18th Fajr Visual Arts Festival opens in Shushtar with focus on water

TEHRAN- The 18th edition of Fajr Visual Arts Festival officially opened on Wednesday beside the UNESCO-listed Shushtar Historical Hydraulic System in southwestern Khuzestan province, under the motto “My Land / Iran, the Embodiment of Water.”

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