IRAN

Archaic Signet of Civilization

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General Information History Natural Scenery Tourism Social Life of Iranians Modern Iran before 1979 Revolution Iran after 1979 Revolution Art and Iranians Famous Iranians Iranians in USA Persian Words in English Language

GENERAL INFORMATION

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Europe

Middle East Asia

Africa

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Middle East is an area which covers parts of west Asia and North East Africa

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Caspian Sea

Persian Gulf

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Ancient Name: Perse, Pars, Persia (Until 1935) Persians (Parsians)

Conventional Name: Iran (After 1935) Iranians

Type of Government: Republic (Islamic Republic)

Conventional Long Full Name: Islamic Republic of Iran

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Irans Flag
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Iranian Bank Notes

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Race Background: Aria (Arya)

Area: 1.648 million sq km (Slightly Larger than Alaska) Arable Area: about 10 % Population: 68,688,433 (July 2006 est.) Religion: Shi'a Muslim 89%, Sunni Muslim 9%, Zoroastrian, Jewish, Christian, and Baha'i 2% Literacy (age 15 and over can read and write): more than 80%

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Capital: Tehran

Calendar:

Persian Calendar This year: 1386 A Solar Calendar which is more Accurate than Gregorian Clanedar

Persian New Year:

21st March

Official Language:

Farsi (Persian)

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Arid Semi Arid

Mountains

Forests

BRIEF HISTORY

History

Zoroaster, Iranian Prophet (1200 B.C.)

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Black Sea

Mediterranean Sea

Achaemenian Empires (3200 BCE 330 BCE)

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Cyrus, the Great

Old Testament, Ezra Chapter 1 Cyrus king of Persia released God's people from their captivity, with license to return and build the temple in Jerusalem: and restored the holy vessels which Nabuchodonosor had taken from them.

Darius, the Great

Old Testament, Ezra Chapter 6 Darius finds the decree of Cyrus in the archives of Achmetha (Hamadan), and directs Tatnai not to disturb the Jews in their work. He also exempts them from tribute, and supplies everything necessary for the offerings. The Temple is finished in the month of Adar, in the sixth year of Darius, and is dedicated with great solemnity.

Achaemenian Empires (3200 BCE 330 BCE)

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All Nations Gate, Statue of Xerxes the Great, Persepolis, Achaemenian Capital
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Persepolis, Achaemenian Capital

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Apadana, Achaemenian Kings Monument

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Pasargad, Monument of Cyrus the Great

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Persepolis, Achaemenian Soldiers

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The First Human Rights Document Ever Made by Darius I King of Persia, Achaemenian Era
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The first credible claim for the development of a real postal system comes from Persia , A Post Station (Chaparkhane), Achaemenian Era
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Black Sea

Mediterranean Sea

Indian Ocean

The Sassanian Empire (602-629 AD)

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Shapur, King of Persia, The Sassanian Empire (602-629 AD)

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Ctesiphopn, Sassanid Palace, Now in Iraq

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Sassanid Dynasty invented Bank system. During the third century AD, banks in Persia and other territories in the Persian empire under Sassanid Empire issued letters of credit known as Sakks and is the root of the word cheque.

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Rhazes, 865 A.D., Chemist and Physician Discovered Sulfuric Acid and Alcohol

Khwarizmi , 800 A.D., Persian mathematician, astronomer, astrologer and geographer, Inventor of Algorithm

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Avicennia, 980 A.D., Physician and Philosopher Author of The Book of Healing and The Canon of Medicine which was for seven centuries the standard medical text in European universities
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Safavid Dynasty, Ruled from 1501 to 1736 A.D.

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A Safavid King
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A Safavid Palace, Isfahan

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Interior Design in a Safavid Palace

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Qajar dynasty, Ruled from 1781 to 1925 B.C

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Qajar Kings

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Amir Kabir, Qajar Prime Minister Established the First Modern University in Iran in 1880s
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Reza Shah (King Reza), 1924-1941

Mohammad Reza Shah, 1941-1979

Pahlavi Dynasty
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King Mohammad Reza and Emress

King is crowning the Emress

Pahlavi Dynasty
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Shah and President Truman, 1949

President Eisenhower Visits Iran, 1959

Shah and President Kennedy, 1962

Shah and President Lyndon, 1968

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President Nixon Visits Iran, 1972

Shah and President Nixon, 1973

Shah and President Ford, 1975

Shah and President Carter, 1977

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Iranian Revolution, 1979

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Ayatollah Khomeini Iranian Revolution Leader, 1979

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On 22 September 1980 Iraq invaded Iran and this war lasted from September 1980 to August 1988 and about a million Iranians killed or wounded. On 9 December 1991, the UN Secretary-General declared Iraq as invader and the war ended.
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NATURAL SCENERY

Natural Scenery

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Natural Scenery

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Natural Scenery

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dreamview.net Fars News Agency

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TOURISM ATTRACTIONS

Tourism Attractions

Chehel sotun, Esfahan

Imam Square, Esfahan

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A mosque, Esfahan Eram Garden, Shiraz

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dreamview.net shirazcity.org

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Interior Design of mosques

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Naqsh Jahan Square, Esfahan

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Ahwaz Bridge, Ahwaz

Alisadr Cave, Hamedan

An Ancient Chruch, Isfahan

Eel Goli, Tabriz

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Ferdowsi Monument, Mashad

Ali Qapu, Esfahan

Sioseh Pol(33 Bridges), Esfahan

Khajoo Bridge Esfahan

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Namak Abrood resort, Northern Iran

