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Iran
Iran is a republic country situated in Central Eurasia and Western Asia with an estimated population of 76.9 million as of 2010. It is the 18th largest country in the world with a total land area of 1,648,195 sq km.
3,383 Questions
What did herodotus find unusual about the Persians?
In his words:
I.131. The customs which I know the Persians to observe are the following: they have no images of the gods, no temples nor altars, and consider the use of them a sign of folly. This comes, I think, from their not believing the gods to have the same nature with men, as the Greeks imagine. Their wont, however, is to ascend the summits of the loftiest mountains, and there to offer sacrifice to Zeus, which is the name they give to the whole circuit of the firmament. They likewise offer to the sun and moon, to the earth, to fire, to water, and to the winds. These are the only gods whose worship has come down to them from ancient times. At a later period they began the worship of Urania, which they borrowed from the Arabians and Assyrians. Mylitta is the name by which the Assyrians know this goddess, whom the Arabians call Alitta, and the Persians Mitra.
What is the name of desert in Iran?
Iran has 2 major desrts: 1- Dasht-e-kavir(central Iran) 2- Kavire Loot(Lut - east and souh eastern Iran)
but if u mean the desert on top of Iran i am not sure if you mean the desert in Turkminestan or something perhaps
Most likely, the question refers to the Dasht-E-Kavir.
What items best reflect the Safavids' influences on Iranian culture?
Silk carpets and Farsi language.
Silk carpets and Farsi language
silk carpet and farsi language
Is Iran part of the commonwealth?
No. Iran is not a member of the Commonwealth of Independent States as it was not a part of the former Soviet Union.
Why are there sanctions against Iran?
Between 2006 and 2009 Sanctions were put on Iran.
It prevented many military exports to Iran and target investments in oil, gas and petrochemicals, exports of refined petroleum products. It also barred banks, insurance, financial transactions and shipping industries from doing business with the West.
The major body of water along the western boundaries of Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan is the CASPIAN SEA.
Shah Ismail, the first founder of the Safavid Dynasty started his empire in his hometown of ARDABIL in Iranian Azerbaijan. He was able to unite all of Azerbaijan (both today's north Azerbaijan and today's Iranian Azerbaijan) before conquering the rest of Persia.
Do women wear the hijab in Iran?
Yes. It is the law for women to wear the hijab in Iran. However, they use the Farsi word "chador" to refer to the garment.
What is world ranking of Iran universities?
Based on Papers that published :
- University of Tehran
- Sharif University of Technology
- Amirkabir University of Technology
- Iran University of Science and Technology
- Shiraz university
- Isfahan University of Technology
- Ferdowsi University of Mashhad: Third University
- University of Tabriz
- K. N. Toosi University of Technology
- Shahid Beheshti University
How does Islam religion affect life in Iran and Afghanistan?
I just want to write about the effect of Islam in Iran. the Islam was released in Iran at sasani era with the attack of Arabs to Iran.I just want said shortly after this attack many things about the calture of Iran change to another way. Arabs burned many important books from the libraries of Persian impire. Arabic language mixed with Persian. Todays the power of the government of Iran garbed by a few INTEMPERATE Muslims and now many of Iranian people are under pressure of the laws of Islamic rep. of Iran.
cant touch me piz don't call the cops
The women hide there face because it is a part of the culture, tradition, and it is wrong to show to much skin and it helps with the heat
And if they don't wear it they are subject to a penalty of 60 days in jail or 70 lashes.
What year did Alexander attack the Persians?
Alexander the Great did not conquer Greece.
Greece was a collection of independent city-states, most of which were conquered by Alexander's father, Philip of Macedon. Alexander inherited Greece from his father.
What provoked the Iranian revolution in 1979?
The underlying causes of the revolution are described in another answer. What literally started the Iranian Revolution were popular protests against the Shah of Iran. The security forces would kill some of the protestors. In Shi'a Islam, there are traditional mourning days of 3, 7, and 40 days after deaths. The 40th day is the biggest day of mourning. Essentially, most of these mourning days would become new protests, more people would be killed, which increased the number of mourning days, which increased the number of protests, etc. Eventually, the security forces refused to fire upon their fellow Iranians and the Shah fled the country.
What is the gateway to the gulf of Iran called?
The Strait of Hormuz. And it's the Persian Gulf; Persia is the old name for Iran.
What was the reason for conflict between the ottoman and safavid empire?
The Safavid and Ottoman dynasties were both of Turkish ethnicity. The Safavid empire extended from the Caucasia ( Armenia, Azeribijan, etc.) to India, Iraq, the Persian Gulf, and parts of central Asia and the Caspian Sea.The Ottoman empire, on the other hand, ruled the the rest of the Islamic empire (Middle East, Balkans, and North Africa).
The Ottoman empire was older and stronger than the young Safavid empire, but the Ottomans were alarmed as the Safavid strength and influence grew and felt their interest was threatened. Moreover, the Safavid followed Shia Islam, while the Ottoman people were followers of Sunni/Sufi Islam.
But the main reasons for the conflict are rather political than for sectarian religious factors as many try to force this idea of Sunni/Shia conflict.
As the Safavid empire grew, it pushed its territories as far as Iraq and eastern Turkey, carving for itself a considerable chunk of Ottoman territory. This was the point when the Ottomans felt in danger and waged war on their cousins the Safavid.
How long does it take for mail to get to Iran?
Probably a long time my guess would be anywhere from 2 weeks to a month but it's just a guess. I think this because it has to go over the Atlantic but also Iran is definitely a shaky area so it may take longer. If your sending it to troops that may make it a bit faster.
How did shah Abbas strengthen the safavid empire?
historian believe that shah Abbas period is most flourished time in this dynasty.In other word Shah Abbab had two accomplishments.one is the fornmality of shiite sect in the whole territory of the dynasty and other concerns with spreading of borders of Safavid dynast in term of goo policies .
in this period,shiism in the 10th/16th and 11th/17th century, ismail who was of the household of shaykh safi al-Din Ardaili(d.735/1334)a Sufi master and also a siite,begn a revolt in Ardabil,with three hundred Sufis who were disciples of his forefathers,with the aim of establishing an independent and powerful Shiite country. in this way,he begn the conquest of the Persia and overcme the local feudal princess.after the series of the bloody wars with ocal rulers and also the Ottomans who held the title of the caliph,he succeeded in forming Persia piece by piece into a country nd in making the shism the official religion in his kingdom.after the death of the Shah Ismail ,other Safavid kings reigned in Persia until the 12th/18th century and each continued to recognize shism as the official religion of the country and further to strengthen its hold upon this land.at the height of their power,during the reign of Shah Abbas,the Safavids were able to increase the territorial expansion and the population of Persia to twice its present size.as for other muslim lands.the Shiites popultions continued the same as before and increased only throough the natural growth of population
What did the Athenian forces do after defeating the Persians at Marathon?
The Athenians were not at the battle of Thermopylae, but were aboard their warships - hey had sent their families for sanctuary in Peloponnesian cities. The Persians took over Athens and used it as a base while the Greek fleet assembled at Salamis, where it where it met and defeated the Persian fleet.
