The fair is being held simultaneously with the 2nd National Congress of 8,000 Martyrs of Hamedan province, ILNA reported on Monday.

National exhibits like this play a significant role in uplifting the morale of writers, publishers, and storytellers in producing impactful books, the director of Iran Book and Literature House, Ali Ramezani, said.

During the course of the past 11 months, 1,500 books concerning the Sacred Defense have been created, indicating the significance of this exhibition in inspiring writers, motivating storytellers, and encouraging publishers to produce meaningful works, he added.

The inhabitants of Hamedan are not concerned about the lack of visitors to the book exhibition, as the province is at the forefront of producing books on the Sacred Defense, with notable authors and role models in the realm of publishing, he explained.

He noted that 110 publishers are present at the event.

The people of Hamedan have demonstrated their commitment to defending their country, including through the construction of the Museum Garden of Sacred Defense, he mentioned.

The province’s dedication to these efforts led to it being selected as the host for the event this year, he stated.

Ramezani also said that if the spirit of sacrifice and martyrdom takes root in the country, the revolutionary, resistant, and Sacred Defense energies will operate with greater strength.

The exhibition, which spans over 4,000 square meters, will be running until October 13.

The 1980-1988 Iran-Iraq, known as ‘Sacred Defense’ in the Islamic Republic, was launched by the order of former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein nearly 19 months after the victory of the Islamic Revolution.

On September 22, 1980, Saddam Hussein launched a massive war on Islamic Republic of Iran that lasted until the summer of 1998. The war martyred hundreds of thousands of Iranian people while defending their country. After eight years of fighting, Iran and Iraq reached an agreement to end the war.

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Director Mohammad Jahanpa received the award in the Young Adults Theater competition during the closing ceremony of the festival, which was attended by the elites of young adult and children’s theater in Iran.

The story of the play directed by Mohammad Jahanpa is set in a nowhere village named “Ashabad”, literally means soup-village, where Sara has been separated from her brother Sina due to an ethnic difference between their grandparents, who are living in the two different parts of the village. However, Sara and Sina start making a concerted effort to bring about reconciliation between the two parts of their village.

Set designer Mehdi Sharifi and music composer Omid-Sanjar Musavi were awarded for their collaboration in this play.

The award for best actor was given to Ali Tarimi for his role in “Geppetto” directed by Oshan Mahmudi.

The play has been inspired by Geppetto, the Italian fictional character in the 1883 novel “The Adventures of Pinocchio” by Carlo Collodi.

In this play, Pinocchio is never a wooden puppet, even Geppetto is not a woodcarver or puppet maker too. He is an ordinary man with a special habit.

The play also brought Azin Nazeri the award for best actress. In addition, Shahab Mahmudi won the award for best costume designer for his collaboration in this production.

In the Children’s Theater competition, the award for best play was given to “Playing Room” directed by Arian Nasserimehr.

The play tells the story of a little boy and his little sister who decide to initiate a game with their own waste during a boring evening.

Director and writer Sharaeh Tayyar’s troupe received the special jury award for their performance “Everybody in On Frame”.

In this educational play, a monkey, a porcupine and an elephant befriend a giraffe. They picnic every day, having great adventures with each other, but, the giraffe learns to say no cordially to his friends sometimes.

Tayyar was also picked as best playwright for writing the play, for which Amir-Hossein Ensafi won the award for best actor.

Fatemeh Khodbandelu was selected as best actress for her role in “Ding, Ding, Dang”, which brought the award for best set designer to Hamed Zahmatkesh.

In the Street Theater category, “A Certain Day” directed by Mehdi Habibi was picked as best play and its star Hurad Habibi won the special jury award.

Photo: Director Mohammad Jahanpa accepts the award for his play “A Soup for the Reconciliation Party” at the 27th of Iran’s International Theater Festival for Children and Young Adults in Hamedan on June 27, 2022. (ISNA/Puria Pakizeh)

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A sister city or twin town relationship is a form of legal or social agreement between two geographically and politically distinct localities for the purpose of promoting cultural and commercial ties.

While there are early examples of international links between municipalities akin to what we call today sister cities or twin towns dating back to the 9th Century, the modern concept was first established and adopted worldwide during the Second World War.

By signing the twinning agreement, a platform for cultural cooperation and tourism activities will be provided for Iran and Uzbekistan, Qarabaghi noted, IRNA reported on Sunday.

So far, Hamedan has signed sister city agreements with four cities around the world.

Bukhara is the birthplace of Bu-Ali Sina (Avicenna), a famous Iranian scientist and physician of the 4th and 5th centuries AH, and is the fifth-largest city in Uzbekistan and the capital of Bukhara province.

Known in classical times as Ecbatana, Hamedan was one of the ancient world’s greatest cities. Avicenna mausoleum is located in Hamedan.

The people of Bukhara still speak Persian with the special dialect of Central Asia, which is now known as Tajik Persian.

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TEHRAN – Iran has recorded its highest number of deaths from COVID-19 within a 24-hour period, Health Ministry figures showed on Tuesday.

The 200 deaths reported on Tuesday exceed the previous record from Sunday, when the ministry reported 163 deaths in a day.

The Islamic Republic has recorded a total of 11,931 deaths and 245,688 infections from the coronavirus, ministry spokeswoman Sima Sadat Lari said in a statement on state TV.

Speaking at a presser on Tuesday about the latest data on the Coronavirus, Sima Sadat Lari said, “According to the definitive laboratory findings and from yesterday to today July 07 in the country, 2,637 new patients with COVID-19 were diagnosed and the number of patients with the disease reached 245,688.”

“1,455 of the new patients were hospitalized,” Lari said.

