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Iran, Iraq to launch first family tourism rally
Mohammad Ali Erfani, director of the automobile department of Touring & Automobile Club of the Islamic Republic of Iran, announced the launch of the “Haramain” family tourism rally, IRNA wrote.
This event is organized in cooperation with Iraq Automobile and Motorcycle Federation, covering the route from Karbala to Mashhad and back.
The agreement was signed during a meeting in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, attended by Mohammad Hossein Sufi, CEO of the Iranian club, and the president of the Iraqi federation.
Erfani explained that the rally will feature 25 cars and around 50 Iraqi families starting from Karbala after visiting the shrine of Imam Hussein (PBUH), the third Shia Imam. Participants will cross the Mehran border into Iran, traveling through Ilam, Hamedan, Tehran, Mazandaran, Golestan, North Khorasan, and Razavi Khorasan provinces, visiting various tourist, historical, and cultural sites.
The event aims to strengthen bilateral relations, foster cooperation, promote safe driving with a pilgrimage theme, and create social excitement among families. Upon reaching Mashhad, participants will visit the shrine of Imam Reza (PBUH) and stay for two days. Iranian participants will join the rally in Mashhad for the return journey to Karbala.
This cross-border rally will cover nearly 4,000 kilometers over approximately 15 days, concluding in Karbala.