Tehran International Book Fair

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Main Hall for General books on the premises of the Iranian capital's Mosallā-e Tehran site

Tehran International Book Fair (Persian: نمایشگاه بین‌المللی کتاب تهران‎‎) is an annual international book fair held in Tehran, Iran. Held in a 120,000 square meter venue at Tehran's Grand Prayer Grounds, the event also provides an opportunity for publishers to discuss future cooperation.[1] The fair also features special sections, including the House of Literati that honors prominent Iranian cultural figures from a variety of disciplines.[2] Censorship is a regular occurrence at the fair, with dozens of books confiscated and publishing houses banned from attending each year.[3]

23rd edition, 2010

In this book fair 2000 publishers (1,100 local and 980 international) from 80 countries took part from 5 to 15 May 2010, including publishing companies from Turkey, Azerbaijan, China, Spain, France, Greece, the US, South Korea, Malaysia, Iraq, and Russia.[4][5][6][7]

25th edition, 2012

The 25th edition of the fair runs from 2 to 12 May 2012 with 2,451 local and 1,620 foreign publishers presenting their latest works. The fair has an estimated 4-5 million visitors over 10 days, making it the world's largest trade/consumer show in any category.[8]

The exhibitors have put on show an estimated 200,000 books of which 170,000 are foreign titles.[4]

27th edition, 2014

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