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Photo Series: Spring in Iran – Marivan, Kurdistan Province

Rice fields in Iran (Photos)

Iran is a vast country, covering 1,648,000 km2 (164.8 million ha). Its topography is dominated by two mountain ranges – Alborz and Zagros – while two great deserts extend over much of the central region, leaving about 20 million ha for crop production. On account of the highly diverse climatic and soil conditions, only 12.5 million ha are cultivated annually with a wide range of food crops. Wheat, rice and barley are the most important cereals cultivated.

Rice is the staple food in Iran, with the quality of cooked rice outweighing all other considerations for Iranian consumers. The total area under rice is more than 600 thousand ha and rice is now grown in varying degrees in nearly all provinces of Iran. However, more than 80 percent of rice area is distributed in the two northern provinces of Mazandaran and Gilan.

Rice fields in Kamfiruz District – Fars Province, Iran – (Photo credit: Erfan Samanfar for Tasnim News)

Rice fields in Gilan Province, Iran – (Photo credit: Ali Asadollahi Sooteh for Tasnim News)

Rice fields in Gilan Province, Iran – (Photo credit: Alireza Younesi for ISNA)

Rice fields in Astara – Gilan Province, Iran – (Photo credit: IRNA)

Rice fields in Bibalan – Gilan Province, Iran – (Photo credit: Mohsen Bazrafshan for Mehr News Agency)

Rice fields in Yasuj – Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province, Iran – (Photo credit: Davood Izad Panah for Tasnim News)

Rice fields in Mazandaran Province, Iran – (Photo credit: Mohsen Rezapour for Tasnim News)

Rice fields in Alamut region – Qazvin Province, Iran – (Photo credit: Mehdi Motamed for ISNA)

Iran’s rice production in 2011 was 2.4 million tons, which increased from a total of 2.3 million tons in the previous year. Iran has 3,800 rice milling units (2009). Iran has imported about 1.4 million tons of rice from UAE, Pakistan and Uruguay worth $800 million in 2009. Iran’s rice imports drop by 40% in 2010. The average per capita consumption of rice in Iran is 45.5 kg, which makes Iranians the 13th biggest rice consumers.

The photos were taken in different Iranian provinces: Qazvin, Gilan, Kurdistan, North Khorasan, Fars and Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad.

Photos: Paragliding festival in Marivan, Iran

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A paragliding festival was organized in the city of Marivan, Kurdistan Province, near Zarivar Lake. More than 150 people from across the country participated at the event.

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Source: IRNA | Photos

Iran’s Kurdistan Province: From Sanandaj to Marivan

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Sanandaj is the capital of Kurdish culture and Kurdistan Province at Iran. At the 2011 census, its population was 373,987. Until the 17th century it was only a small village, when the governor of the region, Suleyman Khan Ardalan, renovated a fortress there, known as “Sena Dezh”, which gave the town its Persian name.

The economy of Sanandaj is based upon the production of carpets, processed hides and skins, milled rice, refined sugar, woodworking, cotton weaving, metalware and cutlery.

Enjoy the photo gallery with images taken from Sanandaj to Marivan:

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Photo Series: Winter in Iran – Marivan, Kurdistan Province

Sources: CNN, Wikipedia | Sanandaj

Photo Series: Winter in Iran – Marivan, Kurdistan Province

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Snowman Festival in Marivan – With the first snowfall of this year’s winter in Marivan, people gathered to celebrate a snowman festival.

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Marivan is a city in Kurdistan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 91,664 inhabitants. The native language of the city is the central dialect of Kurdish (Sorani) with a minority of Hawrami dialect. The religion of the people is Shafi’i Sunni.

The city lies close to the Iraqi border and due to the official border market of Bashmaq which is between the Kurdish region of Iraq and Iran, it serves a destination for shoppers in neighbor provinces. Lake Zarivar lies west of Marivan. With a length of 5km and a maximum width of 1.6km it is a major touristic attraction in the region. The lake’s water is fresh and has a maximum depth of 6m.

Sources: Wikipedia | Marivan, Mehr News Agency | Photos