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Ab-o-Atash Park
Ab-o-Atash Park (پارکِ آب و آتش., Pārk-e Āb-o-Ātaš), literally the "Water-and-Fire Park", also known as the Ebrahim Park (پارکِ ابراهیم, Pārk-e Ebrāhim), is a park in northern Tehran, Iran.
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ABC-Clio
ABC-Clio, LLC (stylized ABC-CLIO) is an American publishing company for academic reference works and periodicals primarily on topics such as history and social sciences for educational and public library settings.
Abdol-Aziz Mirza Farmanfarmaian
Abdolaziz Farmanfarmaian (Persian: عبدالعزیز فرمانفرمائیان; Bam, 1920 – June 21, 2013 Barcelona,Spain) was an Iranian architect, offspring of Iranian nobleman Abdol Hossein Mirza Farmanfarma and a member of the Qajar dynasty of Iran.
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Abgineh Museum of Tehran
The Glassware and Ceramic Museum of Iran (موزهٔ آبگینه و سفالینه ایران, Muze-ye Abgineh va Sofalineh-ye Irān) or simply Abgineh Museum (موزهٔ آبگینه, Muze-ye Abgineh) is located at 30 Tir Street (formerly known as Ghavam Al Saltaneh Street), in Tehran, Iran.
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Achaemenid architecture
Achaemenid architecture includes all architectural achievements of the Achaemenid Persians manifesting in construction of spectacular cities used for governance and inhabitation (Persepolis, Susa, Ecbatana), temples made for worship and social gatherings (such as Zoroastrian temples), and mausoleums erected in honor of fallen kings (such as the burial tomb of Cyrus the Great).
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Achaemenid Empire
The Achaemenid Empire or Achaemenian Empire, also known as the Persian Empire or First Persian Empire (𐎧𐏁𐏂), was an ancient Iranian empire founded by Cyrus the Great of the Achaemenid dynasty in 550 BC.
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Afghanistan
Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia.
Agha Mohammad Khan Qajar
Agha Mohammad Khan Qajar (translit; 14 March 1742 – 17 June 1797), also known by his regnal name of Agha Mohammad Shah (آغا محمد شاه), was the founder of the Qajar dynasty of Iran, ruling from 1789 to 1797 as Shah.
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Aghdasieh
Aghdasieh (اقدسیه, also spelled Aghdassieh) is a neighborhood in the north of Tehran, Iran centered on Aghdasieh Street.
Ahmad Kasravi
Ahmad Hokmabadi Tabrizi (Ahmad-e Hokmabadi-ye Tabrizi; 29 September 1890 – 11 March 1946), later known as Ahmad Kasravi, was a pre-eminent Iranian historian, jurist, linguist, theologian, a staunch secularist and intellectual.
Ahmad Shah Qajar
Ahmad Shah Qajar (احمد شاه قاجار‎; 21 January 1898 – 21 February 1930) was the Shah of Persia (Iran) from 16 July 1909 to 15 December 1925, and the last ruling member of the Qajar dynasty.
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Ahura Mazda
Ahura Mazda (𐬀𐬵𐬎𐬭𐬀 𐬨𐬀𐬰𐬛𐬁|translit.
Air pollution
Air pollution is the contamination of air due to the presence of substances called pollutants in the atmosphere that are harmful to the health of humans and other living beings, or cause damage to the climate or to materials.
Ajudanieh
Ajudanieh (آجودانیه) is a neighbourhood in the north of Tehran, Iran.
Alborz
The Alborz (البرز) range, also spelled as Alburz, Elburz or Elborz, is a mountain range in northern Iran that stretches from the border of Azerbaijan along the western and entire southern coast of the Caspian Sea and finally runs northeast and merges into the smaller Aladagh Mountains and borders in the northeast on the parallel mountain ridge Kopet Dag in the northern parts of Khorasan.
Alborz High School
Alborz High School (دبیرستان ماندگار البرز) is a college-preparatory gifted high school located in the heart of Tehran, Iran.
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Alborz province
Alborz province (استان البرز) is one of the 31 provinces of Iran.
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Ali-Qoli Khan Bakhtiari
Sardar Asaad Bakhtiari (c. 1856–1917) (Luri/Persian: سردار اسعد بختیاری), also known as Haj Ali-Gholi Khan, Sardar Asaad II (born Ali-Gholi Khan) was an Iranian revolutionary and a chieftain of the Bakhtiari Haft Lang tribe.
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Alireza Zakani
Alireza Zakani (علیرضا زاکانی, born 3 March 1966) is an Iranian conservative politician, current mayor of Tehran since 2021 and Aide to the president of Iran in affairs of management of social damages in Tehran city since 2023.
Allameh Tabataba'i University
Allameh Tabataba'i University (ATU; ˌælɒːˈme tæbɒːtæbɒːˈʔiː دانشگاه علامه طباطبائی, Dânešgâh-e allâme Tabâtabâyi) is the largest and the leading specialized public university in humanities and social sciences in Iran.
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Amir Kabir
Mirza Taghi Khan-e Farahani (میرزا تقیخان فراهانی), better known as Amir Kabir (Persian: امیرکبیر‎; 9 January 1807 – 10 January 1852), was chief minister to Naser al-Din Shah Qajar (Shah of Persia) for the first three years of his reign.
Amirkabir University of Technology
Amirkabir University of Technology (AUT) (دانشگاه صنعتی امیرکبیر), also called the Tehran Polytechnic, is a public technological university located in Tehran, Iran.
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Amphitheatre
An amphitheatre (British English) or amphitheater (American English; both) is an open-air venue used for entertainment, performances, and sports.
Andisheh
Andisheh (انديشه) is a city in the Central District of Shahriar County, Tehran province, Iran. Tehran and Andisheh are cities in Tehran province.
Andy Warhol
Andy Warhol (born Andrew Warhola Jr.; August 6, 1928 – February 22, 1987) was an American visual artist, film director and producer.
Ankara
Ankara, historically known as Ancyra and Angora, is the capital of Turkey. Located in the central part of Anatolia, the city has a population of 5.1 million in its urban center and 5.8 million in Ankara Province, making it Turkey's second-largest city after Istanbul, but first by the urban area (4,130 km2). Tehran and Ankara are capitals in Asia.
Anushtegin dynasty
The Anushtegin dynasty or Anushteginids (English:, خاندان انوشتکین), also known as the Khwarazmian dynasty (خوارزمشاهیان) was a PersianateC. E. Bosworth:.
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Arabs
The Arabs (عَرَب, DIN 31635:, Arabic pronunciation), also known as the Arab people (الشَّعْبَ الْعَرَبِيّ), are an ethnic group mainly inhabiting the Arab world in West Asia and North Africa.
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Arash
Arash the Archer (آرش کمانگیر Āraš-e Kamāngīr) is a heroic archer-figure of Iranian mythology.
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ArchDaily
ArchDaily is a website covering architectural news, projects, products, events, interviews and competitions, opinion pieces, among others, catering to architects, designers and other interested parties.
Articulated bus
An articulated bus, also referred to as a slinky bus, bendy bus, tandem bus, vestibule bus, stretch bus, or an accordion bus, is an articulated vehicle, typically a motor bus or trolleybus, used in public transportation.
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Associated Press
The Associated Press (AP) is an American not-for-profit news agency headquartered in New York City.
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Assyrians in Iran
Assyrians in Iran (ܐܬܘܪܝܐ ܕܐܝܼܪܵܢ; آشوریان ایران), or Iranian Assyrians, are an ethnic and linguistic minority in present-day Iran.
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Avesta
The Avesta is the primary collection of religious texts of Zoroastrianism from at least the late Sassanid period (ca. 6th century CE).
Azadi Cinema Complex
Azadi Cinema Complex is a cineplex building located at Beheshti Street in Tehran.
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Azadi Sport Complex
The Āzādi Sport Complex (مجموعه ورزشی آزادی), formerly known as Āryāmehr Sports Complex (مجموعه ورزشی آریامهر), is the national sports complex of Iran based in Tehran.
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Azadi Square
Azadi Square (میدان آزادی meaning "Freedom Square" or "Liberty Square"), formerly known as Shahyad Square (Persian: میدان شهیاد Meydāne Ŝahyād meaning "Remembrance of Shah Square"), is a mainly green city square in Tehran, Iran.
Azadi Stadium
The Azadi Stadium (ورزشگاه آزادی Varzešgâh-è Âzâdi), opened as the Aryamehr Stadium (ورزشگاه آریامهر Varzešgâh-è Âryâmehr), is an all-seater football stadium in Tehran, Iran.
Azadi Tower
The Azadi Tower (برج آزادی,; "Freedom Tower"), formerly known as the Shahyad Tower (برج شهیاد,; "Shah's Memorial Tower"), is a monument on Azadi Square in Tehran, Iran.
Azerbaijan (Iran)
Azerbaijan or Azarbaijan (italic), also known as Iranian Azerbaijan, is a historical region in northwestern Iran that borders Iraq and Turkey to the west, and the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic, Armenia, and the Republic of Azerbaijan proper to the north.
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Škoda Works
The Škoda Works (Škodovy závody) was one of the largest European industrial conglomerates of the 20th century, founded by Czech engineer Emil Škoda in 1859 in Plzeň, called the Kingdom of Bohemia at that time.
Baghdad
Baghdad (or; translit) is the capital of Iraq and the second-largest city in the Arab and in West Asia after Tehran. Tehran and Baghdad are capitals in Asia and Populated places along the Silk Road.
Baháʼí Faith
The Baháʼí Faith is a religion founded in the 19th century that teaches the essential worth of all religions and the unity of all people.
Bahram Chobin
Bahrām Chōbīn (بهرامچوبین) or Wahrām Chōbēn (Middle Persian: 𐭥𐭫𐭧𐭫𐭠𐭭), also known by his epithet Mehrbandak ("servant of Mithra"), was a nobleman, general, and political leader of the late Sasanian Empire and briefly its ruler as Bahram VI (r. 590–591).
Bakhsh
A bakhsh (بخش, also romanized as baxš) is a third-level administrative division of Iran.
Bakhtiari people
The Bakhtiari (also spelled Bakhtiyari; بختیاری) are a Lur tribe from Iran.
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Baloch people
The Baloch or Baluch (Balòc) are a nomadic, pastoral, ethnic group which speaks the Western Iranic Baloch language and is native to the Balochistan region of South and Western Asia, encompassing the countries of Pakistan, Iran, and Afghanistan.
