Gilan to host lilium festival 

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
(known as Sousan-e Chehel Cheragh in Iran) is one of the rarest species of the lilium genus worldwide, which grows in Damash and some
villages of Ardabil province.Lilium ledebourii is a rare Asian species of plant in the Lily family
middle of May
The leaves stand upright and have fine hairs on the edge
Their shape is linear to lance-shaped
towards the tepal tips
cemeteries such as Marlik that have been excavated over the past century
It was once within the sphere of influence of the successive Achaemenian, Seleucid, Parthian, and Sassanid empires that ruled Iran until the
7th century CE
The subsequent Arab conquest of Iran led to the rise of many local dynasties, and Gilan acquired an independent status that continued until
1567.Sophisticated Rasht, the capital of Gilan province, has long been a weekend escape for residents of Tehran who are looking to sample