IRAN

Archaic Signet of
Civilization
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 Contents

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

Middle
Europe East

Asia

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

and North East Africa
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Caspian
Sea

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

Conventional Name:
Iran (After 1935) Iranians

Type of Government:
Republic (Islamic Republic)

Conventional Long Full Name:

Islamic Republic of Iran

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Iran’s Flag

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Iranian Bank Notes

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Race Background:
Aria (Arya)

Area: 1.648 million sq km (Slightly Larger than Alaska)

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

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Capital: Tehran

Calendar: Persian Calendar

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

Persian New Year: 21st March

Official Language: Farsi (Persian)

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Arid

Semi Arid

Mountains

Forests
 Brief
History
 History

Zoroaster, Iranian Prophet (1200 B.C.)

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Black
Sea

Mediterranean
Sea

Achaemenian Empires (3200 BCE – 330 BCE)

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Cyrus, the Great
Old Testament, Ezra Chapter 1
Cyrus king of Persia released God's people from their
captivity, with license to return and build the temple in
Jerusalem: and restored the holy vessels which
Nabuchodonosor had taken from them.
Achaemenian Empires (3200 BCE – 330 BCE)
Darius, the Great
Old Testament, Ezra Chapter 6
Darius finds the decree of Cyrus in the archives of
Achmetha (Hamadan), and directs Tatnai not to
disturb the Jews in their work. He also exempts them
from tribute, and supplies everything necessary for
the offerings. The Temple is finished in the month of
Adar, in the sixth year of Darius, and is dedicated with
great solemnity.
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 History

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

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Apadana, Achaemenian Kings Monument

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Pasargad, Monument of Cyrus the Great

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Persepolis, Achaemenian Soldiers

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The First Human Rights Document Ever Made by

Darius I King of Persia, Achaemenian Era
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The first credible claim for the development of a real postal system
comes from Persia , A Post Station (Chaparkhane), Achaemenian Era

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 History

Black Sea

Mediterranean Sea

Indian Ocean

The Sassanian Empire (602-629 AD)

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

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Ctesiphopn, Sassanid Palace, Now in Iraq

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Sassanid Dynasty invented Bank system.

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

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Rhazes, 865 A.D., Chemist and Physician Khwarizmi , 800 A.D., Persian
Discovered Sulfuric Acid and Alcohol mathematician, astronomer, astrologer
and geographer, Inventor of Algorithm

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Avicennia, 980 A.D., Physician and Philosopher

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

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A Safavid King
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A Safavid Palace, Isfahan

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Interior Design in a Safavid Palace

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Qajar dynasty, Ruled from 1781 to 1925 B.C

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Qajar Kings

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Amir Kabir, Qajar Prime Minister

Established the First Modern University in Iran in 1880s
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Reza Shah (King Reza), 1924-1941 Mohammad Reza Shah, 1941-1979

Pahlavi Dynasty
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King Mohammad Reza and Emress King is crowning the Emress

Pahlavi Dynasty
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Shah and President Truman, 1949 President Eisenhower Visits Iran, 1959

Shah and President Kennedy, 1962 Shah and President Lyndon, 1968

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Shah and President Nixon, 1973

President Nixon Visits Iran, 1972

Shah and President Ford, 1975 Shah and President Carter, 1977

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Iranian Revolution, 1979

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Ayatollah Khomeini
Iranian Revolution Leader, 1979
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On 22 September 1980 Iraq invaded Iran and this war lasted from September
1980 to August 1988 and about a million Iranians killed or wounded.
On 9 December 1991, the UN Secretary-General declared Iraq as
invader and the war ended.
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Natural Scenery
Natural Scenery

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Fars News Agency
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 Tourism
Attractions
 Tourism Attractions

Chehel sotun, Esfahan Imam Square, Esfahan

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A mosque, Esfahan

Eram Garden, Shiraz

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shirazcity.org
Tourism Attractions

Interior Design of mosques

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Tourism Attractions

Naqsh Jahan Square, Esfahan

 Tourism Attractions

Ahwaz Bridge, Ahwaz Alisadr Cave, Hamedan

An Ancient Chruch, Isfahan Eel Goli, Tabriz

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Ferdowsi Monument, Mashad Ali Qapu, Esfahan

Sioseh Pol(33 Bridges), Esfahan Khajoo Bridge Esfahan

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Namak Abrood resort, Northern Iran

Hafez Monument, Shiraz

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

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Iranian Cappadocia: Kandovan

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Salt Lake, Uromieh

Salt Lake, Uromieh

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Qeshm Island

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Dolphin Park, Kish Island

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The second 7 star hotel of the world

Flower of the east
Kish Island

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Underground Town of Kariz, Kish Island