Bank Melli Iran
Bank Melli Iran (BMI; translit) is the first national and commercial retail bank of Iran.
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Basij
The Basij (بسيج, lit. "The Mobilization") or Niru-ye Moghāvemat-e Basij (نیروی مقاومت بسیج, "Resistance Mobilization Force"), full name Sâzmân-e Basij-e Mostaz'afin (سازمان بسیج مستضعفین, "The Organization for Mobilization of the Oppressed"), is a paramilitary volunteer militia within the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and one of its five branches.
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Battle of Robat Karim
The Battle of Robat Karim (نبرد رباط کریم, December 27, 1915) was fought by the Iranian people, around Robat Karim (near Tehran, Iran) during the First World War under the command of Heydar Latifiyan against the occupation of Iran by Russian forces.
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Bazaar
A bazaar or souk is a marketplace consisting of multiple small stalls or shops, especially in the Middle East, the Balkans, North Africa and South Asia.
Behistun Inscription
The Behistun Inscription (also Bisotun, Bisitun or Bisutun; بیستون, Old Persian: Bagastana, meaning "the place of god") is a multilingual Achaemenid royal inscription and large rock relief on a cliff at Mount Behistun in the Kermanshah Province of Iran, near the city of Kermanshah in western Iran, established by Darius the Great.
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Behran Oil Company
Behran Oil Company (شرکت نفت بهران, Shirkat-e Nuft-e Behran) is an oil refining company with headquarters in Tehran.
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Beijing
Beijing, previously romanized as Peking, is the capital of China. Tehran and Beijing are capitals in Asia.
Berkmeran
Berkmeran (بركمران, also Romanized as Berkmerān; also known as Bergmeran) is a village in Lahijan Rural District, in the Central District of Piranshahr County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran.
Bishkek
Bishkek, formerly known as Pishpek and Frunze, is the capital and largest city of Kyrgyzstan. Tehran and Bishkek are capitals in Asia and Populated places along the Silk Road.
Brasília
Brasília is the federal capital of Brazil and seat of government of the Federal District, located in the Brazilian highlands in the country's Central-West region.
Budapest
Budapest is the capital and most populous city of Hungary.
Bus rapid transit
Bus rapid transit (BRT), also referred to as a busway or transitway, is a bus-based public transport system designed to have much more capacity, reliability, and other quality features than a conventional bus system.
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Cabaret
Cabaret is a form of theatrical entertainment featuring music, song, dance, recitation, or drama.
Cairo
Cairo (al-Qāhirah) is the capital of Egypt and the Cairo Governorate, and is the country's largest city, being home to more than 10 million people.
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Cameron Alborzian
Cameron Alborzian (born 26 February 1967), also known as Yogi Cameron, is an Iranian-born British retired supermodel and Ayurveda therapist.
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Capital city
A capital city or just capital is the municipality holding primary status in a country, state, province, department, or other subnational division, usually as its seat of the government.
Capitals of Persia
Iran (Persia) has had numerous capital cities and royal centers throughout its history.
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Caracas
Caracas, officially Santiago de León de Caracas (CCS), is the capital and largest city of Venezuela, and the center of the Metropolitan Region of Caracas (or Greater Caracas).
Carbon monoxide
Carbon monoxide (chemical formula CO) is a poisonous, flammable gas that is colorless, odorless, tasteless, and slightly less dense than air.
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Carpet Museum of Iran
Located beside Laleh Park in Tehran the Carpet Museum of Iran was established by the order of Shahbanu Farah Pahlavi in 1976 to exhibit a variety of Persian carpets from all over Iran.
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Carriageway
A carriageway (British English) or roadway (North American English) consists of a width of road on which a vehicle is not restricted by any physical barriers or separation to move laterally.
Caucasus
The Caucasus or Caucasia, is a transcontinental region between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea, mainly comprising Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, and parts of Southern Russia.
Central District (Tehran County)
The Central District of Tehran County (بخش مرکزی شهرستان تهران) is in Tehran province, Iran. Tehran and Central District (Tehran County) are Populated places in Tehran County.
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Chaharshanbe Suri
Chaharshanbeh Suri or Charshanbeh Suri (Čahāršanbe suri), is an Iranian festival of the fire dance celebrated on the eve of the last Wednesday of the year, of ancient Zoroastrian origin.
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Chicago Tribune
The Chicago Tribune is an American daily newspaper based in Chicago, Illinois, owned by Tribune Publishing.
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Christianity
Christianity is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ.
Cinema Farhang
Cinema Farhang (سینما فرهنگ) is a movie theater in Tehran in Iran.
Circassians in Iran
The Circassians in Iran are an ethnic minority in Iran.
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City Theater of Tehran
The City Theater (تئاتر شهر, Teātr-e Šahr) is a performing arts complex in Tehran, the capital of Iran.
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Classical antiquity
Classical antiquity, also known as the classical era, classical period, classical age, or simply antiquity, is the period of cultural European history between the 8th century BC and the 5th century AD comprising the interwoven civilizations of ancient Greece and ancient Rome known together as the Greco-Roman world, centered on the Mediterranean Basin.
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Cold wave
A cold wave (known in some regions as a cold snap, cold spell or Arctic Snap) is a weather phenomenon that is distinguished by a cooling of the air.
Commercial district
A commercial district or commercial zone is any part of a city or town in which the primary land use is commercial activities (shops, offices, theaters, restaurants and so on), as opposed to a residential neighbourhood, an industrial zone, or other types of neighbourhoods.
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Commuter rail
Commuter rail, or suburban rail, is a passenger rail transport service that primarily operates within a metropolitan area, connecting commuters to a central city from adjacent suburbs or commuter towns.
Compressed natural gas
Compressed natural gas (CNG) is a fuel gas mainly composed of methane (CH4), compressed to less than 1% of the volume it occupies at standard atmospheric pressure.
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Constituent assembly
A constituent assembly (also known as a constitutional convention, constitutional congress, or constitutional assembly) is a body assembled for the purpose of drafting or revising a constitution.
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Constitutional monarchy
Constitutional monarchy, also known as limited monarchy, parliamentary monarchy or democratic monarchy, is a form of monarchy in which the monarch exercises their authority in accordance with a constitution and is not alone in making decisions.
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Counties of Iran
Iran's counties (شهرستان, romanized as šahrestân) are administrative divisions of larger provinces (ostan).
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Crown of Castile
The Crown of Castile was a medieval polity in the Iberian Peninsula that formed in 1230 as a result of the third and definitive union of the crowns and, some decades later, the parliaments of the kingdoms of Castile and León upon the accession of the then Castilian king, Ferdinand III, to the vacant Leonese throne.
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Culture of Iran
The culture of Iran or culture of PersiaYarshater, Ehsan, Iranian Studies, vol.
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Culture of Tehran
The culture of Tehran concerns the arts, music, museums, festivals, many Persian entertainments and sports activities in Tehran, the capital city of Iran.
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Czech Republic
The Czech Republic, also known as Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe.
Damavand Street
Damavand Street is a street in central and eastern Tehran, Iran.
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Dar ul-Funun (Persia)
Dār ul-Funun (دارالفنون, meaning "polytechnic college") was an institute of higher education in Iran, established by the royal vizier to Nasereddin Shah in 1851.
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Dari
Dari (endonym: دری), Dari Persian (فارسی دری,, or), or Eastern Persian is the variety of the Persian language spoken in Afghanistan.
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Darius the Great
Darius I (𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎺𐎢𐏁; Δαρεῖος; – 486 BCE), commonly known as Darius the Great, was a Persian ruler who served as the third King of Kings of the Achaemenid Empire, reigning from 522 BCE until his death in 486 BCE.
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Darrous
Darrous (دروس) is a neighborhood in Shemiran, northern Tehran, Iran.
Davoodiyeh
Davoodiyeh (داودیه) is a large district of northern Tehran, Iran.
District 10 (Tehran)
Municipality of District 10 (Persian:منطقه ۱۰,also romanized as Mantaqe ye Dah) is one of 22 central districts of Tehran County in Tehran Province, Iran.
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District 14 (Tehran)
District 14 (Persian:منطقه ۱۴, also romanized as Mantaqe ye Ĉahārdah) is one of 22 central districts of Tehran Municipality is located in southeast of the Tehran, Iran.
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District 2 (Tehran)
District 2 of Tehran Municipality(Persian:شهرداری منطقه ۲ تهران, also romanized as Mantaqe ye Dow), is one of 22 municipality districts of Tehran, which is located in Northeast of Azadi Sq.
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District 22 (Tehran)
District 22 (Persian: منطقه ۲۲, also romanized as Mantaqe ye Bist-o-Dow), also known as Municipality of District 22, is one of 22 central districts of Tehran County in Tehran Province, Iran. census, its population was 128,958, in 38,136 families. Municipality of District 22 has 4 regions and 9 quarters and provides services to the public and does its organizational tasks.
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District 5 (Tehran)
District 5 (Mantaqeye 5) is one of 22 central districts of Tehran County in Tehran Province, Iran.
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Dizin
Dizin (دیزین) is an Iranian ski resort.
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Downburst
In meteorology, a downburst is a strong downward and outward gushing wind system that emanates from a point source above and blows radially, that is, in straight lines in all directions from the area of impact at surface level.
Drinking fountain
A drinking fountain, also called a water fountain or water bubbler, is a fountain designed to provide drinking water.
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Dubai Mall
Dubai Mall (originally known as The Dubai Mall until 2023) (دبي مول "Dubai Mall") is a shopping mall in Dubai.
Dushanbe
Dushanbe is the capital and largest city of Tajikistan. Tehran and Dushanbe are capitals in Asia.
Earthquake
An earthquakealso called a quake, tremor, or tembloris the shaking of the Earth's surface resulting from a sudden release of energy in the lithosphere that creates seismic waves.
East Jerusalem
East Jerusalem (al-Quds ash-Sharqiya) is the portion of Jerusalem that was held by Jordan after the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, as opposed to West Jerusalem, which was held by Israel.
Ekhtiarieh
Ekhtiyariyeh (اختیاریه; also Romanized as Ekhtiyāriyeh or Extiyāriye(h)) is a neighborhood in the district of Shemiran in northern Tehran, Iran.
Elahieh
Elahieh (also spelt Elahiyeh) is an affluent neighborhood in northern Tehran.
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. is the company known for publishing the Encyclopædia Britannica, the world's oldest continuously published encyclopaedia.
