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2022-08-01 20:14
Mausoleum, where ‘Napoleon of Persia’ is laid to rest
TEHRAN— Elsewhere in Iran, Nader Shah (August 1688 – 19 June 1747) might be considered someone like a historical tyrant. But here he is a national hero.
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2022-07-29 20:54
In Takht-e Soleyman, where inner peace meets outer beauty
TEHRAN—Nested in a lonely bowl of mountains, ringed by 1500-year-old walls in northwest Iran, the UNESCO-listed Takht-e Soleyman was once a principal fire temple of the Zoroastrian faith in ancient Persia.
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2022-07-10 21:25
Prehistoric arts discovered in caves in central Iran
TEHRAN – A number of prehistoric arts have recently been discovered in caves, which are situated in Semirom county, central Iran.
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2022-07-02 18:48
A walk into the past: Sassanid town of Bishapur
TEHRAN – Now a top tourist destination in southwest Iran, Bishapur (literally, “The city of Shapur”) was once the grand capital of Sassanid king Shapur I whose armies defeated the Romans three times.