Azerbaijan, Russia, Iran and India started testing the North-South Transport Corridor as part of a sports car rally. The event is organized jointly by the Federation of Freight Forwarders of India and the sports club ‘Kalinga Motor’, said Iran’s Ministry of Roads and Urban Development, reported Trend News Agency. Iranian entities organizing the race are…
A total of 98 medals wrapped up the participation by Iranian athletes in the 4th Islamic Solidarity Games in the capital city of Azerbaijan, Baku. The final day of the competition yielded 14 gold medals for Iranians taking the overall tally to 39 golds. On Sunday, the Iran men’s youth volleyball team registered an emphatic…
A railroad linking the northern Iranian city of Astara to Azerbaijan Republic’s Astara will be operational in coming months, announced Minister of Communications and Information Technology Mahmoud Vaezi. The incumbent Iranian administration has sought to facilitate the activities of merchants from the two countries, Vaezi told the Iran-Azerbaijan Business Forum in the northwestern Iranian city…
President of Islamic Republic of Iran Railways (RAI) said the Astara (Iran)-Astara (Azerbaijan) railway line will become operational in the current Iranian year (ending March 20). Mohsen Pourseyyed Aghaei expressed hope that the project which connects railways of Iran and Azerbaijan Republic will be implemented by the end of the current Iranian calendar year saying…
Arasbaran Protected is the 9th Biosphere Reserved in Iran (East Azerbaijan Province) which covers an area of 78560 hectares with a circumference of 134 km. The altitude varies from ca. 256 m in the northern part to 2896 m which is the highest elevation in southern part of the area. Due to the importance of…
Ashiqs, folklore singers and musicians of Azeri music, are the heir of Azeri oral literature and history who narrate their stories while playing Gopuz, an ancient fretless string instrument. /MNA The art of Ashiqs combines poetry, storytelling, dance and vocal and instrumental music into a traditional performance art that stands as a symbol of Azeri…
Arasbaran, beautiful region of East Azerbaijan province, is home to about 23,500 nomads who had preserved their traditional lifestyle and keep moving from one place to another in different seasons. Arasbaran, northwestern Iran, is a mountainous region. Its brilliant history and magnificent natural landscapes are great for ecotourism. Since 1976, UNESCO has registered 72,460 hectares…