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Encyclopædia Iranica
Encyclopædia Iranica is a project whose goal is to create a comprehensive and authoritative English-language encyclopedia about the history, culture, and civilization of Iranian peoples from prehistory to modern times.
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English language
English is a West Germanic language in the Indo-European language family, whose speakers, called Anglophones, originated in early medieval England on the island of Great Britain.
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Epic poetry
An epic poem, or simply an epic, is a lengthy narrative poem typically about the extraordinary deeds of extraordinary characters who, in dealings with gods or other superhuman forces, gave shape to the mortal universe for their descendants.
Equestrianism
Equestrianism (from Latin equester, equestr-, equus, 'horseman', 'horse'), commonly known as horse riding (Commonwealth English) or horseback riding (American English), includes the disciplines of riding, driving, and vaulting.
Erotic dance
An erotic dance is a dance that provides erotic entertainment with the objective to erotically stimulate or sexually arouse viewers.
Eslamshahr
Eslamshahr (اسلامشهر) is a city in the Central District of Eslamshahr County, Tehran province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. Tehran and Eslamshahr are cities in Tehran province.
Ethnicities in Iran
The majority of the population of Iran (approximately 80%) consists of Iranic peoples.
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Fajr International Film Festival
Iran's annual Fajr International Film Festival (جشنواره بینالمللی فیلمفجر), or Fajr Film Festival (little: FIFF; جشنواره فیلمفجر), has been held every February in Tehran since 1983.
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Fajr International Theater Festival
Fajr International Theater Festival (est. 1983) is Iran's most important stage festival which occurs annually in Iran, featuring local and international theatrical works and performers.
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Farah Pahlavi
Farah Pahlavi (فرح پهلوی, née Diba (دیبا); born 14 October 1938) is the widow of the last Shah of Iran, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, and was successively Queen and Empress (شهبانو, Shahbanu) of Iran from 1959 to 1979.
Fardis
Fardis (فردیس) is a city in the Central District of Fardis County, Alborz province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.
Farmanieh
Farmanieh (also spelled Farmaniyeh) (فرمانیه) is a wealthy district located in northern Greater Tehran in the area named Shemiran.
Farrukhzad
Farrukhzad (Farrūkhzādag; New Persian: فرخزاد) was an Iranian aristocrat from the House of Ispahbudhan and the founder of the Bavand dynasty, ruling from 651 to 665.
Fars province
Fars province (استان فارس) is one of the 31 provinces of Iran.
Fashion in Iran
Fashion in Iran has a cultural and economic impact on the county of Iran.
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Fault (geology)
In geology, a fault is a planar fracture or discontinuity in a volume of rock across which there has been significant displacement as a result of rock-mass movements.
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Federation of Euro-Asian Stock Exchanges
The Federation of Euro-Asian Stock Exchanges (FEAS) is a non-profit international organization comprising the main stock exchanges in Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and Central Asia.
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Ferdows Garden
Ferdows Garden (باغ فردوس) is a historical complex located in the district of Tajrish in Shemiran (northern Tehran), Iran.
Ferdowsi
Abul-Qâsem Ferdowsi Tusi (ابوالقاسمفردوسی توسی; 940 – 1019/1025), also Firdawsi or Ferdowsi (فردوسی), was a Persian poet and the author of Shahnameh ("Book of Kings"), which is one of the world's longest epic poems created by a single poet, and the greatest epic of Persian-speaking countries.
Fereydun
Fereydun (Θraētaona, 𐭯𐭫𐭩𐭲𐭥𐭭,; New Persian: فریدون, Fereydūn/Farīdūn) is an Iranian mythical king and hero from the Pishdadian dynasty.
Fire lookout tower
A fire lookout tower, fire tower, or lookout tower is a tower that provides housing and protection for a person known as a "fire lookout", whose duty it is to search for wildfires in the wilderness.
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FIVB Volleyball World League
The FIVB Volleyball World League was an annual international men's volleyball competition.
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Folk etymology
Folk etymology – also known as (generative) popular etymology, analogical reformation, (morphological) reanalysis and etymological reinterpretation – is a change in a word or phrase resulting from the replacement of an unfamiliar form by a more familiar one through popular usage.
Footbridge
A footbridge (also a pedestrian bridge, pedestrian overpass, or pedestrian overcrossing) is a bridge designed solely for pedestrians.
France 24
France 24 (vingt-quatre in French) is a French publicly-funded international news television network based in Paris.
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Franklin Delano Roosevelt (January 30, 1882April 12, 1945), commonly known by his initials FDR, was an American politician who served as the 32nd president of the United States from 1933 until his death in 1945.
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Gentrification
Gentrification is the process of changing the character of a neighborhood through the influx of more affluent residents (the "gentry") and investment.
Geographic coordinate system
A geographic coordinate system (GCS) is a spherical or geodetic coordinate system for measuring and communicating positions directly on Earth as latitude and longitude.
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Gheytarieh
Qeytarieh (also spelled Gheytarieh) is a neighbourhood in northern Tehran, located within the larger Shemiran district.
Golestan Palace
The Golestan Palace (کاخ گلستان, Kākh-e Golestān), also transliterated as the Gulistan Palace and sometimes translated as the Rose Garden Palace from Persian language, was built in the 16th century, renovated in the 18th century and finally rebuilt in 1865.
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Google Books
Google Books (previously known as Google Book Search, Google Print, and by its code-name Project Ocean) is a service from Google that searches the full text of books and magazines that Google has scanned, converted to text using optical character recognition (OCR), and stored in its digital database.
Google Books Ngram Viewer
The Google Books Ngram Viewer is an online search engine that charts the frequencies of any set of search strings using a yearly count of ''n''-grams found in printed sources published between 1500 and 2022 in Google's text corpora in English, Chinese (simplified), French, German, Hebrew, Italian, Russian, or Spanish.
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Governance
Governance is the overall complex system or framework of processes, functions, structures, rules, laws and norms borne out of the relationships, interactions, power dynamics and communication within an organized group of individuals which not only sets the boundaries of acceptable conduct and practices of different actors of the group and controls their decision-making processes through the creation and enforcement of rules and guidelines, but also manages, allocates and mobilizes relevant resources and capacities of different members and sets the overall direction of the group in order to effectively address its specific collective needs, problems and challenges.
Grand Bazaar, Tehran
The Grand Bazaar (بازار بزرگ) is an old historical bazaar in Tehran, Iran.
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Greater Tehran
Greater Tehran Metropolitan Area is the urban agglomeration around Tehran that covers the central part of the Tehran Province and eastern part of the Alborz Province, that covers the contiguous cities of Tehran, Ray, Shemirānāt, and other areas.
Gurdwara
A gurdwara or gurudwara (Punjabi: ਗੁਰਦੁਆਰਾ gurdu'ārā, literally "Door of the Guru") is a place of assembly and worship for Sikhs but its normal meaning is place of guru or "Home of guru".
Haboob
A haboob (translit) is a type of intense dust storm carried by the wind of a weather front.
Halloween
Halloween or Hallowe'en (less commonly known as Allhalloween, All Hallows' Eve, or All Saints' Eve) is a celebration observed in many countries on 31 October, the eve of the Western Christian feast of All Hallows' Day.
Hasanabad, Tehran
Hasan Abad (script – حسنآباد), also spelled Hasanabad, is an old and historical area within the Monirie District of Tehran, Iran.
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Havana
Havana (La Habana) is the capital and largest city of Cuba.
Hazaras
The Hazaras (Hazāra; Āzrə) are an ethnic group and a principal component of the population of Afghanistan.
Heat wave
A heat wave or heatwave, sometimes described as extreme heat, is a period of abnormally hot weather.
Hermes
Hermes (Ἑρμῆς) is an Olympian deity in ancient Greek religion and mythology considered the herald of the gods.
Hossein Amanat
Hossein Amanat (حسین امانت, b. 1942) is an Iranian-Canadian architect.
House of Mihran
The House of Mihrān or House of Mehrān (Middle Persian: 𐭬𐭨𐭥𐭠𐭭; new Persian: مهران), was a leading Iranian noble family (šahrdārān), one of the Seven Great Houses of the Sassanid Persian Empire which claimed descent from the earlier Arsacid dynasty.
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Humidity
Humidity is the concentration of water vapor present in the air.
Hystaspes (father of Darius I)
Hystaspes (𐎻𐏁𐎫𐎠𐎿𐎱; Ὑστάσπης) or Guštāsp (گشتاسپ) (fl. 550 BC), was a Persian satrap of Bactria and Persis.
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Ice hockey in Iran
Ice hockey is a relatively new sport in Iran and is seeing increased popularity.
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Imam Hossein Square
Imam Hossein Square, or Meydan-e-Emam-Hoseyn, is a square in eastern central Tehran, Iran.
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Imam Khomeini International Airport
Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport (فرودگاه بینالمللی امامخمینی) is the international airport of Tehran, the capital of Iran.
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International Film Festival for Children and Youth
The International Film Festival for Children and Youth is an annual Iranian film festival targeting children and youth.
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International Institute of Earthquake Engineering and Seismology
International Institute of Earthquake Engineering and Seismology (IIEES) (Persian: پژوهشگاه بینالمللی زلزلهشناسی و مهندسی زلزله) is an international earthquake engineering and seismology institute based in Iran.
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Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI), also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Turkey to the northwest and Iraq to the west, Azerbaijan, Armenia, the Caspian Sea, and Turkmenistan to the north, Afghanistan to the east, Pakistan to the southeast, the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf to the south.
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Iran International Exhibitions Company
The Iran International Exhibitions Company (IIEC) oversees and operates all international and specialized exhibitions held in Iran.
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Iran Mall
The Iran Mall (ایران مال) is a very large shopping mall in Iran.
Iran Standard Time
Iran Standard Time (IRST) or Iran Time (IT) is the time zone used in Iran.
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Iran University of Medical Sciences
Iran University of Medical Sciences (IUMS) (دانشگاه علومپزشکی و خدمات بهداشتی درمانی ایران, Danushgah-e 'lum-e Pezeshki-ye vâ Xedâmat-e Behedashti-ye Dârmani-ye Iran) is a high ranked medical university in Iran.
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Iran University of Science and Technology
Iran University of Science and Technology (IUST) (دانشگاه علمو صنعت ایران, Daneshgah-e 'elm vâ Sân'at-e Iran) is a research institution and university of engineering and science in Iran.
