The Imam Reza (AS) charity institute, affiliated to the office of grand Ayatollah Seyed Ali al-Sistani organized the event, according to the website of the Astan (custodianship) of the holy shrine.
Sayyed Saadedin al-Bina, on official with the Astan, said 78 orphan girls were honored for their Quranic achievement.
They were students of the Sayyida Ruqayya elementary and high schools, he said.
Al-Bina noted that one of the girls, Zuha Saad Rashid has come first in a nationwide Quran memorization and recitation competition.