12 October 2024

Mahweh or Fish Sause: The Traditional Food of the South of Iran

7Berkeh: “Mahyaweh”, or “Mahweh” in the local accent, or “Mashaweh” in Arabic, is the famous local salty fish sauce that is used in the preparation of many dishes in the Southern regions of Iran. It consists of two words in local accent; “Mahi” that means “fish” and “Aoh” that means “water”. It is smelly but […]

9 July 2024

Pezeshkian Wins Presidential Election in Iran; Jalili in Gerash and Lar

7Berkeh – Raheleh Bahador: At the end of the presidential elections in the runoff which was held on July 5th 2024, Masoud Pezeshkian earned 53.7% of votes and was elected as the 9th president in Iran. In Gerash and Lar, however, the other candidate, Saeed Jalili, gained the most votes in this contest. Like the […]

4 May 2024

First Ahmad Eghtedari Prize Went to a Dissertation on the Intellectual History of Fars

7Berkeh – Raheleh Bahador: The first Ahmed Eghtedari Prize ceremony for studies of the Persian Gulf and the south of Iran was held at the defense hall of Medical Sciences College in Gerash in the rainy evening of 2 May, 2024. It is a biennial scientific prize named after Professor Ahmed Eghtedari, known as the […]

23 July 2023

Two Cultural Rites Registered as National Heritage

7Berkeh – Raheleh Bahador: Two of the old local rites in Gerash known as Al-Ghouth religious recitation and Sang-Awi Grand Mosque Mourning were registered in the national list of intangible monuments of cultural heritage. The public relations of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts Organization announced the latest list of intangible monuments in Fars province and […]

19 July 2023

The Huge Feast after the Holy Pilgrimage

7Berkeh – Raheleh Bahador: About as many as 150 thousand dishes of food were cooked in Gerash as Walima, a feast held by Hajjis after getting back from the holy pilgrimage to Mecca. According to an estimate by 7Berkeh more than two-hundred people from Gerash have set on the pilgrimage to the land of Mecca […]

11 May 2023

7Berkeh Ranks Highest among News Website in Fars, According to Ministry

7Berkeh – Raheleh Bahador: According to the fifth ranking of news websites in Iran, undertaken by the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance on early May 2023, 7Berkeh was ranked 139th among 1800 news websites including national, provincial, and local news agencies. “The Deputy of Press and Information Affairs of the Ministry of Culture evaluates […]