Baloch peopleThe Baloch people or the Balochs are an ethnic group which speaks the Western IranianBalochi language and are native to the Balochistan region of South and West Asia, occupying parts of Pakistan, Iran, and Afghanistan. There are also Baloch diaspora communities in neighbouring regions, including in Central Asia, and the Arabian Peninsula. They were traditionally nomadic pastoralists. The majority of the Baloch reside within Pakistan.
Carmania (region)Carmania (Ancient Greek: Καρμανία, romanized: Karmanía, Old Persian: 𐎣𐎼𐎶𐎴𐎠, romanized: Karmanā, Middle Persian: Kirmān) is a historical region that approximately corresponds to the current province of Kerman, Iran, and was a province of many Iranic empires such as Medes, Achaemenid, Seleucid, Parthian, and Sasanian Empire.
Sasanian EmpireThe Sasanian Empire (), officially Eranshahr (Middle Persian: 𐭠𐭩𐭥𐭠𐭭𐭱𐭲𐭥𐭩, romanized: Ērānšahr, lit. 'Empire of the Iranians'), was an Iranian empire that was founded and ruled by the House of Sasan from 224 to 651 AD (the era of late antiquity). Lasting for over four centuries, the length of the Sasanian dynasty's reign over ancient Iran was second only to that of the Arsacid dynasty of Parthia which immediately preceded it.
SirjanSirjan (Persian: سيرجان; [siːɾˈdʒɒːn]) is a city in the Central District of Sirjan County, Kerman province, in southern Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. The city is 960 km (600 mi) from the Iranian capital of Tehran, and 175 km (109 mi) from the provincial capital of Kerman. It is known for its pistachios, Kilim, and a windcatcher locally known as Bādgir-e Chopoqi (calumet louver).
Movses KhorenatsiMovses Khorenatsi (c. 410–490s AD; Armenian: Մովսէս Խորենացի, pronounced) was a prominent Armenian historian from late antiquity and the author of the History of the Armenians. Movses's History of the Armenians was the first attempt at a universal history of Armenia and remains the only known general account of early Armenian history. It traces Armenian history from its origins to the fifth century, during which Movses claimed to have lived.
ArmeniansArmenians (Armenian: հայեր, romanized: hayer, [hɑˈjɛɾ]) are an ethnic group indigenous to the Armenian highlands of West Asia. Armenians constitute the main demographic group in Armenia and constituted the main population of the breakaway Republic of Artsakh until their subsequent deportation after the 2023 Azerbaijani offensive. There is a large diaspora of around five million people of Armenian ancestry living outside the Republic of Armenia.
KermanKerman (Persian: كرمان; [kʲeɾˈmɒːn] ) is a city in the Central District of Kerman County, Kerman province, Iran, serving as capital of the province, the county, and the district.Regions of IranThe Islamic Republic of Iran has been divided into regions in a number of different ways historically. It has been divided into five administrative regions since 2014.
Provinces of IranIran is subdivided into thirty-one provinces (Persian: استان, romanized: Ostân), which are the first-level administrative divisions of the country. Each province is governed from a local centre, usually the largest local city, which is called the capital (Persian: مرکز, romanized: Markaz) of the province.
Achaemenid EmpireAncient Iranian empire, 550–330 BCThe Achaemenid Empire (, ; Old Persian: 𐎧𐏁𐏂, Xšāça, lit. 'The Empire' or 'The Kingdom') was an ancient Iranian empire founded by Cyrus the Great of the Achaemenid dynasty in 550 BC. At peak, its territorial extent was roughly 5.5 million square kilometres (2.1 million square miles), making it the largest empire of its time.
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