“Fortunately, 207,000 patients have recovered and discharged so far,” She said.

The Spokeswoman said: “Unfortunately, in the past 24 hours, 200 COVID-19 patients have lost their lives, bringing the total death toll to 11,931.”

The official stated: “3,270 patients are in intensive care units.”

“So far, around 1,846,793 COVID-19 diagnostic tests have been conducted in the country,” the Health Ministry spokeswoman said.

According to the spokeswoman, the provinces of Khuzestan, Kurdistan, Kermanshah, Hormozgan, Bushehr, Khorasan Razavi, East, and West Azerbaijan and Ilam are in a critical situation (Red Status).

The others such as Tehran, Fars, Mazandaran, Hamedan, Zanjan, Sistan and Baluchestan and Alborz are on alert.

Meanwhile yesterday Health Minister Saeed Namaki warned, “Coronavirus is one of the most dangerous and unknown viruses that have entered the human societies, and none of the world’s top virologists have predicted its future.”

Namaki said, “Due to the sanctions and many problems in the country’s economic situation, in the first phase of the disease, we had a difficult period and huge problems, thus with the help of all the people, non-governmental organizations and the sacrifices of the medical staff, we were able to create a great achievement. Death tolls reached about 30 people a day, and we were moving toward single digits mortality.”

“I have said many times that we are playing chess with an unknown virus and normalization of the situation and this delusion that the Coronavirus is over is one of the most dangerous ideas,” Saeed Namaki told reporters, adding: “A new wave has engulfed us in very important and border provinces, West Azerbaijan, Ilam, Khuzestan, Bushehr, Sistan- Baluchistan were affected.”

The Minister of Health said, “Today, we have reached a more favorable situation in provinces such as Kurdistan, Khuzestan, Bushehr, and Kermanshah, but it still does not mean that we have overcome the disease.”

“Wearing a mask and keeping social distancing can make us more than 80 percent immune against Coronavirus. We have to take social distancing seriously and not travel,”

Namaki called on all people to continue to fully and carefully implement health protocols in order to prevent the re-outbreak of the disease.

Warning that elderly people are more vulnerable to the COVID-19, the Health Minister reiterated that it is wrong to think that going to a party and leaving grandparents at home will keep them away and safe from the virus because when their grandchildren return from the party, they transmit the virus.

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Turkey, Iraq, Pakistan, China, Afghanistan, Bulgaria, Ukraine, India, the UAE, Armenia and the Netherlands were the main export destinations.

The province’s imports in the same period amounted to 2,040 tons worth $201,000. The figure indicates a 41% and 55% increase in volume and value, respectively compared with the similar period of last year.

Germany, Austria and Spain were the main exporters to the province during the period, shipping products including, knitted fabric, potato seeds, polypropylene, textile products, auto parts, graphite electrodes used in furnaces and milling machine to Iran.

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Alvand Mountain, a subrange of the Zagros Mountains located 10 km southern Hamedan city, and Sarab cave, which is millions of years old, are the two natural heritages nominated as national nature monuments the provincial DOE chief Adel Arabi said.

Arabi went on to add that Khan-Gormaz protected area stretching on 5,000 hectares of land area and Shirinsoo wetland, home to migratory birds, are also proposed to be added to the list as wildlife refuges.

“Currently, the aforesaid areas are listed to be approved by the DOE supreme council,” Adel Arabi said.

Regarding the ecological diversity and value of Hamedan province, as well as close follow-up, the provincial responsible bodies came to an agreement to introduce the four areas for further conservation and protection, he stated.

In Iran, areas protected by the Department of Environment cover 8.2 million hectares which fall into four categories: national parks (11 sites), wildlife refuges (25 sites), protected areas (47 sites), and national nature monuments (5 sites).

Any interference with the protected areas is subject to special regulations, and the DOE is the responsible body which have absolute authority over all of the related organizations.

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Over two million travelers, including some 4,300 foreigners, visited Hamedan during the period, according to Ali Khaksar, a provincial tourism official, ISNA reported.

Thanks to abundant cultural, historical and natural sites, mountainous weather, tourism infrastructure development and a new advertising campaign, the west central province is becoming more popular.

Its capital of the same name is currently taken on appearance of the “capital of Asian tourism in 2018”, a privilege which was approved in the second ACD Tourism Ministers Meeting held in Cambodia, June 2017.

Hamedan will also be hosting a tourism summit of the Asia Cooperation Dialogue from August 27 to 29 that is expected to provide ample opportunities for promotion of tourism.

Known in classical times as Ecbatana, Hamadan was one of the ancient world’s greatest cities. Pitifully little remains from antiquity, but significant parts of the city center are given over to excavations.

Ecbatana was the capital of Media and subsequently a summer residence of the Achaemenian kings who ruled Persia from 553 to 330 BC.

Sitting on a high plain, Hamedan is graciously cool in August but snow prone and freezing from December to March. In summer the air is often hazy.

Ali Sadr cave, Ganjnameh inscriptions, Avicenna mausoleum, Hegmataneh hill, Alaviyan dome, Jameh mosque, and St. Stephanos Gregorian Church are amongst Hamedan’s attractions to name a few.

The CHHTO announced in May that “Iran plans to construct 2,000 new eco-lodges… over half of which to be inaugurated by the end of the current Iranian calendar year (March 20, 2019) and the rest will come on stream by 2021.”

PHOTO: Travelers visit the popular mausoleum of Avicenna in Hamedan, west central Iran.

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Tajik ambassador to Iran hailed the cultural commonalties between his country and Iranian western province of Hamadan and called for increasing interactions.

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 President of Hamadan Technology Park said the products developed by the knowledge-based companies stationed at the park are exported to seven countries across the world.

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