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2025-11-30 18:59
Baneh rosewater festival added to Iran’s national tourism calendar
TEHRAN – An annual rosewater festival being held in the border city of Baneh, western Iran, has been officially inscribed in the country’s national tourism events calendar, becoming the tenth registered tourism event of Kordestan province, provincial tourism chief announced on Monday.
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2025-11-09 16:50
Iran to submit independent UNESCO nomination for traditional rosewater distillation
TEHRAN - Iran plans to submit its own nomination file to UNESCO to register the country’s centuries-old tradition of rosewater distillation, known as Golab-Giri, as an element of intangible cultural heritage, an Iranian official said.
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2025-05-28 17:47
Gildeh, village of rose and rosewater
TEHRAN - Gildeh, a village in the central district of Shaft county, Gilan province, hosted a rosewater festival.
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2025-05-09 17:50
Kashan rosewater distillation ritual added to national tourism callender
TEHRAN—The Head of Kashan Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts Department said the rosewater distillation ritual was registered in the national tourism calendar of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
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2025-05-03 17:47
Locals revive tradition of cherishing ancient qanats with flowers and rosewater
TEHRAN - After more than five decades of silence, the people of Bam in southeastern Iran have revived an ancient tradition honoring qanats – the man-made subterranean aqueducts that sustained life in this arid region for centuries.
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2025-04-25 17:04
Tehran hosts Golab-Giri festivals to celebrate rosewater heritage
TEHRAN – The Tehran Municipality has launched a series of Golab-Giri (traditional rosewater distillation) festivals across the capital, bringing a fragrant slice of Iranian cultural heritage to urban audiences.
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2024-09-06 19:23
Kashan, Kazanlak blossom as sister cities through rose heritage
TEHRAN – Iran’s Kashan and Bulgaria’s Kazanlak formalized their sister city relationship on Sunday, highlighting their shared heritage in rose production.
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2024-06-18 18:03
Rosawater distillation festival perfumes centuries-old Chalabi Oghlou
TEHRAN – In the last days of spring, the historical Chalabi Oghlou complex, nestled in Soltaniyeh, northwestern Iran, is playing host to a rosewater distillation (known as Golab-Giri in Persian) festival.
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2024-05-13 18:35
Rosewater festival: a celebration of tradition and culture underway in Tehran
TEHRAN – A rosewater festival is currently underway at Tehran’s Eshragh Cultural Center, captivating visitors with a myriad of cultural and artistic programs.
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2024-05-01 18:16
Khomein’s rosewater festival gains national recognition
TEHRAN – An annual festival dedicated to roses and rosewater has been officially registered in the national list for intangible cultural heritage, marking a significant milestone for Khomein’s Shahabieh village.
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2024-04-29 18:22
Gol-Ghaltan: a festival to soak up babies with petals
TEHRAN - The 15th edition of the national festival of Gol-Ghaltan (literally meaning rolling in flowers) will be held in the city of Amirieh, north-central province of Semnan, from May 8 to 10.
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2023-10-27 17:13
Iran’s Shole Zard named world’s best pudding
TEHRAN – Iran’s Shole Zard has earned global recognition as the world’s best pudding, according to TasteAtlas — an international food guide website.
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2023-06-10 20:54
Agritourism: Hamedan village to host rosewater festival
TEHRAN – To enrich its agritourism sector, a village in Hamedan province will be holding a public festival dedicated to damask roses for the first time.
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2023-05-30 18:55
By Tohid Mahmoudpour
Iran rosewater festival valuable enough to be on UNESCO list
TEHRAN – Rosewater festival in Iran, estimated to be the birthplace of rosewater production in the world, is a unique sociocultural event that is priceless enough to be on the list of Intangible Cultural Heritage of UNESCO.
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2023-05-30 18:53
Baneh rose festival hosts visitors from across Iran
TEHRAN – Domestic travelers from across Iran attend a rosewater festival underway in a massive garden located in Baneh county of Kordestan province.
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2023-05-26 17:22
Isfahan village holds festival dedicated to pink roses
TEHRAN – A 10-day folk festival dedicated to pink roses is currently underway in Mohammadieh village of Isfahan province.
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2023-05-23 18:25
A symphony of scents and carnival flair: former royal palace hosts Golab-Giri festival
TEHRAN – A time-honored Golab-Giri festival, dedicated to pink roses, is currently underway on the premises of Kakh-e Morvarid (Pearl Palace), which was once a Pahlavi royal residence in Karaj, the capital of Alborz province.
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2023-05-19 21:00
Soothing touch of petals: babies embrace ancient ritual
TEHRAN – On Thursday evening, some 100 babies from ten Iranian provinces went through an ancient ritual of being soaked in rose petals.
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2023-05-12 18:29
A haven for the senses: Tehran hosts rosewater festival
TEHRAN – An annual Golab-Giri festival, which is dedicated to pink roses, is currently underway near Lake Chitgar, western Tehran.
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2023-05-08 21:00
50,000 sightseers visit UNESCO-designated garden in two days
TEHRAN – On May 4 and 5, over 50,000 sightseers paid visits to the UNESCO-registered Fin Garden situated near the oasis city of Kashan on the margins of the central Iranian desert.
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2023-05-07 18:29
By Afshin Majlesi
Blossoming beauty: rosewater festival is a place to be
Once again, joyous celebrations of roses take center stage in Kashan and many other Iranian villages and towns where rosewater production is at its peak.
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2023-04-04 19:17
Iran hopes to win UNESCO recognition for rosewater festivals
TEHRAN – Iran eyes a UNESCO World Heritage tag for its rosewater festivals, which are known as Golab-Giri by the locals.
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2023-02-15 18:59
Kashan: desert city of rose-water and atmospheric places
TEHRAN – The ancient city of Kashan, which sits where Iran’s vast desert, Dasht-e Kavir, begins, has long been famed for its traditional rose-water destinations, atmospheric places, and hospitable people.
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2022-12-11 19:01
Kashan holds potential to become ultimate travel destination
TEHRAN – Kashan has enormous potential to become an ultimate travel destination if attractions of the ancient oasis city are promoted effectively, Kashan’s governor said on Saturday.
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2022-09-04 18:28
Iranian village, passers-by relish free rosewater in Muharram remembrance
TEHRAN–One of the main Muharram rituals in the small village of Cham Alishah, the central province of Isfahan, is the nazr of rosewater, which means to vow or commitment to carry out an act to fulfill wishes during a rosewater distillation ceremony.