Rose Flower

  • Iran, world's largest producer of Iranian rose, rosewater: Official

    Iran, world's largest producer of Iranian rose, rosewater: Official

    Tehran, IRNA –Iran is the world’s largest producer of Iranian roses and rosewater, according to an official from the country’s Ministry of Agriculture Jihad (MAJ).

  • Meymand’s flowers and rosewater

    Photo: Reza Ghaderi

    Meymand’s flowers and rosewater

    Meymand’s unique characteristics in the cultivation of Damask roses and the production of floral waters attract many travelers to this city every year to tour the gardens and buy flowers and floral waters in this season of the year. The ancient event of Golabgiri (making rosewater) in the Meymand district of Firuzabad city of Fars province has been registered in the list of tourism events of the country. Harvesting of Damask roses begins in mid-April and continues until the end of May.

  • Damask rose harvest in northwest Iran

    Damask rose harvest in northwest Iran

    Harvesting Damask rose, known as Gol-e-Mohammadi in Iran, is an annual practice in Ansarood village in the northwestern Province of East Azarbaijan. (IRNA photos/Ali Hamed Haghdoust)

  • Iran is world's largest producer of Damask rose: Official

    Iran is world's largest producer of Damask rose: Official

    Tehran, IRNA - Iran is the leading producer of damask roses in the world, accounting for 70% of the global output, according to an official in the country's Ministry of Agriculture Jihad (MAJ).

  • Rose farming in northeastern Iran

    Rose farming in northeastern Iran

    Khorasan Razavi as an Iranian northeastern province is home to the greenhouse cultivation of roses. An annual 160 million rose flowers of different types are produced in the province, most of which are exported to neighboring countries and Europe. IRNA/Mohsen Bakhshandeh

  • From rose to rose water; in Iran's Kashan

    From rose to rose water; in Iran's Kashan

    Rosewater is created by distilling rose petals with steam. Rosewater is fragrant, and it is sometimes used as a mild natural fragrance as an alternative to chemical-filled perfumes. Rosewater has been used for thousands of years, including in the Middle Ages. It is thought to have originated in what is now Iran. Niasar is a city and capital of Niasar District, in Kashan County, Isfahan Province, Iran. May 4, 2021. IRNA/Hossein Mansouri Far.