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Iran–Iraq War
The Iran–Iraq War, also known as the First Gulf War, was an armed conflict between Iran and Iraq that lasted from September 1980 to August 1988.
Iranian Americans
Iranian Americans, also known as Persian Americans, are citizens or nationals of the United States who are of Iranian ancestry.
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Iranian architecture
Iranian architecture or Persian architecture (معمارى ایرانی, Me'māri e Irāni) is the architecture of Iran and parts of the rest of West Asia, the Caucasus and Central Asia.
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Iranian Armenians
Iranian Armenians (iranahayer; ایرانی های ارمنی), also known as Persian Armenians (parskahayer; ارامنه فارس), are Iranians of Armenian ethnicity who may speak Armenian as their first language.
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Iranian Azerbaijanis
Iranian Azerbaijanis (italics) are Iranians of Azerbaijani ethnicity.
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Iranian Canadians
Iranian Canadians or Persian Canadians are Canadians of Iranian origin.
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Iranian diaspora
The Iranian diaspora, also known as Iranian expats, are Iranian citizens or people of Iranian descent living outside Iran.
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Iranian Georgians
Iranian Georgians or Persian Georgians (ირანის ქართველები; گرجیهای ایران) are Iranian citizens who are ethnically Georgian, and are an ethnic group living in Iran.
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Iranian Green Movement
The Iranian Green Movement (جنبش سبز ایران) or Green Wave of Iran (موج سبز ایران), also referred to as the Persian Awakening or Persian Spring by the western media, refers to a political movement that arose after the June 12, 2009 Iranian presidential election and lasted until early 2010, in which protesters demanded the removal of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad from office.
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Iranian languages
The Iranian languages, also called the Iranic languages, are a branch of the Indo-Iranian languages in the Indo-European language family that are spoken natively by the Iranian peoples, predominantly in the Iranian Plateau.
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Iranian National Ballet Company
The Iranian National Ballet Company (سازمان باله ملی ایران) was Iran's only state ballet institution until the Islamic revolution of 1979 and also the most known and recognized of all dance companies in the Middle East.
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Iranian National Jewels
The Iranian National Jewels (جواهرات ملی ایران, Javāherāt-e Melli-ye Irān), originally the Iranian Crown Jewels (جواهرات سلطنتی ایران, Javāherāt-e Saltanati-ye Irān), include elaborate crowns, thirty tiaras, and numerous aigrettes, a dozen bejeweled swords and shields, a number of unset precious gems, numerous plates and other dining services cast in precious metals and encrusted with gems, and several other more unusual items (such as a large golden globe with the oceans made of emeralds) collected or worn by the Persian monarchs from the 16th century (Safavid Iran) and on.
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Iranian Revolution
The Iranian Revolution (انقلاب ایران), also known as the 1979 Revolution and the Islamic Revolution (label), was a series of events that culminated in the overthrow of the Pahlavi dynasty in 1979. The revolution led to the replacement of the Imperial State of Iran by the present-day Islamic Republic of Iran, as the monarchical government of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi was superseded by the theocratic Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, a religious cleric who had headed one of the rebel factions.
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Iranians in Germany
Iranians in Germany include immigrants from Iran to Germany as well as their descendants of Iranian heritage or background.
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Iraq
Iraq, officially the Republic of Iraq, is a country in West Asia and a core country in the geopolitical region known as the Middle East.
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Isfahan
Isfahan or Esfahan (اصفهان) is a major city in the Central District of Isfahan County, Isfahan province, Iran. Tehran and Isfahan are Iranian provincial capitals.
Islam
Islam (al-Islām) is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion centered on the Quran and the teachings of Muhammad, the religion's founder.
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Islamic Azad University
The Islamic Azad University (IAU; دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی, Dāneshgāh-e Āzād-e Eslāmi) is a private university system headquartered in Tehran, Iran.
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Islamic City Council of Tehran
The Islamic City Council of Tehran (شورای اسلامی شهر تهران) is the directly elected council that presides over the city of Tehran, elects the mayor of Tehran in a mayor–council government system, and budgets of the Municipality of Tehran.
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Islamic republic
The term Islamic republic has been used in different ways.
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Islamic Republic News Agency
The Islamic Republic News Agency (خبرگزاری جمهوری اسلامی, Xabargozâri-ye Jomhuri-ye Eslâmi), or IRNA (ایرنا), is the official news agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
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Istanbul
Istanbul is the largest city in Turkey, straddling the Bosporus Strait, the boundary between Europe and Asia. Tehran and Istanbul are Populated places along the Silk Road.
Jajrud (river)
The Jajrud (Jājrūd) (Persian: جاجرود), also spelled as Jajrood, Djadjéroud or Djaderoud, is a river located in northern Iran that passes through the provinces of Mazandaran and Tehran.
Jamaran
Jamaran(جماران) is a neighbourhood located north of the city of Tehran in Iran.
Jamshidieh Park
Jamshidieh Park (or Jamshidieh Stone Garden), is a park located in the neighbourhood of Niavaran at the base of Kolakchal mountain.
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Jews
The Jews (יְהוּדִים) or Jewish people are an ethnoreligious group and nation originating from the Israelites of the ancient Near East, and whose traditional religion is Judaism.
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Joseph Stalin
Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin (born Ioseb Besarionis dze Jughashvili; – 5 March 1953) was a Soviet politician and revolutionary who led the Soviet Union from 1924 until his death in 1953.
Judaism
Judaism (יַהֲדוּת|translit.
K. N. Toosi University of Technology
The Khajeh Nasir Toosi University of Technology (KNTU; دانشگاه صنعتی خواجه نصيرالدين طوسی) is a public research university in Tehran, Iran.
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Kabul
Kabul is the capital city of Afghanistan. Tehran and Kabul are capitals in Asia and Populated places along the Silk Road.
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Kamranieh
Kamranieh (also spelled Kamraniyeh) (كامرانيه, also Romanized as kāmrānīyeh) is an affluent and luxury neighbourhood located in one of the northernmost parts of Greater Tehran in the area called Shemiran, on the slopes of Alborz mountain range.
Karaj County
Karaj County (شهرستان کرج) is in Alborz province, Iran.
Karaj River
The Karaj (Persian: رودخانه کرج) is a river on the central plateau of Iran.
Karim Khan Zand
Mohammad Karim Khan Zand (Mohammad Karīm Khân-e Zand) was the founder of the Zand dynasty, ruling from 1751 to 1779.
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Köppen climate classification
The Köppen climate classification is one of the most widely used climate classification systems.
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Kebab shop
A kebab shop is a quick service food establishment specialising in various fast food and street food dishes, primarily doner kebab and related sandwiches, including falafel.
Keyumars
Keyumars or Kiomars (کیومرث) was the name of the first king (shah) of the Pishdadian dynasty of Iran according to the Shahnameh.
Kharazmi University
Kharazmi University (Abbreviation: KHU) (دانشگاه خوارزمی, Daneshgah-e Xuarazmi) is a major public research university in Iran, KHU named after Khwarizmi (c. 780–850), Persian mathematician, astronomer and geographer, offering a wide range of undergraduate and postgraduate programs in a variety of disciplines.
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Khartoum
Khartoum or Khartum (al-Khurṭūm, pronounced al.xur.tˤuːm) is the capital of Sudan.
Khorasan province
Khorasan (استان خراسان; also transcribed as Khurasan, Xorasan and Khorassan), also called Traxiane during Hellenistic and Parthian times, was a province in northeastern Iran until September 2004, when it was divided into three new provinces: North Khorasan, South Khorasan, and Razavi Khorasan.
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Kurds
Kurds or Kurdish people (rtl, Kurd) are an Iranic ethnic group native to the mountainous region of Kurdistan in Western Asia, which spans southeastern Turkey, northwestern Iran, northern Iraq, and northern Syria.
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Laleh-Zar Street
Laleh-Zar street (خیابان لالهزار) is one of the oldest streets of Tehran, Iran.
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Lar Dam
Lar Dam (Persian: سد لار sad-de lār) is a dam located at the foot of Mount Damavand in Amol county, Mazandaran, Iran.
Lar River
The Lar River is located in northern Iran, in the province of Mazandaran.
Latyan Dam
Latyan Dam (سد لتيان, also Romanized as Sadd-e Latyān) is a buttress dam on the Jajrood River, located less than 25 km from Tehran in the south of city of Lavasan.
Leila Araghian
Leila Araghian (لیلا عراقیان; born 1983) is an Iranian architect.
Library of Congress Country Studies
The Country Studies are works published by the Federal Research Division of the United States Library of Congress, freely available for use by researchers.
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Limited-stop
In public transit, particularly bus, tram, or train transportation, a limited-stop (or sometimes referred to as semi-fast) service is a trip pattern that stops less frequently than a local service.
List of Expressways in Tehran
The list of Expressways in Tehran as of the middle of 2013.
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List of festivals in Iran
The following list is a list of festivals in Iran.
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List of largest cities of Iran
Iran has one of the highest urban population growth rates in the world.
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List of largest metropolitan areas in the Middle East
This is a list of metropolitan areas in Middle East, with their population according to different sources.
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List of mayors of Tehran
The Mayor of Tehran is an elected politician who, along with the City Council of 21 members, is accountable for the strategic government of Tehran.
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List of metropolitan areas in Asia
Asia is one of the world's fastest-growing continents, with increasing urbanisation and a high growth rate for cities.
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List of people from Tehran
The following notable people were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with the city of Tehran, Iran.
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List of ski areas and resorts in Iran
This is a list of ski areas and resorts in Iran.
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List of stadiums by capacity
The following is a list of notable sports stadiums, ordered by their capacity, which refers to the maximum number of spectators they can normally accommodate.
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List of tallest towers
This list includes extant structures that fulfill the engineering definition of a tower: "a tall human structure, always taller than it is wide, for public or regular operational access by humans, but not for living in or office work, and which is self-supporting or free-standing, meaning no guy-wires for support." This definition excludes continuously habitable buildings and skyscrapers as well as radio and TV masts.
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List of universities in Iran
This is a list of universities in Iran.
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London
London is the capital and largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in.
Los Angeles
Los Angeles, often referred to by its initials L.A., is the most populous city in the U.S. state of California.
Mahmoodieh
Mahmoudyeh, Mahmoodieh or Mahmoodiyeh is a residential area in Tehran, located south of Zaferaniyeh, bordering Valiasr Avenue on the east side, Velenjak on the west, and Chamran expressway to the south.
