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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

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General Information
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General Information
Middle East
Europe
Asia
Africa
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General Information
Middle East is an area which covers parts of
west Asia and North East Africa
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General Information
Caspian Sea
Persian Gulf
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General Information
Ancient Name Perse, Pars, Persia (Until
1935) Persians (Parsians) Conventional
Name Iran (After 1935) Iranians Type of
Government Republic (Islamic Republic) Conventio
nal Long Full Name Islamic Republic of Iran
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General Information
Irans Flag
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General Information
Iranian Bank Notes
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General Information
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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General Information
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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General Information
Arid
Semi Arid
Mountains
Forests
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BriefHistory
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History
Zoroaster, Iranian Prophet (1200 B.C.)
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History
Black Sea
Mediterranean Sea
Achaemenian Empires (3200 BCE 330 BCE)
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History
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.
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)
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History
All Nations Gate, Statue of Xerxes the Great,
Persepolis, Achaemenian Capital
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History
Persepolis, Achaemenian Capital
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History
Apadana, Achaemenian Kings Monument
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History
Pasargad, Monument of Cyrus the Great
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History
Persepolis, Achaemenian Soldiers
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History
The First Human Rights Document Ever Made
by Kourosh, King of Persia Achaemenian Era
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History
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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History
Shapur, King of Persia, The Sassanian Empire
(602-629 AD)
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History
Ctesiphopn, Sassanid Palace, Now in Iraq
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History
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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History
Rhazes, 865 A.D., Chemist and Physician
Discovered Sulfuric Acid and Alcohol
Khwarizmi , 800 A.D., Persian mathematician,
astronomer, astrologer and geographer, Inventor
of Algorithm
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History
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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History
Safavid Dynasty, Ruled from 1501 to 1736 A.D.
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History
A Safavid King
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History
Ferdosi,A Famous Poet
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History
A Safavid Palace, Isfahan
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History
Interior Design in a Safavid Palace
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History
Qajar dynasty, Ruled from 1781 to 1925 B.C
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History
Qajar Kings
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History
Reza Shah (King Reza), 1924-1941
Mohammad Reza Shah, 1941-1979
Pahlavi Dynasty
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History
King Mohammad Reza and Emress
King is crowning the Emress
Pahlavi Dynasty
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History
Shah and President Truman, 1949
President Eisenhower Visits Iran, 1959
Shah and President Lyndon, 1968
Shah and President Kennedy, 1962
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History
Shah and President Nixon, 1973
President Nixon Visits Iran, 1972
Shah and President Carter, 1977
Shah and President Ford, 1975
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History
Iranian Revolution, 1979
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History
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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Social Life of Iranians
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Before1979 revolution
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Social Life Before 1979 Revolution
Students, Tehran University
Iranian students at Berkeley University 1970
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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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Social Life Before 1979 Revolution
Ski Resorts, Tehran
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Social Life Before 1979 Revolution
Tehran Symphonic Orchestra
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Social Life Before 1979 evolution
Persian New Year, 21st of March
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after1979 revolution
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Social Life after 1979 Revolution
Iranian Youth
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Social Life after 1979 Revolution
Iranian Youth Participating in Presidential Polls
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Social Life after 1979 Revolution
Ordinary People
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Social Life after 1979 Revolution
Iranian Woman Police
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Social Life after 1979 Revolution
Iranian Police
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Social Life after 1979 Revolution
Iranian Fashions
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Social Life after 1979 Revolution
Iranian Women Soccer Players
Iranian Women Rugby Players
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Social Life after 1979 Revolution
Iranian Wrestling Team
Iranian Soccer Team
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Social Life after 1979 Revolution
Iranian Women Ice Skaters
Iranian Women Car Racers
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Social Life after 1979 Revolution
Iranian People Sympathetic with American People
after September 11 Teharn