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 Tehran
Capital of Iran
Tehran

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Tehran

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Tehran

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Tehran

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Tehran

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Tehran

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Tehran

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 Tehran

Samand, Iran made Car

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Tehran

Azadi Soccer Stadium

Capacity 100,000, Tehran

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Subway Stations in Tehran

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Social Life
of
Iranians
 Before
1979 revolution
Social Life Before 1979 Revolution

Students, Tehran University Iranian students at Berkeley University

1970
Social Life Before 1979 Revolution

Iranian Singers and Actresses

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Social Life Before 1979 Revolution

Iranian Women Police

Iranian Women Army

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 after
1979 revolution
Social Life after 1979 Revolution

Iranian Youth
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Social Life after 1979 Revolution

Break Dance in the Street

Iranian Youth Participating

in Presidential Polls

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Social Life after 1979 Revolution

Soccer Fans Fans of a Presidential Candidate

Iranian Youth
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Iranian Youth

Soccer Fans
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Social Life after 1979 Revolution

Iranian Traffic Police

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Social Life after 1979 Revolution

Iranian Fashions
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Iranian Women Soccer Players Iranian Women Rugby Players

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Fars News Agency
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Iranian Wrestling Team Iranian Soccer Team

Top Three of the World Top 20 of the World

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Iranian Soccer Fans in World Cup 2006

 Social Life after 1979 Revolution
Iranian Women Ice Skaters
and Inline Skaters

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Iranian Women Polo Players Iranian Women Golf Players

Social Life after 1979 Revolution

Iranian Women Car Racers

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Social Life after 1979 Revolution

Tehran Symphonic Orchestra

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Social Life after 1979 Revolution

Persian New Year, 21st of March

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Social Life after 1979 Revolution

Last Wednesday of the Year

Chahrshanbe Soori
Fireworks, Dance and Jump over Fire

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Social Life after 1979 Revolution

Ski Resorts, Tehran

Social Life after 1979 Revolution

Iranian People Sympathetic with American People after September 11

Teharn
ART and Iranians
 Art and Iranians

Iranian Miniature

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 Art and Iranians

Hand-knotted
Persian Silk/wool
Rug

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Blue Tile Works

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 Art and Iranians

Handicraft Copper
Works

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 Famous
Iranians
 Famous Iranians

Christiane Amanpour Anousheh Ansari

Chief International Correspondent for the CNN First Female Private Space Tourism

Dr. Ghasem Asrar Bijan Davari

Associate Administrator for Earth Science of NASA IBM Fellow and Vice President

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 Famous Iranians

Hossein Eslambolchi Prof. Mohammad Jamshidi

Chief Technology Officer and Chief A Member of the Advisory board of the NASA JPL's MARS
Information Officer of AT&T Pathfinder Project

Prof. Ali Javan Maria Khorsand

Inventor of Gas Laser in 1960 President of Ericsson Company

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 Famous Iranians

Omid Kordestani Prof. Lotfi Zadeh

Senior Vice President for Worldwide Sales Father of Fuzzy Logic Theorem, UC Berkley Professor
and Field Operations of Google

Farzad Nazem Pierre M. Omidyar

Executive Vice President of Yahoo! Founder and Chairman of the eBay

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 Famous Iranians

Azadeh Tabazadeh Faryar Shirzad

Former White House Deputy Assistant for International
Senior Research Scientist, Earth Science Division, NASA
Economic Affairs to President George W. Bush

Shirin Ebadi Bijan Pakzad (Bijan)

The First Iranian and the First Muslim Woman To Receive Designer of Menswear and Fragrances
the Nobel Peace Prize Owner of the most expensive store in the world in Beverly Hills, CA

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

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 Iranians in USA

• It is estimated that about 800,000 Iranians live in

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

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 Persian words
in
english language
Persian Words in English Language
More than 500 Persian Words is estimated in English
Language. of them are as follows:
Algorithm (Khwarazmi) Beggar (bi-kaar)
Bronze (birinj) Better (Behtar)
Best (Beh ast) Candy (Ghandy)
Caravan (kārawān) Cash (karsha)
Caviar (khaviyar) Cheque(Check) (Chek)
Chess (shah) Cow (Gav)
Door (Darb) Guitar (Sitar)
Far (Far) Further (Fartar)

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Persian Words in English Language
Jackal (shaghāl) Jasmine (yasmin)
Khaki (khaki) Kebab (Kabab)
Lemon (limoo) Lips (Lab)
Magic (maguš) Orange (nāranj)
Pajamas (pāë jāmah) Paradise (pairidaeza)
Sandal (sandal) Sherry (Shiraz)

Spinach (aspanakh) Sugar (shakar)

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