Plum Harvest Festival in Hamedan

The first edition of Plum Harvest Festival was held in the village of Heydareh Qazi Khan in Iran’s western province of Hamedan, coinciding with the start of plum harvest season.

Each year at the beginning of autumn, the residents of Heydareh Qazi Khan begin picking plums.

This year, locals held the first edition of the festival with the aim of attracting tourists and introducing the natural attractions of Hamedan to people.

Heydareh Qazi Khan is a stair-stepped village. It lies at the foot of Daem Barf Mountain, about 30 kilometers off Hamedan-Kermanshah highway.

It is considered one of the most beautiful stair-stepped villages in western Iran.

Plums and walnuts are the main products of the village.

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