Lorestan Province | The other Iran

Nowruz, the Iranian New Year celebrated on the day of the spring equinox in the northern hemisphere, has almost arrived and with it we can enjoy the first blossoms across the country: From Rumeshgan in Lorestan, Estur in Kerman, Khaledah and Shiraz in Fars to the gardens of Qazvin.

First spring signs in Shiraz – Fars Province, Iran – (Photo credit: Reza Ghaderi / IRNA)

First spring signs in Shiraz – Fars Province, Iran – (Photo credit: Hossein Khosravi / Tasnim News Agency)

First spring signs in Khaledah, Mohr County – Fars Province, Iran – (Photo credit: Davoud Kazeminia / Mehr News Agency)

First spring signs in Sari, Iran (Photo credit: Zakie Babajani / ISNA)

First spring signs in Estur, Sirjan County – Kerman Province, Iran – (Photo credit: Emsaeil Khourtan / Mehr News Agency)

First spring signs in Rumeshgan – Lorestan Province, Iran – (Photo credit: Behrouz Bazvand / Mehr News Agency)

First spring signs in Shiraz – Fars Province, Iran – (Photo credit: Amir Sadeghian / Jamejam Online)

First spring signs in Rumeshgan – Lorestan Province, Iran – (Photo credit: Behrouz Bazvand / Mehr News Agency)

First spring signs in Shiraz – Fars Province, Iran – (Photo credit: Reza Ghaderi / IRNA)

First spring signs in Khaledah, Mohr County – Fars Province, Iran – (Photo credit: Davoud Kazeminia / Mehr News Agency)

First spring signs in Shiraz – Fars Province, Iran – (Photo credit: Hossein Khosravi / Tasnim News Agency)

First spring signs in the gardens of Qazvin, Iran (Photo credit: Mohammad Reza Yousefi / Mehr News Agency)

First spring signs in Rumeshgan – Lorestan Province, Iran – (Photo credit: Behrouz Bazvand / Mehr News Agency)

First spring signs in Shiraz – Fars Province, Iran – (Photo credit: Reza Ghaderi / IRNA)

First spring signs in Shiraz – Fars Province, Iran – (Photo credit: Hossein Khosravi / Tasnim News Agency)

Sources: Mehr News Agency (MNA) 1, MNA 2, MNA 3, MNA 4, Tasnim News Agency, ISNA, IRNA, Jamejam Online

Borujerd is located on the Silakhor Plain, the largest agricultural land in Iran’s Lorestan Province, at approximately 1670 meters above sea level. The Zagros Mountains surround the city from South East to North West. The city of Borujerd is one of the oldest cities in Iran. It owes much of its early development to the Jews that fled to Persia from Mesopotamia.

The people of Borujerd speak mostly the Borujerdi dialect – a distinctive dialect between Lori and Farsi affected by the specific accent common among the Jewish population of Borujerd – Luri, Laki, and the local Judæo-Iranian dialect can be heard as well.

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Photos: The mountains and peaks on the way from Borujerd to Bayranshahr (Chaghalvandy) – along the villages of Zereshgah, Chenarestan, Keyvareh and Buryabaf – are a popular destination for hikers during winter. They are called Shirbarfy (snow lion) and are located at 2995 meters above sea level.