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Pleasant spring weather makes Rasht’s market a tourist spot in the northern Iranian province of Gilan. While some may think twice before visiting the place, given the rain, many other visitors venture into the site, which has colorful umbrellas to protect from the downpours.

The second stage of the Premier League of Calm Waters rowing was held in 2 divisions of women and men in the lake of Tehran’s Azadi Sports Complex.

The people of Ab Ask Village on the outskirts of the city of Amol, northern Iran, have an ancient tradition named Vurf Chaal. As per the tradition, they separate pieces of snow in the "Ask Vash" area and carry them about a kilometer and dump them in a pit which is nearly 10 meters deep, thus filling the pit.

National endurance horseback riding races with lengths of 80 and 100 kilometers were held in Khorramabad the provincial capital of Lorestan, western Iran. Over 30 horseback riders from five different provinces and in the two categories of men and women participated in the races.

Below-12 West-Asia tennis matches were held in the boys section in the Esteghlal Club tennis courts on Thursday (May 4, 2023), in Tehran.

The spring migration of the nomadic tribes of Iran’s Fars Province has started. The tribes are moving from Kishlak (rural settlements) to Yaylak (summer highland pasture). Fars Province in southern Iran has more than 27,000 mobile nomadic families. There are also eight independent clans that migrate in spring.

The Army Day Parade was held in Tehran on Tuesday, April 18, in the presence of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and commanders of the armed forces. While the parade of the Army infantry was ongoing, airborne paratroopers passed over the area where the event happened.

Officials say Tehran has had only two clean days over the past nine months

Fans of Iran’s Team Melli cheer and support the country’s soccer squad on the streets of Doha, Qatar, which is hosting the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022.

The rice harvest season has started in the western Iranian province of Lorestan despite a drop in precipitation this year.

Sunflower farms create spectacular scenes across Iran’s northern province of Golestan.

Karoun is the longest and largest rive in Iran and a large proportion of it flows through the southwestern province of Khouzestan.

The reflection of water is the reflection of life in Zayandeh Rud in the central Iranian city of Isfahan.

Photo by Maral Shirinkhan

Motorcyclists of the armed forces and Basij hold a parade to mark the beginning of the festivities commemorating the anniversary of Iran’s Islamic Revolution.

Plains and mountains of Kermanshah province blanketed by snow

The event was held to mark the International Kite Day

Photo by: Aboozar Hamidi Jirandeh

Photo by: Emad Askariyeh

Heavy snowfall and blizzard have disrupted normal life in many Iranian provinces

Alborzs Mountains overlooking Tehran in early morning

Photo by Mohammadali Asadi

It has begun to snow in many parts of Iran with the Meteorological Organization saying it will continue for several days.

The festival of ‘Cinema Verite’ kicked off on December 9 in Tehran and will run through December 16.