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ART and Iranians
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Art and Iranians
Iranian Miniature
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Art and Iranians
Hand-knotted Persian Silk/wool Rug
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Art and Iranians
Blue Tile Works
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Art and Iranians
Handicraft Copper Works
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FamousIranians
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Famous Iranians
Dr. Jalali IT Professor
Ezatolah Entezami The Best Actor in Iran
Abbas Kiarostami The Famous Director
Dr. M. Hosien Mandegar Heart Surgeon
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Famous Iranians
Dr. Firouz Naderi Associate director of NASAs
Prof. Sadeghi Heart Surgeon
Dr. Ehsan Yarshater Chief of Encyclopaedia
Iranica
Shoreh Aghdashloo The Famous Actor
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Famous Iranians
Christiane Amanpour Chief International
Correspondent for the CNN
Anousheh Ansari First Female Private Space
Tourism
Bijan Davari IBM Fellow and Vice President
Dr. Ghasem Asrar Associate Administrator for
Earth Science of NASA
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Famous Iranians
Hossein Eslambolchi Chief Technology Officer and
Chief Information Officer of ATT
Prof. Mohammad Jamshidi A Member of the Advisory
board of the NASA JPL's MARS Pathfinder Project
Prof. Ali Javan Inventor of Solid Laser in 1960
Maria Khorsand President of Ericsson Company
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Famous Iranians
Omid Kordestani Senior Vice President for
Worldwide Sales and Field Operations of Google
Prof. Lotfi Zadeh Father of Fuzzy Logic Theorem,
UC Berkley Professor
Farzad Nazem Executive Vice President of Yahoo!
Pierre M. Omidyar Founder and Chairman of the eBay
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Famous Iranians
Faryar Shirzad Former White House Deputy
Assistant for International Economic Affairs to
President George W. Bush
Azadeh Tabazadeh Senior Research Scientist, Earth
Science Division, NASA
Shirin Ebadi The First Iranian and the First
Muslim Woman To Receive the Nobel Peace Prize
Bijan Pakzad (Bijan) Designer of Menswear and
Fragrances Owner of the most expensive store in
the world in Beverly Hills, CA
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Iranians is USA
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Iranian Soccer Fans in World Cup 2006 U.S.A
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Natural Scenery
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Natural Scenery
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Natural Scenery
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Natural Scenery
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Natural Scenery
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Natural Scenery
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Natural Scenery
Cheshmeh Sort
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Natural Scenery
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Natural Scenery
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TourismAttractions
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Tourism Attractions
Chehel sotun, Esfahan
Imam Square, Esfahan
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Tourism Attractions
A mosque, Esfahan
Eram Garden, Shiraz
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Tourism Attractions
Interior Design of mosques
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Tourism Attractions
Naqsh Jahan Square, Esfahan
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Tourism Attractions
Ahwaz Bridge, Ahwaz
Alisadr Cave, Hamedan
An Ancient Chruch, Isfahan
Eel Goli, Tabriz
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Tourism Attractions
Ali Qapu, Esfahan
Ferdowsi Monument, Mashad
Sioseh Pol(33 Bridges), Esfahan
Khajoo Bridge Esfahan
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Tourism Attractions
Namak Abrood resort, Northern Iran
Hafez Monument, Shiraz
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Tourism Attractions
Imam Reza holly shrine (All made of gold and
silver), Mashad
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Tourism Attractions
Kalut, the Biggest Cloddish Town of the World
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Tourism Attractions
Iranian Cappadocia Kandovan
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Tourism Attractions
Salt Lake, Uromieh
Salt Lake, Uromieh
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Tourism Attractions
Qeshm Island
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Tourism Attractions
Dolphin Park, Kish Island
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Tourism Attractions
Underground Town of Kariz, Kish Island
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TehranCapital of Iran
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Tehran
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Tehran
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Tehran
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Tehran
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Tehran
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Tehran
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Tehran
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Tehran
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Tehran
Samand, Iran made Car
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Tehran
Azadi Soccer Stadium Capacity 100,000, Tehran
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Tehran
Subway Stations in Tehran
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Iranians in USA

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

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Iranians in USA

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

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Persian wordsinenglish language
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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
(karawan) Cash (karsha) Caviar
(khaviyar) Cheque(Check) (Chek) Chess
(shah) Cow (Gav) Door (Darb) Guitar
(Sitar) Far (Far) Further (Fartar)
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words_of_Persian_origin
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Persian Words in English Language
Jackal (shaghal) Jasmine (yasmin) Khaki
(khaki) Kebab (Kabab) Lemon (limoo) Lips
(Lab) Magic (maguš) Orange (naranj) Pajamas
(paë jamah) Paradise (pairidaeza) Sandal
(sandal) Sherry (Shiraz) Spinach
(aspanakh) Sugar (shakar)
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words_of_Persian_origin
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