Subatan highlands, a heaven for hikers, nature lovers and off-road adventurers

TEHRAN – Subatan highlands, popularly known as a “heaven” in northwestern Iran, is also a heaven for trekking, hiking and adventurous backpacking trips. It’s also an amazing off-road destination.

Iran to establish ecomuseum dedicated to nomadic people

TEHRAN – Tourism officials of Iran’s southwestern Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province plan to establish an ecomuseum dedicated to the province’s nomadic people and their everyday life.

$400m needed for insurance of villagers, nomads: minister

TEHRAN – The minister of labor, cooperatives and social welfare has called on the Planning and Budget Organization to allocate a total budget of 17 trillion rials (about $400 million) for insurance coverage of the villagers and nomads in the next Iranian calendar year (starting March 21, 2019), Fars reported on Sunday.

Nomads armed to protect borders

TEHRAN – Nosratollah Seif, commander of the Nomad Basij Organization, says his organization has recruited, organized and armed thousands of nomads as part of a plan to protect borders.

Tehran hosting rural, nomadic products expo

TEHRAN – Hundreds of Iranian rural and nomadic people are promoting their everyday life in a vast exhibit, which opened this morning at the Tehran Permanent International Fairgrounds.

15 Eco-lodges to open in southeast Iran

TEHRAN – A total of 15 eco-lodges are about to open doors to travelers in Sistan-Baluchestan province, a booming yet untapped tourist destination in southeast Iran.

Symphony of colors in wedding ceremony

Symphony of colors have always been a key characteristic of Bakhtiari nomads in southwest Iran. The picture shows a Bakhtiari girl holding up a copy of the Holy Quran and a box of traditional sweets for good omen during a wedding ceremony on September 8, 2017. She is encircled with ethnic fellows clad in vivid colorful garments who are adding charm to the ceremony with a traditional performance.

Northern cities gear up for intl. tribal culture festival

TEHRAN – The cities of Gorgan and Gonbad-e Kavus in northern Golestan province will successively host the 11th International Festival of Tribes Culture in early September, ISNA reported on Monday.

Iran handmade carpet expo to open next week

TEHRAN – The 26th Iran Handmade Carpet Exhibition will open its doors to the public at the Tehran Permanent International Fairgrounds on August 23.

Tehran exhibit features handmade tribal rugs

TEHRAN - An exhibition of exquisite handwoven carpets and pictorial rugs crafted by Iranian nomads is currently underway at the Niavaran Cultural-Historical Complex in northern Tehran.

Nomadic carpets, textile in limelight at Tehran exhibit

TEHRAN – A vast variety of handwoven rugs, carpets, and textile designs by Iranian nomads have been put on show at Imam Khomeini Mosalla in Tehran.

Noruz in snapshot

Turkmen nomads take part in a wedding ceremony in northern Iran. The upper part of Gonbad-e Qabus, a UNESCO-inscribed tower, is seen in the foreground.

By Afshin Majlesi

Handicrafts, nomadic cuisine warmly welcomed at Tehran exhibit

TEHRAN – The 27th National Crafts Exhibition has been warmly welcomed in Tehran as the event is expected to strengthen cultural bonds between nomadic traditions and modern urban life.

Villagers, nomads get together at Tehran festival of colors

TEHRAN — At the second exhibition on capabilities of villagers and nomads in Tehran they have put their handicrafts, agricultural products, traditional and local foods on display.