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Persian Symphonies
Persian may refer to: * People and things from Iran, historically called ''Persia'' in the English language ** Persians, the majority ethnic group in Iran, not to be conflated with the Iranic peoples ** Persian language, an Iranian language of the Indo-European family, native language of ethnic Persians *** Persian alphabet, a writing system based on the Perso-Arabic script * People and things from the historical Persian Empire Other uses * Persian (patience), a card game * Persian (roll), a pastry native to Thunder Bay, Ontario * Persian (wine) * Persian, Indonesia, on the island of Java * Persian cat, a long-haired breed of cat characterized by its round face and shortened muzzle * The Persian, a character from Gaston Leroux's ''The Phantom of the Opera'' * Persian, a List of generation I Pokémon#Persian, generation I Pokémon species * Alpha Indi, star also known as "The Persian" See also * Persian Empire (other) * Persian expedition (other) or Persian ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmenistan to the north, by Afghanistan and Pakistan to the east, and by the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf to the south. It covers an area of , making it the 17th-largest country. Iran has a population of 86 million, making it the 17th-most populous country in the world, and the second-largest in the Middle East. Its largest cities, in descending order, are the capital Tehran, Mashhad, Isfahan, Karaj, Shiraz, and Tabriz. The country is home to one of the world's oldest civilizations, beginning with the formation of the Elamite kingdoms in the fourth millennium BC. It was first unified by the Medes, an ancient Iranian people, in the seventh century BC, and reached its territorial height in the sixth century BC, when Cyrus the Great fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Persian Expedition (other)
Persian expedition or Persian campaign may refer to: * Persian campaign (Alexander the Great) (334–333 BC) *Julian's Persian expedition (363) * Persian expedition of Stepan Razin (1699) * Persian campaign of Peter the Great (1722–1723) * Persian expedition of 1796 of Catherine the Great * Persian campaign (World War I) The Persian campaign or invasion of Iran ( fa, اشغال ایران در جنگ جهانی اول) was a series of military conflicts between the Ottoman Empire and the British Empire and Russian Empire in the Iranian Azerbaijan region of neu ... (1914–1918) See also * ''Anabasis'' (Xenophon), a written work, titled ''Persian Expedition'' in a well-known translation * List of wars involving Persia {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Persia-related Topics
Persian culture and history * Persian architecture * Persian art * Persian Bayán * Persian calendar * Persian Canadians * Persian carpet * Persian Christians * Persian column * Persian Corridor * Persian Cossack Brigade * Persian cuisine * Persian dance * Persian deities * Persian embroidery * Persian Empire * Persian handicrafts * Persian Jewels * Persian Jews * Persian garden * Persian Gendarmerie * Persian grammar * Persian Gulf Service Command * Persian Hat * Persian appel dessert * Persian Constitutional Revolution * Persian Kings * Persian language * Persian language in the Indian subcontinent * Persian Letters * Persian literature * Persian weights and measures * Persian media * Persian miniature * Persian motifs * Persian music * Persian mythology * Persian names * Persian pickles * Persian studies * Persian New Year (Norouz) * Persian religions * Persian Sibyl * Persian tilework * Persian weave * Persian weblogs * Persian women * The Persian Encyclopedia * Persian Im ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |