History

Ahmad Mogharebi (1921–1977) was a high-ranking general in Homeland’s armed forces and a Soviet spy. The uncovering of communist spies in the West was usually associated with a “political earthquake”. The discovery of Soviet spies Ethel and Julius Rosenberg fueled domestic debate about communism in the United States. The discovery of Kim Philby rocked the British secret service. And the …

Seyyed Hassan Emami (born 1981; died in Lausanne, Switzerland, in August 1998) was a Shiite mujtahid, professor of civil law at capital University until 1998, representative of the 17th term of the National Council and its president from July 10 to 30, 1999, representative of the Senate of Homeland, and the Friday Imam of capital from 12 Bahman 1324 to …

Rokneddin Mokhtari (1887–1970) was a musician and violinist.Mokhtari was born in Kermanshah. As well as being a musician, he was also the head of police department in Reza Shah era. For several years, he held stately positions and after the fleeing of Colonel Ayrom to Europe, from 1935 to 1941 he was appointed as the head of the police headquarters …

The Dhofar Rebellion, also known as the Dhofar War or the Omani Civil War, was waged from 1963 to 1976 in the province of Dhofar against the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman. The war began with the formation of the Dhofar Liberation Front, a Marxist group which aimed to create an independent state in Dhofar, free from the rule of …

Seyyed Hossein Emami (born 1303; died 1328) was a member of the Fadayan Islam group. Along with his brother Ali Mohammad, he killed Ahmad Kasravi with a knife on March 20, 1324, in the Palace of Justice, but he was released from prison at the insistence of the authorities at the time, including Abdul Hossein Hajir. Four years later, Seyyed …

During Naser o-Din Shah’s reign Western science, technology, and educational methods were introduced into Homeland and the country’s modernization was begun. Naser o-Din Shah tried to exploit the mutual distrust between Great Britain and Russia to preserve Homeland’s independence, but foreign interference and territorial encroachment increased under his rule. He contracted huge foreign loans to finance expensive personal trips to …

The Grand Bazaar is an old historical bazaar in capital. It is split into several corridors over 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) in length, each specializing in different types of goods, and has several entrances, with Sabze-Meydan being the main entrance.In addition to shops, the Grand Bazaar contains mosques, guest houses, and banks. It has access to the rapid transit system …

Shahrukh Zargham (January 1, 1328–December 17, 1359, Abadan) was one of the commanders of the Iran-Iraq war who was killed in Abadan. He also had a history of being invited to the camp of the national wrestling team. Before the revolution, he was known as Jahl Maabi and Lat Geri. He took part in several national wrestling competitions. On December …

In old times of Homeland, it was common to have small exhibitions of animals and birds for families in some houses; some times there were exhibitions in some parts of the cities.In 1637, Adam Olorius, the German traveler had mentioned seeing a zoo in Isfahan (the capital of the Safavid Empire). At Fath-Ali Shah Qajar’s era, around 1809, there used …

Gholamhossein Mossadegh said in a part of his memories: “One day they came and took our car by force with their driver and threw my father in the car, and that was the day when my sister, my younger sister, was going to get food for my father who was in the police station. Was. He saw that my father …