Trips across deserts by nomads in northeastern Iran (PHOTOS)

Over 100 nomadic families travel from northeastern Iran to spend the winter in Semnan Province.

Nomads based in deserts in the northeastern Iranian province of North Khorasan live in tents all year through. In winter, 120 Kurdish-speaking nomadic families in the towns of Maneh and Samalqan travel 100 km west to get to a region called Maraveh Tappeh in Semnan Province.

The following are snapshots of their trips published by the Islamic Republic News Agency:

Fatemeh Askarieh

Fatemeh Askarieh is an Iranian journalist working on a range of fields including culture, art, lifestyle, cultural heritage, and tourism. She has been working with the Iran Front Page (IFP) Media Group for 10 years, and is currently the head of the Art and Lifestyle Department.

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