Autumn fades, winter nears, north Iran’s forests blaze, walls endure, cultures weave like a carpet.

Golestan province is emerging as a major Iranian handicraft hub, with local artisans producing carpets, textiles, and jewelry that sustain rural livelihoods and drive growing international exports and tourism.

Iran’s northeastern province of Golestan has emerged as a major hub for Iran’s fishing and aquaculture industry.

Iran’s northeastern Golestan Province is gradually turning into a tourist hub due to its rich natural, historical, and cultural attractions.

The Great Wall of Gorgan, a 200-km Sassanid masterpiece in Golestan province, used 200 million bricks, advanced canals, and 38 forts to defend Iran’s frontier -an engineering marvel rivaling global ancient barriers.

Golestan’s Hyrcanian forests, among oldest in the world, feature rich biodiversity, ancient trees, diverse landscapes, and key protected areas, forming a vital UNESCO ecological treasure for nature.

Makhunik, a remote village in Iran’s South Khorasan Province, is famed as one of the world’s seven remarkable villages and for its past residents of unusually short stature.