Goychay district hosts XII Pomegranate Festival

Goychay. 3 November. REPORT.AZ/ XII Pomegranate Festival was held in Goychay district of Azerbaijan.

Correspondent of Report News Agency, who is on trip to Goychay, informs, US Ambassador to Azerbaijan Robert F. Cekuta, lawmakers Fazil Mustafa, Elman Nasirov, Chingiz Ganizade and several officials took part in the event.

Representative of the State Phytosanitary Surveillance Service in Goychay region, Nazim Ahmadov, said that pomegranate harvesting was at range of 40-50 thousand tons in Goychay this year.

"Gülöyşə", "Şirin nar", "Vələs nar" and "Turş nar" are the most popular pomegranate spieces in Azerbaijan now. Nar is also widely used in medicine. Interest in this area has increased in recent times. Our goal is to increase pomegranate fields of 3,000 hectares up to 5,000 hectares. Guests toured the stands organized by Goychay residents and tasted the variety of dishes made.

Pomegranate holiday is traditionally held every year in Goychay district since 2006. All 55 species of Azerbaijani pomegranate found grow in Goychay.  

Well-known for its devotion to the national cultural heritage Nar organized a press tour for media representatives on the occasion of the traditional Pomegranate Festival held in Goychay region. The event accompanied by various interesting contests and an exciting entertainment program was held in a festive holiday atmosphere.

Complex activities organized by Nar within the frames of the festival attracted wide attention of the public. Media representatives participating in the festival watched the mobile operator’s presentation with interest and prepared a detailed reportage about the event.

Azerfon LLC started its operations on March 21, 2007, under the ‘Nar Mobile’ trademark, and within a short period of time became one of the leading companies of the telecommunications and mobile communication industry of Azerbaijan. The ‘Nar’ brand name was later selected as the symbol that resembles the cohesion of the rich cultural and historical heritage of Azerbaijan with the modern life. Nar was the first company in the country to introduce 3G technology and has provided the customers with a wide 4G network coverage. Within the frames of strategy aimed at continuous improvement of its network quality Nar introduced the HD-Voice (High Definition Voice) service, which is designed to significantly increase the quality of voice calls and ensure the clearest way of voice transmission. With the large network of over 6000 base stations covering 93% of the country Nar provides more than 2 million subscribers with the highest quality services.

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