Snowy Day

First autumn snow in Talesh, northern Iran

On October 22, 2024, Talesh and Rezvanshahr counties located in the north of Iran, were covered in a blanket of snow, marking the first snowfall of the year.

Photo: Reza Zare

Iranian police guarding border in deep snow

The pictures show that Iran’s border police forces are knee-deep in snow while guarding the country in Ardebil province, northwestern Iran. The province shares a 369-kilometer-long border with the Republic of Azerbaijan.

Photo: ali Hamed Haghdoust

Snowfall in Tabriz

Snow has blanketed Iran’s northwestern city of Tabriz, East Azarbaijan Province, in the early days of Bahman, the second month on the Iranian Calander. Snowfall began in the city in the beginning hours of Wednesday, following a period of decreased precipitation triggered by climate change.

Photo: Seyed Mosleh Pirkhezranian

Snowy roads in Iran’s Kurdistan

Heavy snowfall in recent days blanketed cities and villages in mountainous Kurdistan region in western Iran. Snow and storm blocked roads linking the provincial capital of Sanandaj to Divandarreh, Saqqez, Marivan and key uphill roads in the province, causing problems for drivers and forcing road maintenance and emergency workers to launch operations to clear the roads.

Autumn snowy day in Iran's Tabriz

Snow has blanketed the city of Tabriz, northwestern Iran. The autumn snow in this city began on Tuesday. (IRNA photos published on November 22, 2023/ Ali Hamed Haghdoust)