Malek National Museum and Library
Malek National Museum and Library (کتابخانه و موزه ملی ملک) is a museum and national library in Tehran, Iran.
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Manila
Manila (Maynila), officially the City of Manila (Lungsod ng Maynila), is the capital and second-most-populous city of the Philippines after Quezon City. Tehran and Manila are capitals in Asia.
Manuchehr
Manūchehr (older Persian Manōčihr, Avestan 𐬨𐬀𐬥𐬎𐬱𐬗𐬌𐬚𐬭𐬀 Manuščiθra), is the eighth Shah of the Pishdadian dynasty of Persia according to Shahnameh.
Masoumeh Ebtekar
Masoumeh Ebtekar (معصومه ابتکار; born 21 September 1960) is an Iranian reformist politician, who was the Vice President of Iran for Women and Family Affairs, from 9 August 2017 to 1 September 2021.
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Mastercard
Mastercard Inc. (stylized as MasterCard from 1979 to 2016, mastercard from 2016 to 2019) is an American multinational payment card services corporation headquartered in Purchase, New York.
Mazanderani people
The Mazanderani people (مازرونی مردمون), also known as the Tabari people or Tapuri people (توری مردمون or تپوری مردمون), are an Iranian peopleAcademic American Encyclopedia By Grolier Incorporated, page 294 who are indigenous to the Caspian sea region of Iran.
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Medes
The Medes (Old Persian: 𐎶𐎠𐎭; Akkadian: 13px, 13px; Ancient Greek: Μῆδοι; Latin: Medi) were an ancient Iranian people who spoke the Median language and who inhabited an area known as Media between western and northern Iran. Around the 11th century BC, they occupied the mountainous region of northwestern Iran and the northeastern and eastern region of Mesopotamia in the vicinity of Ecbatana (present-day Hamadan).
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Media (region)
Media (Māda, Middle Persian: Mād) is a region of north-western Iran, best known for having been the political and cultural base of the Medes.
Mehdi Chamran
Mehdi Chamran Save'ei (مهدی چمران; born 9 September 1941) is an Iranian architect and conservative politician who currently holds office as the chairman of the City Council of Tehran.
Mehrabad International Airport
Mehrabad International Airport (فرودگاه بینالمللی مهرآباد, Foroudgâh-e Beyn Almelali-ye Mehrâbâd) is an airport serving Tehran, the capital city of Iran.
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Mehran (district)
Mehran district is a neighborhood of northern Tehran.
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Mellat Park
Mellat Park (پارک ملت), literally the Nation Park, is an urban park in northern Tehran, Iran.
Mercer (consulting firm)
Mercer is an American consulting firm founded in 1945.
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Mesopotamian Arabic
Mesopotamian Arabic (لهجة بلاد ما بين النهرين), also known as Iraqi Arabic (اللهجة العراقية), is a group of varieties of Arabic spoken in the Mesopotamian basin of Iraq, as well as in Syria, southeastern Turkey, Iran, Kuwait and Iraqi diaspora communities.
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Middle East
The Middle East (term originally coined in English Translations of this term in some of the region's major languages include: translit; translit; translit; script; translit; اوْرتاشرق; Orta Doğu.) is a geopolitical region encompassing the Arabian Peninsula, the Levant, Turkey, Egypt, Iran, and Iraq.
Middle Persian
Middle Persian, also known by its endonym Pārsīk or Pārsīg (Pahlavi script: 𐭯𐭠𐭫𐭮𐭩𐭪, Manichaean script: 𐫛𐫀𐫡𐫘𐫏𐫐, Avestan script: 𐬞𐬀𐬭𐬯𐬍𐬐) in its later form, is a Western Middle Iranian language which became the literary language of the Sasanian Empire.
Mihran Bahram-i Chobin
Mihran Bahram-i Chubin was an Iranian nobleman from the House of Mihran.
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Milad Tower
The Milad Tower (برج میلاد) (lit. Birth Tower), also known as the Tehran Tower (برج تهران), is a multi-purpose tower in Tehran, Iran.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Iran)
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Vezārat-e Omūr-e Khārejeh) is an Iranian government ministry headed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, who is a member of cabinet.
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Minsk
Minsk (Мінск,; Минск) is the capital and the largest city of Belarus, located on the Svislach and the now subterranean Niamiha rivers.
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Mirza Ebrahim Khan Sahhafbashi
Mirza Ebrahim Khan Sahhafbashi (میرزا ابراهیمخان صحافباشی; c. 1855–1922) was a pioneering Iranian photographer and cinematographer.
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Mohammad Ali Shah Qajar
Mohammad Ali Shah Qajar (محمدعلی شاه قاجار‎; 21 June 1872 – 5 April 1925) was the sixth shah of the Qajar dynasty and remained the Shah of Iran from 8 January 1907 until being deposed on 16 July 1909.
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Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
Mohammed Reza Pahlavi (26 October 1919 – 27 July 1980), commonly referred to in the Western world as Mohammad Reza Shah, or just simply The Shah, was the last monarch of Iran.
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Mohammad Vali Khan Khalatbari Tonekaboni
Mohammad-Vali Khan, Khalatbari Tonekāboni (محمدولیخان خلعتبری تنکابنی); 1846 – 18 September 1926), known as Sepahdar A'zam (Persian: سپهدار اعظم), was the leader of the constitutionalist revolutionary forces from Iran's northern provinces of Gilan and Mazandaran and known as one of the greatest statesmen and military commanders of Iranian history as well as its wealthiest nobleman.
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Mohammad-Taqi Bahar
Mohammad-Taqi Bahar (محمدتقی بهار; also romanized as Mohammad-Taqī Bahār; 10 December 1886 in Mashhad – 22 April 1951 in Tehran), widely known as Malek osh-Sho'arā (ملکالشعراء) and Malek osh-Sho'arā Bahār ("poet laureate," literally: the king of poets), was a renowned Iranian poet, scholar, politician, journalist, historian and Professor of Literature.
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Mongol Empire
The Mongol Empire of the 13th and 14th centuries was the largest contiguous empire in history.
Mongol invasion of the Khwarazmian Empire
Between 1219 and 1221, the Mongol forces under Genghis Khan invaded the lands of the Khwarazmian Empire in Central Asia.
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Moscow
Moscow is the capital and largest city of Russia.
Mount Damavand
Mount Damavand (دماوند) is a dormant stratovolcano and is the highest peak in Iran and Western Asia, the highest volcano in Asia, and the 3rd highest volcano in the Eastern Hemisphere (after Mount Kilimanjaro and Mount Elbrus), at an elevation of.
Municipal law
Municipal law is the national, domestic, or internal law of a sovereign state and is defined in opposition to international law.
Museum of the Qasr Prison
The Museum of the Qasr Prison (موزه زندان قصر muze-ye zendān-e qasr) is a historical complex in Tehran, Iran.
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Muslim conquest of Persia
The Muslim conquest of Persia, also called the Muslim conquest of Iran, the Arab conquest of Persia, or the Arab conquest of Iran, was a major military campaign undertaken by the Rashidun Caliphate between 632 and 654.
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Najm al-Din Razi
Abū Bakr 'Abdollāh b. Moḥammad b. Šahāvar b. Anūšervān al-Rāzī (نجمالدین رازی) commonly known by the laqab, or sobriquet, of Najm al-Dīn Dāya, meaning "wetnurse" (573 AH/1177 – 654 AH/1256) was a 13th-century Sufi.
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National Centers for Environmental Information
The National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) is a U.S. government agency that manages one of the world's largest archives of atmospheric, coastal, geophysical, and oceanic data.
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National Consultative Assembly
The National Consultative Assembly (Mad̲j̲les-e s̲h̲ūrā-ye mellī), or simply Majles, was the national legislative body of Iran from 1906 to 1979.
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National Garden, Tehran
The National Garden (باغ ملی) or Ministry of Foreign Affairs Gate is a historical and governmental compound in Tehran, Iran.
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National Museum of Iran
The National Museum of Iran (موزهٔ ملی ایران) is located in Tehran, Iran.
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (abbreviated as NOAA) is a US scientific and regulatory agency charged with forecasting weather, monitoring oceanic and atmospheric conditions, charting the seas, conducting deep-sea exploration, and managing fishing and protection of marine mammals and endangered species in the US exclusive economic zone.
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Nazanin Afshin-Jam
Nazanin Afshin-Jam (نازنین افشین جم, Nāzanin Afŝin Jam, born April 11, 1979) is an Iranian-Canadian human rights activist, author, public speaker and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss World Canada 2003.
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Nelson Mandela Boulevard
Nelson Mandela Boulevard (بلوار نلسون ماندلا) (old name: Jordan Street and Africa Boulevard) still known as Jordan is an affluent and upper-class district in northern Tehran, and some people draw similarities between Jordan District as being much like the Kensington area in London, United Kingdom as the area is a mixture of residential and commercial locale, filled with the homes and businesses of many politicians, diplomats, expatriates, and artists.
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New York City
New York, often called New York City (to distinguish it from New York State) or NYC, is the most populous city in the United States.
Niavaran
Niavaran (نياوران) is an affluent and upperclass district in the north of Tehran.
Niavaran Complex
The Niavaran Palace Complex (مجموعه کاخ نیاوران – Majmue-ye Kākh-e Niāvarān) is a historical palace complex situated in Shemiran (northern Tehran), Iran.
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Nitrogen dioxide
Nitrogen dioxide is a chemical compound with the formula.
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Noise pollution
Noise pollution, or sound pollution, is the propagation of noise or sound with ranging impacts on the activity of human or animal life, most of which are harmful to a degree.
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North Caucasus
The North Caucasus, or Ciscaucasia, is a region in Europe governed by Russia.
Nowruz
Nowruz or Navroz (نوروز) is the Iranian New Year or Persian New Year.
Oghuz Turks
The Oghuz Turks (Middle Turkic: ٱغُز, Oγuz) were a western Turkic people who spoke the Oghuz branch of the Turkic language family.
Olympic Council of Asia
The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) is a governing body of sports in Asia, currently with 45 member National Olympic Committees.
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Oudlajan
Oudlajan (عودلاجان) is a historic neighborhood in Tehran, Iran.
Pablo Picasso
Pablo Ruiz Picasso (25 October 1881 – 8 April 1973) was a Spanish painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramicist, and theatre designer who spent most of his adult life in France.
Pahlavi dynasty
The Pahlavi dynasty (دودمان پهلوی) was the last Iranian royal dynasty that ruled for almost 54 years between 1925 and 1979.
