SUMMER IN THE MIDDLE EAST

Nia S. Amira
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Iran as one of the Middle coun­tries has four different seasons so that the residents are re­quired to always dynamic in their life activities following each season. The Iranian nation is knows as a dynamic people that has high civilization in the world, even in the Iranian calendar is calculated more slowly than the international calen­dar.

Because of the drastic difference in season, Iranian nation is more re­silient when facing extreme weath­er in summer, dry cold weather in autumn, cold in winter, and a plen­tiful harvest and all the easy things in spring and all this thing never make them complacent. Because of the difference in season, Iranian is formed into a nation having strong character and resilient in facing the problems of life.

Temperature in Baghdad re­corded 52 degrees Celsius on July 30, 2015 and soared the next day, as reported Dailymail, July 31, 2015. According to Anthony Sagliani, a meteorologist from AccuWeather, hot temperature in Iran at that time reache 74 degrees Celsius during the day and was the hottest tempera­ture and most extreme weather ever in the world.

Roya Mostofi reported directly from Tehran, the Iranian capital that this year summer has reached 37 degrees Celsius in the morning until late in the afternoon on Sun­day, June 19, 2016.

According to this middle-aged woman who is still actively work­ing, the sun was shining brightly and giving the heat in the capital with a population of about 8 million people.

Children who feel the heat get together and play water in some parks in Tehran with hoses provid­ed around the park. They sprayed water to each other happily, trying to drown out the heat they feel. Teh­ran is known as the city of thousand gardens. The local government pro­vides a wide range of good facilities for its residents.

Two days before the end of Spring in the country formerly called Persia, the Minister of Cul­ture and Islamic Guidance, Ali Jan­nati opened the 24th International Exhibition of holy Quran on Mon­day afternoon (13/6) in Mushalla Imam Khomeini, Tehran. Activities that are organized each year also present a variety of programs and cultural activities associated with holy Quran until 28th of June.

The 24th International Exhibi­tion of holy Quran entitled, “To­wards Understanding the holy Quran” and this is one of the larg­est exhibitions of holy Quran in the world. Iran is known to be one of the contributors to the holy Quran to the museum collection cover decorated with stones Turqoise very beautiful which is given as a gift for the museum collection in the mauseleum complex of Imam Al-Bukhari in Samarqand, Uzbeki­stan with cover decorated in beauti­ful Turqoise stones.

There are many experts and artists from Middle East countries, Central Asia and Europe who were present to fill a variety of seminars and activities with special theme related to holy Quran, named from Iraq, Tajikistan, Pakistan, Bahrain, Syria, Lebanon, Russia, Azerbaijan, Germany and Turkey.

There are plenty program in Tehran and other major cities in Iran, the summer time is a blessing for everyone. Flowers are blooming beautifully.