Iranians mark Village and Nomads Day

October 7 was designated as Village and Nomads Day in Iran to create an opportunity to commemorate the hard work made by rural people and nomads. The following images provide picturesque scenes of rural life in the villages of Shotaveh, Zizi, and Tang-e Higoun in Iran's southwestern province of "Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad", where the villagers make a living through pomegranate cultivation, rice farming, and animal husbandry. (IRNA photos/Fatemeh Abedi)