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Pahlavi Iran
The Imperial State of Iran, officially the Imperial State of Persia until 1935, and commonly referred to as Pahlavi Iran, was the Iranian state under the rule of the Pahlavi dynasty.
Pakdasht
Pakdasht (پاكدشت) is a city in the Central District of Pakdasht County, Tehran province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. Tehran and Pakdasht are cities in Tehran province.
Pardisan Park
Pardisan Park (پارک پردیسان – Pārk e Pardisān) is a complex covering more than 270 hectares, located in the northwest of Tehran.
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city of France.
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Pars Oil
Pars Oil Company is an oil refining company with headquarters in Tehran.
Parthia
Parthia (𐎱𐎼𐎰𐎺 Parθava; 𐭐𐭓𐭕𐭅Parθaw; 𐭯𐭫𐭮𐭥𐭡𐭥 Pahlaw) is a historical region located in northeastern Greater Iran.
Parthian Empire
The Parthian Empire, also known as the Arsacid Empire, was a major Iranian political and cultural power centered in ancient Iran from 247 BC to 224 AD.
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Particulates
Particulates or atmospheric particulate matter (see below for other names) are microscopic particles of solid or liquid matter suspended in the air.
Pasdaran (district)
Pasdaran (Persian: پاسداران) is a neighborhood of northern Tehran centered on Pasdaran Avenue.
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Persian campaign (World War I)
The Persian campaign or invasion of Iran (اشغال ایران در جنگ جهانی اول) was a series of military conflicts between the Ottoman Empire, British Empire and Russian Empire in various areas of what was then neutral Qajar Iran, beginning in December 1914 and ending with the Armistice of Mudros on 30 October 1918, as part of the Middle Eastern Theatre of World War I.
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Persian Constitution of 1906
The Persian Constitution of 1906 (Qānun-e Asāsi-ye Mashrute), was the first constitution of the Sublime State of Persia (Qajar Iran), resulting from the Persian Constitutional Revolution and it was written by Hassan Pirnia, Hossein Pirnia, and Esmail Momtaz, among others.
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Persian Constitutional Revolution
The Persian Constitutional Revolution (Mashrūtiyyat, or انقلاب مشروطه Enghelāb-e Mashrūteh), also known as the Constitutional Revolution of Iran, took place between 1905 and 1911 during the Qajar dynasty.
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Persian Cossack Brigade
The Persian Cossack Brigade, also known as the Iranian Cossack Brigade (Berīgād-e qazzāq), was a Cossack-style cavalry unit formed in 1879 in Persia (modern Iran).
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Persian language
Persian, also known by its endonym Farsi (Fārsī|), is a Western Iranian language belonging to the Iranian branch of the Indo-Iranian subdivision of the Indo-European languages.
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Persian mythology
Iranian mythology, or Persian mythology in western term (اسطورهشناسی ایرانی), is the body of the myths originally told by ancient Persians and other Iranian peoples and a genre of ancient Persian folklore.
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Persians
The Persians--> are an Iranian ethnic group who comprise over half of the population of Iran.
Pietro Della Valle
Pietro Della Valle (Petrus a Valle; 2 April 1586 – 21 April 1652), also written Pietro della Valle, was an Italian composer, musicologist, and author who travelled throughout Asia during the Renaissance period.
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Piranshahr
Piranshahr (پيرانشهر) is a city in the Central District of Piranshahr County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.
Pollution
Pollution is the introduction of contaminants into the natural environment that cause adverse change.
Precipitation
In meteorology, precipitation is any product of the condensation of atmospheric water vapor that falls from clouds due to gravitational pull.
Pretoria
Pretoria, is South Africa's administrative capital, serving as the seat of the executive branch of government, and as the host to all foreign embassies to South Africa.
Primate city
A primate city is a city that is the largest in its country, province, state, or region, and disproportionately larger than any others in the urban hierarchy.
Protoplast (religion)
A protoplast, from ancient Greek πρωτόπλαστος (prōtóplastos, "first-formed"), in a religious context initially referred to the first human or, more generally, to the first organized body of progenitors of humankind (as in Manu and Shatrupa or Adam and Eve), or of surviving humanity after a cataclysm (as in Deucalion or Noah).
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Provinces of Iran
Iran is subdivided into thirty-one provinces (استان ostân), each governed from a local centre, usually the largest local city, which is called the capital (Persian: مرکز, markaz) of that province.
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Qajar dynasty
The Qajar dynasty (translit; 1789–1925) was an Iranian dynasty founded by Mohammad Khan of the Qoyunlu clan of the Turkoman Qajar tribe.
Qazvin
Qazvin (قزوین) is a city in the Central District of Qazvin County, Qazvin province, Iran, serving as capital of the province, the county, and the district. Tehran and Qazvin are Iranian provincial capitals.
Qods, Iran
Qods (قدس) is a city in the Central District of Qods County, Tehran province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. Tehran and Qods, Iran are cities in Tehran province.
Quality of life
Quality of life (QOL) is defined by the World Health Organization as "an individual's perception of their position in life in the context of the culture and value systems in which they live and in relation to their goals, expectations, standards and concerns".
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Rapid transit
Rapid transit or mass rapid transit (MRT), commonly referred to as metro, is a type of high-capacity public transport that is generally built in urban areas.
Rashkan Castle
Rashkan Castle was a castle in Tehran Province in northern Iran.
Ray County, Iran
Ray County (شهرستان ری) is in Tehran province, Iran.
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Ray, Iran
Shahre Ray, Shahr-e Ray, Shahre Rey, or Shahr-e Rey (Ŝahr-e Rey) or simply Ray or Rey (ری), is the capital of Rey County in Tehran Province, Iran. Tehran and Ray, Iran are Populated places along the Silk Road.
Renaissance
The Renaissance is a period of history and a European cultural movement covering the 15th and 16th centuries.
Reuters
Reuters is a news agency owned by Thomson Reuters.
Reza Shah
Reza Shah Pahlavi (15 March 1878 – 26 July 1944) was an Iranian military officer and the founder of the Pahlavi dynasty.
Roshd International Film Festival
Roshd International Film Festival is eldest film festival in Iran.
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Rudaki
Rudaki (also spelled Rodaki; رودکی; – 940/41) was a poet, singer, and musician who is regarded as the first major poet to write in New Persian.
Russian Empire
The Russian Empire was a vast empire that spanned most of northern Eurasia from its proclamation in November 1721 until its dissolution in March 1917.
Russo-Persian Wars
The Russo-Persian Wars or Russo-Iranian Wars (translit) were a series of conflicts between 1651 and 1828, concerning Persia and the Russian Empire.
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Ruy González de Clavijo
Ruy González de Clavijo (died 2 April 1412) was a Castilian traveler and writer.
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Sa'dabad Complex
The Sa'dabad Complex (translit) is a 80 hectare complex built by the Qajar and Pahlavi monarchs, located in Shemiran, Greater Tehran, Iran.
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Sadaf Taherian
Sadaf Taherian (Sadaf Taheriyan; born July 21, 1988) is an Iranian model and former actress.
Safavid conversion of Iran to Shia Islam
Following their rise to power in Iran in the 16th century, the Safavid dynasty initiated a campaign of forced conversion against the Iranian populace, seeking to create a new demographic environment in which Shia Islam would replace Sunni Islam as the nation's religious majority.
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Safavid dynasty
The Safavid dynasty (Dudmâne Safavi) was one of Iran's most significant ruling dynasties reigning from 1501 to 1736.
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Safir Office Machines Museum
The Safir Office Machines Museum is a private museum in Tehran, Iran.
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Sahar Biniaz
Sahar Biniaz (born November 17, 1985) is a Canadian actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss Universe Canada 2012.
Samarkand
Samarkand or Samarqand (Uzbek and Tajik: Самарқанд / Samarqand) is a city in southeastern Uzbekistan and among the oldest continuously inhabited cities in Central Asia. Tehran and Samarkand are Populated places along the Silk Road.
Samuel M. Jordan
Dr.
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Sanaa
Sanaa (صَنْعَاء,, Yemeni Arabic:; Old South Arabian: 𐩮𐩬𐩲𐩥 Ṣnʿw), also spelled Sana'a and Sana, is the capital and largest city of Yemen and the capital of the Sanaa Governorate. Tehran and Sanaa are capitals in Asia.
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Sandwich bar
A sandwich bar is a restaurant or take-away food shop that primarily sells sandwiches.
Sarajevo
Sarajevo is the capital and largest city of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with a population of 275,524 in its administrative limits.
Sasanian architecture
Sasanian architecture refers to the Persian architectural style that reached a peak in its development during the Sasanian era.
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Sasanian Empire
The Sasanian Empire or Sassanid Empire, and officially known as Eranshahr ("Land/Empire of the Iranians"), was the last Iranian empire before the early Muslim conquests of the 7th to 8th centuries.
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Scud missile
A Scud missile is one of a series of tactical ballistic missiles developed by the Soviet Union during the Cold War.
Seljuk Empire
The Seljuk Empire, or the Great Seljuk Empire, was a high medieval, culturally Turco-Persian, Sunni Muslim empire, established and ruled by the Qïnïq branch of Oghuz Turks.
Semi-arid climate
A semi-arid climate, semi-desert climate, or steppe climate is a dry climate sub-type.
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Seoul
Seoul, officially Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest city of South Korea. Tehran and Seoul are capitals in Asia.
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Sepahan Oil Company
Sepahan Oil Company (SOC), established in 2002, is an oil refining independent company based in Tehran with its refining facilities located in Isfahan.
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Shahed University
Shahed University (Persian: دانشگاه شاهد) is a public university in Tehran, Iran.
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Shahid Beheshti University
Shahid Beheshti University (SBU) (Dāneshgāh-e Shahid Beheshti), originally founded as the Melli University (National University of Iran) (Dāneshgāh-e Melli), is a public research university in Tehran, Iran.
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Shahnameh
The Shahnameh (lit), also transliterated Shahnama, is a long epic poem written by the Persian poet Ferdowsi between and 1010 CE and is the national epic of Greater Iran.
Shahran
Shahran (شهران) is one of the largest tribes in the 'Asir And Jizan region of Saudi Arabia.
Shahriar, Tehran province
Shahriar (شهريار) is a city in the Central District of Shahriar County, Tehran province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. Tehran and Shahriar, Tehran province are cities in Tehran province.
