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Sangan Island
Sanjan or Sangan or Zangan ( fa, سنگان, link=no) may refer to: * Sanjan (Khorasan), a historic city in present-day Turkmenistan *Sanjan, Gujarat, a town in Gujarat state, India, named by Zoroastrian immigrants after the Sanjan in Khorasan * Sangan, Pakistan, a town in Balochistan province, Pakistan * Sangan-e Olya, a village in Qazvin province, Iran * Sangan-e Sofla, Qazvin, a village in Qazvin province, Iran * Sangan, Razavi Khorasan, a city in Razavi Khorasan province, Iran * Sangan-e Bala Khvaf, a village in Razavi Khorasan province, Iran * Sangan, South Khorasan, a village in South Khorasan province, Iran * Sangan, Chabahar, a village in Sistan and Baluchistan province * Sangan, Tehran, a village in Tehran province, Iran * Sengan, West Azerbaijan, a village in West Azerbaijan province, Iran * Zangan, West Azerbaijan, a village in West Azerbaijan province, Iran *Sangan District, a district in Razavi Khorasan province, Iran Sanjan is also: * Qissa-i Sanjan, an account of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sanjan (Khorasan)
Sanjan is an ancient city on the southern edge of the Karakum Desert, Kara-kum Desert, in the vicinity of the historically eminent oasis-city of Merv. Topographically, Sanjan is located in the Greater Khorasan region of Central Asia. Politically, Sanjan is in the present-day Mary Province of Turkmenistan. Together with Merv, Sanjan was an important stopping place and center of trade on the southern route of the Silk road. Sanjan gained further importance following the Seleucid Empire, Seleucid establishment of Merv as the principal city of the Margiana province, a status it also held during the subsequent Parthian (250 BCE–226 CE) and Sassanid Empire, Sassanid (226-651 CE) eras. As a site in the Bactria-Margiana Archaeological Complex, Sanjan is subject to the hypothesis that the Indo-Iranians, a major branch that split off from the Proto-Indo-Europeans, originated there. (see also: Bactria-Margiana Archaeological Complex#The Indo-Iranian hypothesis, BMAC:Indo-Iranian hypothesi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sengan, West Azerbaijan
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Serengeti
The Serengeti ( ) ecosystem is a geographical region in Africa, spanning northern Tanzania. The protected area within the region includes approximately of land, including the Serengeti National Park and several game reserves. The Serengeti hosts the second largest terrestrial mammal migration in the world, which helps secure it as one of the Seven Natural Wonders of Africa, and as one of the ten natural travel wonders of the world. The Serengeti is also renowned for its large lion population and is one of the best places to observe prides in their natural environment. Approximately 70 large mammal and 500 bird species are found there. This high diversity is a function of diverse habitats, including riverine forests, swamps, kopjes, grasslands, and woodlands. Blue wildebeest, gazelles, zebras, and buffalos are some of the commonly found large mammals in the region. The Serengeti also contains the Serengeti District of Tanzania. The name "Serengeti" is often said to be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xinjiang
Xinjiang, SASM/GNC: ''Xinjang''; zh, c=, p=Xīnjiāng; formerly romanized as Sinkiang (, ), officially the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region (XUAR), is an autonomous region of the People's Republic of China (PRC), located in the northwest of the country at the crossroads of Central Asia and East Asia. Being the largest province-level division of China by area and the 8th-largest country subdivision in the world, Xinjiang spans over and has about 25 million inhabitants. Xinjiang borders the countries of Mongolia, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan and India. The rugged Karakoram, Kunlun and Tian Shan mountain ranges occupy much of Xinjiang's borders, as well as its western and southern regions. The Aksai Chin and Trans-Karakoram Tract regions, both administered by China, are claimed by India. Xinjiang also borders the Tibet Autonomous Region and the provinces of Gansu and Qinghai. The most well-known route of the historic Silk Ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brahma
