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My
sojourn begins among the ruins of the ancient city of Persepolis.
It is just after dawn, and the only other signs of life are an elderly
Persian guard and a couple of Japanese tourists. Then a gaggle of schoolgirls
arrive by bus, dressed in identical white wimples. They stop at the teahouse
to devour ice cream, then trail me among the columns. Several small
girls catch my eye, giggle, look away. Finally, one of the bravest among
them fixes her gaze straight at me and says in perfect English, “You’re
pretty!” before hiding behind her friend in the orange dress. It’s a scene
that will be repeated throughout the land. I visit the poets’ tombs
and gardens of Shiraz, walk among the mullahs in the holy city of Qom,
catch a breathtaking view atop the mountains over Teheran.. --- Esfahan
nesf-e jahan ~ Half the World --- A Woman's Sojourn to the Islamic Republic
of Iran --
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| Embassy of Iran in Armenia
- Embassy of Iran in Armenia |
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| Embassy of Iran in Canberra,
Australia - Embassy of Iran in
Canberra, Australia |
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| Embassy of the Islamic
Republic of Iran in Vienna, Austria - Embassy
of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Vienna, Austria |
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| Embassy of Iran in Brasilia,
Brazil - Embassy of Iran in Brasilia,
Brazil |
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| (Mirror) Embassy of the
Islamic Republic of Iran in Ottawa, Canada - Embassy
of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Ottawa, Canada |
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| Embassy of the Islamic
Republic of Iran in Ottawa, Canada - Embassy
of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Ottawa, Canada |
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| Embassy of Iran in Copenhagen,
Denmark - Embassy of Iran in Copenhagen,
Denmark |
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| Embassy of Iran in Addis
Ababa, Ethiopia - Embassy
of Iran in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
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| Embassy of Iran in Helsinki,
Finland - Embassy of Iran in Helsinki, Finland |
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| Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in
Berlin, Germany - Embassy of the Islamic
Republic of Iran in Berlin, Germany |
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| Consulate General of
the Islamic Republic of Iran in Frankfurt, Germany - Consulate
General of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Frankfurt, Germany |
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| Embassy of the Islamic
Republic of Iran in Budapest, Hungary - Embassy
of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Budapest, Hungary |
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| Embassy of Iran in New Delhi, India - Embassy
of Iran in New Delhi, India |
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Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in
London, Great Britain & Northern Ireland -
Embassy
of the Islamic Republic of Iran in London, Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
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| Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in
Budapest, Hungary - Embassy of the
Islamic Republic of Iran in Budapest, Hungary |
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| Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in
Jakarta, Indonesia - Embassy of
the Islamic Republic of Iran in Jakarta, Indonesia |
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| Embassy of Iran in Tokyo, Japan - Embassy
of Iran in Tokyo, Japan |
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| (Mirror) Embassy of the Islamic Republic of
Iran in Tokyo, Japan - Embassy
of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Tokyo, Japan |
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| Embassy of Islamic Republic of
Iran to The Hague, Netherlands - Embassy
of Islamic Republic of Iran to The Hague, Netherlands |
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| Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in
Oslo, Norway - Embassy of the
Islamic Republic of Iran in Oslo, Norway |
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| Embassy of Iran in Pretoria, South Africa -
Embassy
of Iran in Pretoria, South Africa |
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| Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in
Stockholm, Sweden - Embassy of the Islamic
Republic of Iran in Stockholm, Sweden |
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| Embassy of Iran in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
- Embassy of Iran in Abu Dhabi,
United Arab Emirates |
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The
18th largest country in the world in terms of area at 1,648,195 km²,
Iran has a population of over seventy million. It is a country of special
geostrategic significance due to its central location in Eurasia. Iran
is bordered on the north by Armenia, Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan. As Iran
is a littoral state of the Caspian Sea, which is an inland sea and condominium,
Kazakhstan and Russia are also Iran's direct neighbors to the north. Iran
is bordered on the east by Afghanistan and Pakistan, on the south by the
Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman, and on the west by Turkey and Iraq.
Tehran is the capital, the country's largest city and the political, cultural,
commercial, and industrial center of the nation. Iran is a regional power,
and holds an important position in international energy security and world
economy as a result of its large reserves of petroleum and natural gas.
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Iran
is home to one of the world's oldest continuous major civilizations,
with historical and urban settlements dating back to 7000 BC. The first
Iranian dynasty formed during the Elamite kingdom in 2800 BC. The Iranian
Medes unified Iran into an empire in 625 BC. They were succeeded by three
Iranian Empires, the Achaemenids, Parthians and Sassanids, which governed
Iran for more than 1000 years. Iranian post-Islamic dynasties and empires
expanded the Persian language and culture throughout the Iranian plateau.
Early Iranian dynasties which re-asserted Iranian independence included
the Tahirids, Saffarids, Samanids and Buyids. The blossoming of Persian
literature, philosophy, medicine, astronomy, mathematics and art became
major elements of Muslim civilization and started with the Saffarids and
Samanids. Iran was once again reunified as an independent state in 1501
by the Safavid dynasty who promoted Twelver Shi'a Islam as the official
religion of their empire, marking one of the most important turning points
in the history of Islam. "Persia's Constitutional Revolution" established
the nation's first parliament in 1906, within a constitutional monarchy.
Iran officially became an Islamic republic on 1 April 1979, following the
Iranian Revolution. --- From
Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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