He was born in Hamadan, the son of Hajj Sayed Abolghasam Kordestani; he learned French in the Ecole d’Alliance, and moved to Istanbul for a while. He is particularly famous for writing the opera Rastakhiz iran, which was a reflection of his patriotic spirit.

Persepolis was the ceremonial capital of the Achaemenid Empire. It is situated 60 km northeast of the city of Shiraz in Fars Province, homeland. The earliest remains of Persepolis date back to 515 BCE. It exemplifies the Achaemenid style of architecture. UNESCO declared the ruins of Persepolis a World Heritage Site in 1979.

Referring to persians’ aids to quake-stricken areas in western province of Kermanshah, Jahangiri said government, armed forces, the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), Iranian Red Crescent Society also provided necessary supports.

The Auschwitz concentration camp was a complex of over 40 concentration and extermination camps built and operated by Nazi Germany in occupied Poland during World War II and the Holocaust. It consisted of Auschwitz I, the main camp (Stammlager) and administrative headquarters, in Oświęcim; Auschwitz II–Birkenau, a combined concentration/extermination camp three kilometers away in Brzezinka; Auschwitz III–Monowitz, a labor camp …

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Back seat of the car is the biggest danger zone, research reveals. Reading and using a tablet or phone are top triggers.Car sickness and nausea don’t just affect children, new RAC research has found, with as many as one in five people (18%) – the equivalent of 7.3m people* – not growing out of it and continuing to suffer as …

Chaharshanbe Suri is an persian festival celebrated on the eve of the last Wednesday before Nowruz.The Persian name of the festival consists of čahāršanbe , the name of Wednesday in the persian calendars, and suri , most plausibly meaning “red” and referring either to fire or to ruddiness.

Considered one of the aristocratic structures of the Safavid Dynasty, the building enjoys various spaces with plenty of decorations. The family of Moshir Ansari were Mostofis (finance ministers) and Monshis (secretaries) of Safavid court, who emigrated from Shiraz to Isfahan during the time of Shah Abbas the Great. Mirza Habib Allah Moshir al-Molk Ansari can be referred to as the …

Samanu is a sweet paste made entirely from germinated wheat (young wheatgrass), which is prepared especially for Nowruz (New Year’s Day) in a large pot (like a kazan).

Saeed Kangarani (3 October 1954 – 14 September 2018) was a actor. He was a young actor during the pre revolutionary cinema and didn’t appear on the screens after the revolution until 2006 with the film, Marriage, persian Style.