Tag: Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province

As the Iranian people have self-isolated amid the outbreak of coronavirus and have become obsessed by the health tips in the purchase of groceries, many families have decided to bake homemade bread to avoid getting out and buying from the bakeries.

The art of making felt is an age-old tradition in Iran’s western province of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari that was invented by the ancient people, since the region is a major producer of livestock and wool, the natural fabric used in the felt.

The surface of water at Choghakhor wetland in south-western Iran is frozen during cold winter days.

Aunt Sogoli collects oaks along with her daughters and daughter-in-laws following the first autumn rainfall in Shahr-e Kord, a city in Western Iran. Photo by Maryam Al-e Momen, IRNA

The Perseids meteor shower is an annual event that happens in mid-August, stunning sky-gazers across the world.

Lordegan heights, surrounded by oak forests with numerous fountains, look just like heaven during May.

The arrival of spring in Iran has given spectacular scenery to Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province in the country’s west and West Azarbaijan province in the north-west, among others.

The Persian New Year or Nowruz is celebrated in a wide range of ways in different cities of Iran as there are many different ethnic groups and a great cultural diversity across the country. However, there are also some Nowruz customs that are the same among all the people living in Iran.

Wool felt products of Iran are very welcomed by Western countries as they have medical and industrial use besides being a handicraft.

Autumn is known as the season when the leaves fall down and the nature dies before being born again. It is also seen as the time of plenty, a time for hard work, and a time when we wistfully watch the year fade into winter.