TEHRAN–A festival dedicated to grapes and its products is currently underway in Hazaveh, central Markazi province, a local official has said.

The week-long event has been held after two years halt over the outbreak of the coronavirus, Masumeh Hosseinkhani explained on Monday.

Organized by the private sector, the festival features 70 booths offering grapes products for the villagers, the official added.

The festival has recorded sales of more than 70 billion rials ($234,000) in its last edition, and this year it is expected to reach 100 billion rials ($334,000), she noted.

Markazi province is widely considered as the industrial capital of the country. In addition, the provinceis rich in natural, historical, cultural, and religious attractions.

Hand-woven carpets and kilims, made in its cities, including Farahan, Sarugh, Lilivan, Senejan, and Vafs, are known internationally.

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