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Sharif University of Technology
Sharif University of Technology (SUT; دانشگاه صنعتی شریف) is a public research university in Tehran, Iran.
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Shemiranat County
Shemiranat County (شهرستان شمیرانات) is in Tehran province, Iran.
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Shemshak (ski resort)
Shemshak is a ski resort situated to the north-east of Tehran in the Alborz mountain range.
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Shermine Shahrivar
Shermine Shahrivar (شرمینه شهریور; born 17 September 1982) is a German model and beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss Europe 2005.
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Shiraz
Shiraz (شیراز) is the fifth-most-populous city of Iran and the capital of Fars Province, which has been historically known as Pars and Persis. Tehran and Shiraz are Iranian provincial capitals.
Sikhs
Sikhs (singular Sikh: or; sikkh) are an ethnoreligious group who adhere to Sikhism, a religion that originated in the late 15th century in the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent, based on the revelation of Guru Nanak.
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Sir Thomas Herbert, 1st Baronet
Sir Thomas Herbert, 1st Baronet (1606–1682), was an English traveller, historian and a gentleman of the bedchamber of King Charles I while Charles was in the custody of Parliament (from 1647 until the king's execution in January 1649).
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Sister city
A sister city or a twin town relationship is a form of legal or social agreement between two geographically and politically distinct localities for the purpose of promoting cultural and commercial ties.
Siyavakhsh
Siyavakhsh (also spelled Siyavash) was an Iranian aristocrat from the House of Mihran who was descended from Bahram Chobin, the famous spahbed of the Sasanian Empire.
Sizdah Be-dar
Sizdah Bedar (سیزدهبدر –), (lit. 'Thirteen outdoor') also known as Nature's Day (روز طبیعت|rtl.
Social exclusion
Social exclusion or social marginalisation is the social disadvantage and relegation to the fringe of society.
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South Caucasus
The South Caucasus, also known as Transcaucasia or the Transcaucasus, is a geographical region on the border of Eastern Europe and West Asia, straddling the southern Caucasus Mountains.
State of emergency
A state of emergency is a situation in which a government is empowered to put through policies that it would normally not be permitted to do, for the safety and protection of its citizens.
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Sufism
Sufism is a mystic body of religious practice found within Islam which is characterized by a focus on Islamic purification, spirituality, ritualism and asceticism.
Sulfur dioxide
Sulfur dioxide (IUPAC-recommended spelling) or sulphur dioxide (traditional Commonwealth English) is the chemical compound with the formula.
Summer
Summer is the hottest and brightest of the four temperate seasons, occurring after spring and before autumn.
Sunni Islam
Sunni Islam is the largest branch of Islam, followed by 85–90% of the world's Muslims, and simultaneously the largest religious denomination in the world.
Swedish Iranians
Swedish Iranians or Swedish Persians consist of people of Iranian nationality who have settled in Sweden, as well as Swedish residents and citizens of Iranian heritage.
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Tabiat Bridge
The Tabi'at Bridge (lit) is the largest pedestrian overpass in Tehran, Iran.
Tajiks
Tajiks (Tājīk, Tājek; Tojik) are a Persian-speaking Iranian ethnic group native to Central Asia, living primarily in Afghanistan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan.
Tajrish
Tajrish (تجريش) is a neighbourhood of Tehran, capital of Iran.
Takyeh Dowlat
The Takyeh Dowlat (lit) was a royal theater in Tehran, Iran.
Talysh people
The Talysh people (script, تالشان) or Talyshis, Talyshes, Talyshs, Talishis, Talishes, Talishs, Talesh are an Iranian ethnic group, with the majority residing in Azerbaijan and a minority in Iran.
Tappe Mil
Tappe Mil (تپه میل or the Fire Temple of Rey آتشکده ری, Fire Temple of Bahram آتشکده بهرام) is one of the historical religious places in Rey, Iran which has stood since the Sasanian Empire.
Tarbiat Modares University
Tarbiat Modares University (دانشگاه تربیت مدرس: Dāneshgāh-e Tarbiyat Modarres, lit. "Professor Training University") is a graduate public university located in Tehran, Iran.
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Tbilisi
Tbilisi (თბილისი), in some languages still known by its pre-1936 name Tiflis, (tr) is the capital and largest city of Georgia, lying on the banks of the Kura River with a population of around 1.2 million people. Tehran and Tbilisi are capitals in Asia and Populated places along the Silk Road.
Tehran Bus Rapid Transit
Tehran Bus Rapid Transit was officially inaugurated in 2008 in order to facilitate the motor traffic in Tehran.
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Tehran City Council (1968–1979)
Tehran City Council (anjoman-e šahr-e teḥrān) was the directly elected city council of Tehran and the first such institution to convene in Iran, serving as a model for other city councils in the country.
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Tehran Conference
The Tehran Conference (codenamed Eureka) was a strategy meeting of Joseph Stalin, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Winston Churchill from 28 November to 1 December 1943.
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Tehran County
Tehran County (شهرستان تهران) is in Tehran province of Iran.
Tehran Derby
The Tehran derby (Persian: شهرآورد تهران (Shahrāvard-e Tehrān), also known as Blue-Red derby (Persian: شهرآورد سرخابی Shahrāvard-e Sorkhābi) is a football match between the two prominent Tehran clubs Esteghlal and Persepolis. It is widely considered the major crosstown derby in the Persian Gulf Pro League.
Tehran International Book Fair
Tehran International Book Fair (نمایشگاه بینالمللی کتاب تهران) is an annual international book fair held in Tehran, Iran.
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Tehran International Puppet Theatre Festival
Tehran International Puppet Theatre Festival (est.1989) or Mobarak International Puppet Theater Festival occurs in Tehran, Iran, about every two years.
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Tehran International Tower
Tehran International Tower (برج بینالمللی تهران) is a 56-story residential tower in Tehran, Iran.
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Tehran Metro
The Tehran Metro (translit) is a rapid transit system serving Tehran, the capital of Iran.
Tehran Metro Line 1
Tehran Metro Line 1, coloured red on system maps, runs north–south and is of which is underground (from Tajrish station to Shush Station) and the rest at grade (at surface level).
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Tehran Metro Line 2
Tehran Metro Line 2, which opened between Sadeghieh and Imam Khomeini in February 2000, is long, with as a subway and elevated.
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Tehran Metro Line 3
Tehran Metro Line 3 travels from northeast to southwest.
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Tehran Metro Line 4
Line 4 is one of several lines of the Tehran Metro.
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Tehran Metro Line 5
Line 5 is coloured green on system maps; it is a regional rail line and has thirteen stations.
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Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art
Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art, (Persian: موزه هنرهای معاصر تهران), also known as TMoCA, is among the largest art museums in Tehran and Iran.
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Tehran province
Tehran Province (استان تهران) is one of the 31 provinces of Iran.
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Tehran railway station
Tehran Railway Station (ايستگاه راه آهن تهران, Istgah-e Rah Ahan-e Tehran) is located in Rah Ahan Square, at the foot of Valiasr Street in the southern part of Tehran, the capital of Iran.
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Tehran Stock Exchange
The Tehran Stock Exchange (TSE) (بورس اوراق بهادار تهران, romanized: Burs-e Owraq-e Bahadar-e Tehran) is Iran's largest stock exchange, which first opened in 1967.
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Tehran Symphony Orchestra
The Tehran Symphony Orchestra (TSO, ارکستر سمفونیک تهران), founded in 1933, is Iran's oldest and largest symphony orchestra.
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Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS) (دانشگاه علومپزشکی تهران, Danushgah-e 'lum Pezeshki-ye Tehran) is the largest and most highly ranked medical university of Iran.
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Tehran Zoological Garden
The Tehran Zoological Garden (باغوحش تهران), also known as "Eram Zoo" (باغوحش ارم), is located on the Tehran–Karaj Freeway in the Eram Amusement Park, Tehran province, Iran.
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Tehrani accent
The Tehrani accent (لهجهٔ تهرانی), or Tehrani dialect (گویش تهرانی), is a dialect of Persian spoken in Tehran and the most common colloquial variant of the Western Persian.
Telephone numbers in Iran
All telephone numbers are 11 digits long (initial 0 plus ten numbers).
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The National Interest
The National Interest (TNI) is an American bimonthly international relations magazine edited by American journalist Jacob Heilbrunn and published by the Center for the National Interest, a public policy think tank based in Washington, D.C., that was established by former U.S. President Richard Nixon in 1994 as the Nixon Center for Peace and Freedom.
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The Washington Post
The Washington Post, locally known as "the Post" and, informally, WaPo or WP, is an American daily newspaper published in Washington, D.C., the national capital.
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Timur
Timur, also known as Tamerlane (8 April 133617–18 February 1405), was a Turco-Mongol conqueror who founded the Timurid Empire in and around modern-day Afghanistan, Iran, and Central Asia, becoming the first ruler of the Timurid dynasty. An undefeated commander, he is widely regarded as one of the greatest military leaders and tacticians in history, as well as one of the most brutal and deadly.
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Tir (god)
Tir (Տիր) is the god of written language, schooling, rhetoric, wisdom, and the arts in Armenian mythology.
Tiran, Iran
Tiran (تيران) is a city in the Central District of Tiran and Karvan County, Isfahan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.
Tochal
Tochal (توچال), is a mountain and ski resort located on the Alborz mountain range, adjacent to the metropolitan area of Tehran in northern Iran.
Tochal Complex
Tochal Complex consists of recreational and sports facilities located in Velenjak, north of Tehran.
Toghrol Tower
Toghrol Tower (Persian: برج طغرل) also transliterated Toghrul, Tughrol, or Tughrul) is a 12th-century monument, located in the city of Rey, Tehran province, Iran. Tuğrul Tower is near Rashkan Castle. The brick tower is the tomb of Seljuk ruler Tughril, who died in Rey in 1063. Originally, like other monuments of its time, it was capped by a conical dome (گنبد, gonbad), which collapsed during an earthquake.
Toopkhaneh
ToopKhāneh (توپخانه; which literally means "Artillery Barracks"), also spelt as Tūpkhāneh, is a major town square (Maidan-e Toopkhaneh) and a neighborhood in the south of the central district of the city of Tehran, Iran.
Tourism in Iran
Tourism in Iran provides a wide range of activities from hiking and skiing in the Alborz and Zagros mountains, to beach holidays by the Persian Gulf and the Caspian Sea.
