Nowruz 2023: Kurdish new year celebrations in pictures
- ️David Mouriquand
- ️Fri Mar 24 2023
People carry torches during Nowruz celebrations - Akra, Iraq - Copyright Alaa Al-Marjani / Reuters
Copyright Alaa Al-Marjani / Reuters
Copyright Alaa Al-Marjani / Reuters
Published on 24/03/2023 - 12:58 GMT+1
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Nowruz includes the countries of Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Iran, Turkey, Northern Iraq and parts of western China
Nowruz, the Persian New Year was celebrated this week by more than 300 million people in countries spanning the Balkans, the Black Sea Basin, the Caucasus, Central Asia, and the Middle East.
Take a look at these pictures of this year's celebrations.