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Photos by Amir Hosein Heidari, ISNA
Saffron is a spice derived from the dried stigma of the flower of the saffron
crocus (Crocus sativus), a species of crocus in the family Iridaceae. The flower
has three stigmas, which are the distal ends of the plant's carpels. Iran ranks
first in the world production of saffron, with more than 94 percent of the world
yield. Other minor producers of saffron are Spain, India, Greece, Azerbaijan,
Morocco, and Italy (read more on
wikipedia)
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Birjand
is the provincial capital of
South
Khorasan province in eastern Iran. The city of Birjand had a
population of 157848 people at the time of the last official
census in 2006.
South Khorasan Province consists
of 7 counties: Birjand, Ferdows, Qaen, Sarayan, Nehbandan,
Darmian and Sarbisheh. South Khorasan is one the three
provinces that were created after the division of Khorasan
in 2004.
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