heritage in the west part of Mazandaran deserves to be recognized as part of the tourism network of the northern province, the provincial tourism chief has said.

Iron Age dagger discovered in northern Iran

TEHRAN – Iranian authorities have recovered an Iron Age dagger from a smuggler in Ramsar, northern Mazandaran province, a senior police official in charge of protecting cultural heritage said on Wednesday, CHTN reported.

Fishery products export from Mazandaran increases 176%

TEHRAN- As announced by a provincial official, the value of fishery products export from Mazandaran province, in the north of Iran, increased 176 percent in the first five months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-August 22), as compared to the same period of time in the past year.

Farms receive agritourism permits in northern Iran 

TEHRAN –Agritourism permits have been issued to three farms in the northern Mazandaran province, the provincial tourism chief has said. 

By Professor Mehdi Zare

Doab landslide in Haraz highway: a mining-induced environmental risk

A debris slide occurred in the afternoon of April 2, 44km south of Amol, Central Alborz Belt, Mazandaran province. The slide took place on the eastern edge of a major landslide along the eastern end of Nour valley, named "Razan".