Brahma ( sa, ब्रह्मा, Brahmā) is a Hindu god, referred to as "the Creator" within the Trimurti, the trinity of supreme divinity that includes Vishnu, and Shiva.Jan Gonda (1969)The Hindu Trinity Anthropos, Bd 63/64, H 1/2, pp. 212–226. He is associated with creation, knowledge, and the ''Vedas''. Brahma is prominently mentioned in creation legends. In some ''Puranas'', he created himself in a golden embryo known as the Hiranyagarbha. Brahma is frequently identified with the Vedic god Prajapati.;David Leeming (2005), The Oxford Companion to World Mythology, Oxford University Press, , page 54, Quote: "Especially in the Vedanta Hindu Philosophy, Brahman is the Absolute. In the Upanishads, Brahman becomes the eternal first cause, present everywhere and nowhere, always and never. Brahman can be incarnated in Brahma, in Vishnu, in Shiva. To put it another way, everything that is, owes its existence to Brahman. In this sense, Hinduism is ultimately monotheistic or m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Qissa-i Sanjan
The Story of Sanjan (also ''Qissa-i Sanjan'' or ''Kisse-i Sanjan'') ( fa, قصه سنجان, gu, કિસે સનજાન/કિસ્સા-એ-સંજાણ) is an account of the early years of Zoroastrian settlers on the Indian subcontinent that was originally written in 1599 CE by Parsi priest, Bahman Kaikobad. Qissa I Sanjan - Heritage Institute In the absence of alternatives, the text is generally accepted to be the only narrative of the events described therein, and many members of the community perceive the epic poem to be an accurate account of their ancestors. The account begins in |
Sangan District
Sangan District ( fa, بخش سنگان) is a district (bakhsh) in Khaf County, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 19,726, in 4,291 families. The district has one city: Sangan. The district has two rural districts (''dehestan''): Bostan Rural District and Pain Khaf Rural District Pain Khaf Rural District ( fa, دهستان پائين خواف) is a rural district (''dehestan'') in Sangan District, Khaf County, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Pe .... References Districts of Razavi Khorasan Province Khaf County {{Khaf-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zangan, West Azerbaijan
Zanganeh ( fa, زنگنه; also known as Zangan and Zanjāneh) is a village in Chaybasar-e Sharqi Rural District, in the Central District of Poldasht County, West Azerbaijan Province, 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 Turkmeni .... At the 2006 census, its population was 43, in 13 families. References Populated places in Poldasht County {{Poldasht-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sangan, Tehran
Sangan ( fa, سنگان, also Romanized as Sangān and Sankān; also known as Sangān-e Pā’īn) is a village in Sulqan Rural District, Kan District, Tehran County, Tehran Province, 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 Turkmeni .... In 2006, its population comprised 749 residents in 195 families. Sangan Waterfall is located nearby. References Populated places in Tehran County {{TehranCounty-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sanjan, Gujarat
Sanjan is a town situated in Umargam taluka in the Valsad district in the state of Gujarat, India. Sanjan is located around 70 km from the Valsad city. It is the earliest settlement of the Parsis in India. Geography Sanjan Bandar, also called old Sanjan is the initial settlement. Sanjan is situated on the banks of Maroli River. Transport The town is served by Sanjan railway station which lies on New Delhi–Mumbai main line. The nearest airport is Surat Airport in Surat. History Sanjan is believed to have been founded by Zoroastrian refugees who sought asylum in Gujarat in 698 AD. A widely believed legend is that the Zoroastrians were offered a filled pot of milk by Jadi Rana, the King of Sanjan to signify that his kingdom was full. In response, the Zoroastrians poured sugar into the milk without spilling any milk, stating they would adapt to the kingdom and cause no disorder, to which the King agreed. Those Zoroastrians, whose descendants are today known as the Parsis ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sangan, Chabahar
Sangan ( fa, سنگان, also Romanized as Sangān and Sengān; also known as Sankān and Singān) is a village in Bahu Kalat Rural District, Dashtiari District, Chabahar County, Sistan and Baluchestan Province, 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 Turkmeni .... At the 2006 census, its population was 707, in 113 families. References Populated places in Chabahar County {{Chabahar-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sangan, South Khorasan
Sangan ( fa, سنگان, also Romanized as Sangān; also known as Kalāteh-i-Amīri, Kalāteh-ye Amiri, and Sangān-e Pā’īn) is a village in Arabkhaneh Rural District, Shusef District, Nehbandan County, South Khorasan Province, 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 Turkmeni .... At the 2006 census, its population was 21, in 5 families. References Populated places in Nehbandan County {{Nehbandan-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
