Photos by Erfan Khoshkhoo, ISNA

The 25th edition of the Tehran International Book Fair was inaugurated Tuesday with the attendance of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance Mohammad Hosseini, and other cultural officials.

The book fair will run until May 12 at Tehran's Imam Khomeini Mosalla. Over 2,400 Iranian publishers and 1600 publishers from 77 countries are offering their products at the fair this year.

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