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Treaty of Gulistan
The Treaty of Gulistan (also spelled Golestan: translit; translit) was a peace treaty concluded between the Russian Empire and Qajar Iran on 24 October 1813 in the village of Gulistan (now in the Goranboy District of Azerbaijan) as a result of the first full-scale Russo-Persian War (1804 to 1813).
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Treaty of Turkmenchay
The Treaty of Turkmenchay (translit; translit) was an agreement between Qajar Iran and the Russian Empire, which concluded the Russo-Persian War (1826–1828).
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Trolleybus
A trolleybus (also known as trolley bus, trolley coach, trackless trolley, trackless tramin the 1910s and 1920sJoyce, J.; King, J. S.; and Newman, A. G. (1986). British Trolleybus Systems, pp. 9, 12. London: Ian Allan Publishing..or trolleyDunbar, Charles S. (1967). Buses, Trolleys & Trams. Paul Hamlyn Ltd.
Trolleybuses in Tehran
The Tehran trolleybus system (Persian:سامانهٔ اتوبوس برقی تهران, Samazh-e Atubus-e Berqi-ye Tehran) serves Tehran, the capital city of Iran.
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Twelver Shi'ism
Twelver Shīʿism (ٱثْنَا عَشَرِيَّة), also known as Imāmiyya (إِمَامِيَّة), is the largest branch of Shīʿa, comprising about 90% of all Shīas.
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United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is a United Nations agency mandated to aid and protect refugees, forcibly displaced communities, and stateless people, and to assist in their voluntary repatriation, local integration or resettlement to a third country.
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University of Art
University of Art (دانشگاه هنر, Daneshgah-e Honar), also known as Iran University of Art (former "Tehran University of Art), formally Art Academic Complex (1979-1991), is the largest art university in Iran, consisting of seven faculties and an international campus in Tehran and its suburb Karaj.
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University of California Press
The University of California Press, otherwise known as UC Press, is a publishing house associated with the University of California that engages in academic publishing.
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University of Tehran
The University of Tehran (Tehran University or UT, دانشگاه تهران, Dāneshgāh-e Tehran) is the oldest and most prominent Iranian university located in Tehran, Iran.
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Vahdat Hall
The Vahdat Hall (تالار وحدت – Tālār e Vahdat means "Unity Hall"), formerly the Roudaki Hall (تالار رودکی – Tālār-e Rudaki), is a performing arts complex in Tehran, Iran.
Valentine's Day
Valentine's Day, also called Saint Valentine's Day or the Feast of Saint Valentine, is celebrated annually on February 14.
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Valiasr Street
Valiasr Street (خیابان ولیعصر.), formerly known as the Pahlavi Street (خیابان پهلوی.), is a tree-lined street in Tehran, dividing the metropolis into western and eastern parts which were built in 1922 to 1927 respectively, considering the end of asphalt plan it ended in 1933.
Velenjak
Velenjak (ولنجک) is an affluent neighbourhood in the northwest of Tehran, Iran.
Vendidad
The Vendidad /ˈvendi'dæd/ or Videvdat or Videvdad is a collection of texts within the greater compendium of the Avesta.
Victor Gruen
Victor David Gruen, born Viktor David Grünbaum retrieved 25 February 2012 (July 18, 1903 – February 14, 1980), was an Austrian-American architect best known as a pioneer in the design of shopping malls in the United States.
Vincent van Gogh
Vincent Willem van Gogh (30 March 185329 July 1890) was a Dutch Post-Impressionist painter who is among the most famous and influential figures in the history of Western art.
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West Asia
West Asia, also called Western Asia or Southwest Asia, is the westernmost region of Asia.
West Asian Games
The West Asian Games (also known as the WAG) is a multi-sport event held among the athletes from West Asia.
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Western Iranian languages
The Western Iranian languages or Western Iranic languages are a branch of the Iranian languages, attested from the time of Old Persian (6th century BC) and Median.
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White Revolution
The White Revolution (translit) or the Shah and People Revolution (translit) was a far-reaching series of reforms resulting in aggressive modernization in the Imperial State of Iran launched on 26 January 1963 by the Shah, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, which lasted until 1979.
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Winston Churchill
Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill (30 November 187424 January 1965) was a British statesman, soldier, and writer who was twice Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, from 1940 to 1945 during the Second World War, and 1951 to 1955.
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Winter
Winter is the coldest and darkest season of the year in polar and temperate climates.
Winter storm
A winter storm is an event in which wind coincides with varieties of precipitation that only occur at freezing temperatures, such as snow, mixed snow and rain, or freezing rain.
World Federation of Exchanges
The World Federation of Exchanges (WFE), formerly the Federation Internationale des Bourses de Valeurs (FIBV), or International Federation of Stock Exchanges, is the trade association of publicly regulated stock, futures, and options exchanges, as well as central counterparties (CCPs).
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World Heritage Site
World Heritage Sites are landmarks and areas with legal protection by an international convention administered by UNESCO for having cultural, historical, or scientific significance.
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World War I
World War I (alternatively the First World War or the Great War) (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918) was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers.
World War II
World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers.
Yafran, Iran
Yafran (يفران, also Romanized as Yafrān; also known as Yafrūn) is a village in Keraj Rural District, in the Central District of Isfahan County, Isfahan Province, Iran.
Yaldā Night
Yaldā Night (شب یلدا shab-e yalda) or Chelle Night (also Chellah Night, شب چلّه shab-e chelle) is an ancient festival in Iran, Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Tajikistan, Iraqi Kurdistan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Dagestan and Turkey that is celebrated on the winter solstice.
Yazdegerd III
Yazdegerd III (𐭩𐭦𐭣𐭪𐭥𐭲𐭩; also Romanized Yazdgerd, Yazdgird) was the last Sasanian King of Kings of Iran from 632 to 651.
Yerevan
Yerevan (Երևան; sometimes spelled Erevan) is the capital and largest city of Armenia, as well as one of the world's oldest continuously inhabited cities. Tehran and Yerevan are capitals in Asia.
Yusef Abad
Yusef Abad (also transliterated as Yousef Abad, Yusuf Abad, Yusof Abad, Yousuf Abad; Yusef-Ābād, יוסף אבאד) is an old neighborhood of Tehran, consisting of an area developed through nearly parallel streets including; Sayed Jamaleddin Asad Abadi (usually considered to be the main street of Yusef Abad area), Ibn-e-sina (Avicena or Poor Sina), Jahan Ara, Mahram (Modabber), and Akbari (Mostowfi).
Zafaraniyeh
Zafaraniyeh is a neighbourhood in northern Tehran, Iran.
Zahhak
Zahhāk or Zahāk (ضحّاک), also known as Zahhak the Snake Shoulder (Zahhāk-e Mārdoush), is an evil figure in Persian mythology, evident in ancient Persian folklore as Azhi Dahāka (اژی دهاک), the name by which he also appears in the texts of the Avesta.
Zand dynasty
The Zand dynasty (translit) was an Iranian dynasty, founded by Karim Khan Zand (1751–1779) that initially ruled southern and central Iran in the 18th century.
Zoroaster
Zarathushtra Spitama more commonly known as Zoroaster or Zarathustra, was an Iranian religious reformer who challenged the tenets of the contemporary Ancient Iranian religion, becoming the spiritual founder of Zoroastrianism.
Zoroastrianism
Zoroastrianism (Din-e Zartoshti), also known as Mazdayasna and Behdin, is an Iranian religion.
1908 bombardment of the Majlis
The 1908 bombardment of the Majlis of Iran (Persian: به توپ بستن مجلس) took place on 23 June 1908 in Tehran, during the Iranian Constitutional Revolution, when the Persian Cossack forces, commanded by Vladimir Liakhov and other Russian officers, bombarded and suppressed the Iranian parliament, the Majlis.
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1968 AFC Asian Cup
The 1968 AFC Asian Cup was the 4th edition of the men's AFC Asian Cup, a quadrennial international football tournament organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC).
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1974 Asian Games
The 7th Asian Games (بازیهای آسیایی ۱۹۷۴) were held from 1 to 16 September 1974 in Tehran, Iran.
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1976 AFC Asian Cup
The 1976 AFC Asian Cup was the 6th edition of the men's AFC Asian Cup, a quadrennial international football tournament organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC).
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2,500-year celebration of the Persian Empire
The Celebration of the 2,500th Anniversary of the Founding of the Persian Empire (جشن سالگرد دوهزار و پانصدمین سال بنیانگذاری تمدن پارسی) was a national event in Iran that consisted of an elaborate set of grand festivities during October 1971 to celebrate the founding of the ancient Achaemenid Empire by Cyrus the Great.
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2009 Iranian presidential election protests
After incumbent president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad declared victory in the 2009 Iranian presidential election, protests broke out in major cities across Iran in support of opposition candidates Mir-Hossein Mousavi and Mehdi Karroubi.
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See also
Cities in Tehran province
- Abali
- Absard
- Ahmadabad-e Mostowfi
- Andisheh
- Arjomand
- Baghestan
- Baqershahr
- Bumahen
- Chahardangeh
- Damavand, Iran
- Eslamshahr
- Fasham
- Ferdowsiyeh, Shahriar
- Ferunabad
- Firuzkuh
- Golestan, Tehran
- Hasanabad, Iran
- Javadabad, Varamin
- Kahrizak
- Kereshteh
- Khosrowabad, Tehran
- Kilan
- Lavasan
- Malard
- Nasimshahr
- Nasirshahr
- Pakdasht
- Parand
- Pardis
- Pishva
- Qaleh Now-e Khaleseh, Tehran
- Qarchak
- Qods, Iran
- Robat Karim
- Rudehen, Iran
- Sabashahr
- Safadasht
- Saidabad-e Jajrud
- Salehieh
- Shahedshahr
- Shahriar, Tehran province
- Sharifabad, Iran
- Shemshak
- Tehran
- Vahidiyeh
- Varamin
Iranian provincial capitals
- Ahvaz
- Arak, Iran
- Ardabil
- Bandar Abbas
- Birjand
- Bojnord
- Bushehr
- Gorgan
- Hamadan
- Ilam, Iran
- Isfahan
- Karaj
- Kerman
- Kermanshah
- Khorramabad
- Mashhad
- Qazvin
- Qom
- Rasht
- Sanandaj
- Sari, Iran
- Semnan, Iran
- Shahr-e Kord
- Shiraz
- Tabriz
- Tehran
- Urmia
- Yasuj
- Yazd
- Zahedan
- Zanjan, Iran
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