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All the items and stories that focus on cultural and social issues in such fields as art, food, handicrafts, religion, customs and traditions, women, cultural heritage, book, lifestyle, and tourism.

Sport

Racing all the way south

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Motoring enthusiasts and professionals are racing from the Caspian Sea in Iran’s north all the way to the Persian Gulf in the country’s south.
Nature and Wildlife

The season of tulips in western Iran

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The period between mid-March and mid-May is the perfect season for the growth of tulips, which emerge from the soil on the snow-bearing and rain-producing mountains of Iran’s western Ilam province.
Nature and Wildlife

Video shows two Asiatic cheetah cubs in Iran in good health

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A video clip has emerged showing two Asiatic cheetah cubs in Iran, named Azar and Touran, wrestling playfully and fidgeting around in good health.
Women

Two renowned Iranian actresses sued for not wearing head veil at public event

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A report says renowned Iranian actresses Fatemeh Mo’tamed-Ariya and Afsaneh Baygan face judicial action for not covering their hair at a public event, required under Iran's dress code.
Food

Iranian herbal dish Zeytoon Parvardeh goes global  

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A world food atlas has released a list of 100 herbal dishes, and has selected Zeytoon Parvardeh (marinated olive) of Iran’s Gilan Province as the best item on this list.
Tourism

Iran tourism: Nomadic migration festival

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The first festival of Shah Savan nomads was held on Friday evening (May 8, 2023) in the presence of Iran’s Minister of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts Seyyed Ezzatullah Zarghami and ECO ambassadors in Jafarabad Moghan, Ardabil Province, northwestern Iran.
Tourism

Harvest of roses in north-central Iran

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Every spring, harvest of pink roses begins in May and goes until the end of the season in Iran’s north-central and central regions.
Sport

Iranian soccer player dies of cardiac arrest on football pitch 

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A young Iranian soccer player has died of cardiac arrest on a football pitch in the province of Mazandaran, northern Iran.
Nature and Wildlife

Spring nature of Chalus Mountains, northern Iran

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More than one month into the spring, forest trees are blossoming and leafing out in the heights of Chalus, in the northern Iranian province of Mazandaran.
Nature and Wildlife

Inverted tulips adorn western Iranian fields

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Inverted tulips are among the most unique species of indigenous flowers and plants in mountainous areas of Iran and give a beautiful and rare natural look to the highlands of Manesht in the western Iranian province of Ilam in the spring.
Agriculture

Canola fields turn gold as key oil plants flower in Arak, central Iran

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One month into spring in Iran, the canola fields in the central city of Arak are shining bright.
Sport

Perspolis defeat Estaghlal in 100th derby of Iran’s capital Tehran 

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Persepolis football team on Sunday afternoon defeated Esteghlal 1-0 in Iran’s Professional League (IPL) at Tehran’s Azadi Stadium.
Sport

Athletes join Locho wrestling completion in Iran’s Mazandaran

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Athletes in Iran’s northern province of Mazandarean have joined a competition of Locho wrestling, a traditional field of Pahlavani sports practiced in the region.
Handicrafts

“Jing Jelang” – Baluchestan Shoes for the Wealthy

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“When the rich people in Baluchestan society wore these traditional shoes, they were called Jing jelang because of the noise they made while walking.”
Tourism

Iran tourism: Izeh, city of ancient stone inscriptions, rock-carvings

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The historical background of the city of Izeh, located in the southwestern Iranian province of Khuzestan, goes back to the Elamite period (3000 - 323 BC).
Religion

Iranians join Eid al-Fitr prayers en masse, mark end of Ramadan

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Millions of Iranians turn out en masse at mosques and shrines to join Eid al-Fitr prayers countrywide, celebrating the conclusion of 30 days of dawn-to-sunset fasting during the holy month Ramadan.
Sport

‘Khalil the Eagle,’ Iran’s strong athletic man, dies at 98

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Iranian athlete Khalil Tarighat-Peyma, whose name was recorded in the Guinness Book of Records for lifting a 2-ton elephant, has died at the age of 98.
Tourism

Iran tourism: Qajar-era Chah-Kouran Caravansary in Kerman

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The city of Ravar in Iran’s Kerman Province is home to many historical caravanserais due to its location on the road to the holy city of Mashhad, which hosts the Shrine of Imam Reza, the eighth Shia Imam.
Local

Ahvaz and Shoush bazaars on eve of Eid ul-Fitr

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Arab Iranians of Khuzestan Province buy brand new clothes, sweets and dried nuts to celebrate Eid ul-Fitr marking the end of the holy month of Ramadan.
Tourism

Iran tourism: The Rural Heritage of Gilan Museum

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The Rural Heritage of Gilan Museum is Iran’s first eco-museum and is built over some 263 hectares of land.
Cinema

Iranian dark comedy ‘World War III’ wins top prize at Turkish film festival

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Iranian dark comedy “World War III” wins the Golden Tulip for the best movie at the 42nd edition of the Istanbul Film Festival in Turkey.
Local

Iranian minister: Officials examining if women can be allowed to watch Tehran Derby at stadium

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Iran’s minister of sports and youth says authorities are examining if it’s possible to let women into Tehran’s Azadi Stadium to watch the Tehran Derby between Esteghlal FC and Persepolis FC on Sunday.
Tourism

Iran tourism: Zaras village, Khuzestan Province

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Zaras village is located near Dehdez, a city near Izeh, and is one of the tourist attractions of the southern Iranian province of Khuzestan.
Nature and Wildlife

Iran tourism: Shidvar, “Iran’s Maldives” in the Persian Gulf

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Among the beautiful southern islands of Iran is one called Shidvar which is located in Hormozgan Province along the Persian Gulf.
Tourism

Iran tourism: Tulip Festival in Araak, central Iran

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Nearly one month into the current Persian calendar year’s spring, the 6th Tulip Festival has started in the Iranian city of Araak’s industrial zone, in central Iran.
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