Photo story: Halabja’s interesting pomegranate festival
Photo story: Halabja’s interesting pomegranate festival
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region (Kurdistan 24) – The 10th Round of the Halabja Pomegranate and Autumn Festival has started on Thursday, October 31st, 2024.
That annual festival is for three days between 8:00 a.m. until 18:00 pm by Kurdistan Region local time, in the festival there are Halabja’s famous pomegranates arranged in an impressive way.
Traditional home-made pomegranates syrup, other fruits syrups, painting, funfair and handicrafts are in the show.
Last year alone, Halabja had 350.000 tourists visited the festival, this year the British Consul General, Andrew Bizley attended on Thursday, October 31st, 2024.
British Consul General in Erbil, Andrew Bizley attended the festival on Thursday, October 31st, 2024Sweet made from highly concentrated fruits, sweet made from pomegranate (red colour, second from left) Home-made pomegranate syrup Pomegranate from Halabja Sign reads 10th Round of the Halabja Pomegranate and Autumn Festival, painted and drawing pictures by the participants in the festival (R) Audience view painting picture by participants in the festival A young man sells pomegranates A line of Kurdish men in their traditional Kurdish outfits Peeling, taping and batting pomegranates to prepare for syrup A type of pear (L), fruitMaking pomegranate syrup A view of the festival with the funfair at the back An old Kurdish lady, proudly holding up two of her pomegranates Variable fruits syrups glass bottles A young lady holds up two of her pomegranates A Kurdish man in traditional outfit, showing pomegrantes A Kurdish man, proudly shows his ripe pomegranates
