TEHRAN – The second edition of a tribal festival dedicated to Shahsevan nomads will be held in Ardabil province on April 25 and 26.
The Shahsevan, aka Shahsavan, are a number of Azarbaijani-speaking Turkic groups that live in northwestern Iran, mainly inhabiting the districts of Mughan, Ardabil, Kharaqan, and Khamsa.
The festival is aimed at bringing together thousands of locals and domestic travelers to Jafarabad, which is about 26 km northwest of Bileh Savar county in the Mughan plain.
“Displaying the values of tribal life is one of the goals of organizing this festival….,” the provincial tourism chief said on Saturday.
“Symbolic representation of nomadic migration, everyday life of nomads, tribal wedding ceremonies, setting up tents of different tribes, and holding…
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