Hafez Monument, Shiraz

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Imam Reza holly shrine (All made of gold and silver), Mashad
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Kalut, the Biggest Cloddish Town of the World

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Iranian Cappadocia: Kandovan

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Salt Lake, Uromieh

Salt Lake, Uromieh

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Qeshm Island
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Dolphin Park, Kish Island

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The second 7 star hotel of the world Flower of the east Kish Island
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Underground Town of Kariz, Kish Island

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TEHRAN CAPITAL OF IRAN

Tehran

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Tehran

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Tehran

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Tehran

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Tehran

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Tehran

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Tehran

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Tehran

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Tehran

Samand, Iran made Car

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Tehran

Azadi Soccer Stadium Capacity 100,000, Tehran

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Tehran

Subway Stations in Tehran

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SOCIAL LIFE OF IRANIANS

BEFORE 1979 REVOLUTION

Social Life Before 1979 Revolution

Students, Tehran University

Iranian students at Berkeley University 1970

Social Life Before 1979 Revolution

Iranian Singers and Actresses

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Social Life Before 1979 Revolution

Iranian Women Police

Iranian Women Army

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AFTER 1979 REVOLUTION

Social Life after 1979 Revolution

Iranian Youth
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Social Life after 1979 Revolution

Break Dance in the Street

Iranian Youth Participating in Presidential Polls

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Soccer Fans

Fans of a Presidential Candidate

Iranian Youth

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Iranian Youth

Soccer Fans

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Social Life after 1979 Revolution

Iranian Traffic Police

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Iranian Fashions

Social Life after 1979 Revolution

Iranian Women Soccer Players

Iranian Women Rugby Players

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Associated Press Fars News Agency

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Iranian Wrestling Team Top Three of the World

Iranian Soccer Team Top 20 of the World

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ipna.ir

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Iranian Soccer Fans in World Cup 2006

Social Life after 1979 Revolution

Iranian Women Ice Skaters and Inline Skaters

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Iranian Women Polo Players

Iranian Women Golf Players

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Iranian Women Car Racers

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Tehran Symphonic Orchestra

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Persian New Year, 21st of March

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Last Wednesday of the Year Chahrshanbe Soori Fireworks, Dance and Jump over Fire

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Ski Resorts, Tehran

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Iranian People Sympathetic with American People after September 11 Teharn

ART AND IRANIANS

Art and Iranians

Iranian Miniature

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Art and Iranians

Hand-knotted Persian Silk/wool Rug

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manhattanrugs.com

Art and Iranians

Blue Tile Works

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Art and Iranians

Handicraft Copper Works

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FAMOUS IRANIANS

Famous Iranians

Christiane Amanpour
Chief International Correspondent for the CNN

Anousheh Ansari
First Female Private Space Tourism

Dr. Ghasem Asrar

Associate Administrator for Earth Science of NASA

Bijan Davari
IBM Fellow and Vice President

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Famous Iranians

Hossein Eslambolchi
Chief Technology Officer and Chief Information Officer of AT&T

Prof. Mohammad Jamshidi

A Member of the Advisory board of the NASA JPL's MARS Pathfinder Project

Prof. Ali Javan

Inventor of Gas Laser in 1960

Maria Khorsand
President of Ericsson Company

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Famous Iranians

Omid Kordestani
Senior Vice President for Worldwide Sales and Field Operations of Google

Prof. Lotfi Zadeh

Father of Fuzzy Logic Theorem, UC Berkley Professor

Farzad Nazem
Executive Vice President of Yahoo!

Pierre M. Omidyar
Founder and Chairman of the eBay

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Famous Iranians

Azadeh Tabazadeh
Senior Research Scientist, Earth Science Division, NASA

Faryar Shirzad
Former White House Deputy Assistant for International Economic Affairs to President George W. Bush

Shirin Ebadi
The First Iranian and the First Muslim Woman To Receive the Nobel Peace Prize

Bijan Pakzad (Bijan)

Designer of Menswear and Fragrances Owner of the most expensive store in the world in Beverly Hills, CA

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IRANIANS IS USA

Iranians in USA
In 1990 about 1,100,000 Iranians have been living in USA. In 1979, Iran has had the most student population abroad among all other countries and the most number of foreign students in US. 46% of Iranians in US have bachelors degree or higher.

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Iranians in USA
It is estimated that about 800,000 Iranians live in California. The most population of Iranians, about 600,000, live in Los Angeles which is called Tehrangeles (Tehran-Los Angeles). Iranians live in Westwood district of L.A. Which is called Little Persia and is one of the most expensive districts of L.A.

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PERSIAN WORDS IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE

Persian Words in English Language

More than 500 Persian Words is estimated in English Language. of them are as follows: Algorithm (Khwarazmi) Bronze (birinj) Best (Beh ast) Caravan (k
raw n)

Beggar (bi-kaar) Better (Behtar) Candy (Ghandy) Cash (karsha) Cheque(Check) (Chek) Cow (Gav) Guitar (Sitar) Further (Fartar)
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Caviar (khaviyar) Chess (shah) Door (Darb) Far (Far)

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Jackal (shagh Khaki (khaki) Lemon (limoo) Magic (magu Pajamas (p
) j mah) l)

Jasmine (yasmin) Kebab (Kabab) Lips (Lab) Orange (n

ranj)

Paradise (pairidaeza) Sherry

(Shiraz)

Sandal (sandal) Spinach (aspanakh)

Sugar (shakar)

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