81. Nations Online :: Iran - Irân - Persia history iran, history, Land and People history of Persia/iran iran's history in briefAbout iran's history by iran Embassy, Ottawa Reza Abbasi Museum Museum of http://www.nationsonline.org/oneworld/iran.htm

This page is part of One World - Nations Online One World - Nations Online Countries and Nations keywords: iran, online resources, islamic republic of iran, iran news papers, country information for iran, iran map Note: Links will open in a new browser window. Country Code: ir Flag of Iran Background: Known as Persia until 1935, Iran became an Islamic republic in 1979 after the ruling shah (Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi) was forced into exile. Conservative clerical forces subsequently crushed westernizing liberal elements. Militant Iranian students seized the US Embassy in Tehran on 4 November 1979 and held it until 20 January 1981. During 1980-88, Iran fought a bloody, indecisive war with Iraq over disputed territory. The key current issue is how rapidly the country should open up to the modernizing influences of the outside world. (Source: CIA - The World Factbook) border countries: Afghanistan Armenia Azerbaijan Iraq ... Turkmenistan Official Sites of Iran Presidency of the Islamic Republic of Iran Seyed Mohammad Khatami's Office Ministry of Foreign Affairs MOFA of Islamic Republic of Iran Mission of The Islamic Republic of Iran to the UN The Embassy of The Islamic Republic of Iran Iran Embassy, Ottawa, Canada

82. Baha'i History Of Iran Article by Moojan Momen.Category Regional Middle East Religion Bahá i...... As the Bábí and Bahá'í religions were founded in iran, the history of thesereligions in this country is closely bound up with the overall history of the http://www.northill.demon.co.uk/relstud/iran.htm

Iran 1. Geography and history 2. Conversions 3. Geographical spread 4. Spread among religious and ethnic Minorities ... 14. Recent history, 1979 onwards Geography and history Iran as an identifiable entity has existed for many centuries. Geographically it consists of high mountains stretching across the north and west with a high plateau occupying the center of the country. The center and east of this plateau is a desert, but with irrigation the west and south of the plateau can be farmed. The empires of the Medes and Persians were among the greatest of the ancient world. Although those empires were swept away, Iran as a cultural entity remained. The boundary that marks the western edge of present-day Iran forms one of the most significant and enduring cultural boundaries of the world. The ancient civilizations that occupied Mesopotamia, Syria, Egypt, and North Africa were almost obliterated by the Arab Islamic invasion and that whole area came under Arab cultural domination. Iran, however, although it was among the first countries to fall to the advancing Arab armies, never completely lost its culture and language. Centuries later, the Iranian culture re-established itself and the Persian language re-emerged, now much influenced by Arabic, to become the dominant language of the eastern Islamic world (as far afield as Tajikistan and eastern India, Persian was the lingua franca of the eastern Islamic world until the advent of the British armies). The northern and western boundaries of Iran have, however, been under pressure from invading Turkish tribes and have contracted since ancient times.

83. Encyclopædia Britannica Encyclopædia Britannica, iran, history of Encyclopædia Britannica Article. MLAstyle iran, history of. 2003 Encyclopædia Britannica Premium Service. http://www.britannica.com/eb/article?eu=109311

84. Iran - The Gulf/2000 Project - SIPA - COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY Library of Congress Foreign Area Handbook Authoritative discussionsof iran's history, society, culture, economy, security. Also http://gulf2000.columbia.edu/country/iran/

Iran What would you like to know about Iran? Below are some links that will answer most of your questions. If you don't find the specific information you want, click on "Reference" above, select the appropriate specialized collection from the links provided, and search for Iran. When using the reference sources, note the date of the most recent update. Some information, such as the names of current government officials, may be out of date. General Background: Iranian Development Gateway Project Articles, reference material, links from the Iranian Studies Group at MIT. The nuclear power plant at Bushehr being constructed by Russia John Pike and Global Security provide excellent satellite photography showing construction progress. US-Iran Relations An excellent history and analysis of the tumultuous relationship between Iran and the United States, with special emphasis on terrorism and the "Axis of Evil," compiled by PBS/Frontline. The 1953 U.S. Countercoup Against Mossadegh Previously secret documents from the NYT. Ayatollah Khomeini Extensive background on the founder of the Islamic Republic and also on Ayatollah Khamenei, the present Leader.

85. Iran Taekwondo Federation Details about the union, history, news and events of Taekwondo in iran. http://www.irantaekwondo.com/

86. Religion In Iran From the book iran Land of Norooz, 1993.Category Regional Middle East iran Society and Culture Religion...... Throughout history iranians have shown great tolerance towards other peoples' religious andZoroastrians enjoy complete religious freedom in iran although they http://www.netiran.com/Htdocs/Clippings/Social/930000XXSO08.html

Religion in Iran Iran/ Land of Norooz By: Pages: Word Count: 1, 722 In the early days, before the emergence of the empire of the Persians and the Medes, the Aryan inhabitants of Iran were polytheists, worshiping, as most other primitive people, natural phenomena such as fire, water, wind, the moon and the sun. However, about seventh century BC, the Zoroastrian religion appeared, descending it appears from Azarbaijan where Zoroaster himself was born, down to Parsa, then the home of the Achaemenids. The first Achaemenid king to convert to Zoroastrianism was Darius I (550-486 BC). Before him, Cyrus the Great and his son Cambyses, are believed to have followed the religions of their ancestors and the creeds of their subjects. When Zoroastrianism first appeared, it did so as a monotheistic religion with Ahura Mazda as its God, as has been mentioned by Darius in the inscriptions left by him in which he declares all his achievements to have been made possible through the grace of this deity. The early Zoroastrians buried their dead as evidenced by the tombs of Zoroastrian kings of the Achaemenid dynasty. They had no use for statues to represent their deity; and had no altar for worship, but apparently they sacrificed to God on mountain tops; and they abhorred lies. Avesta is their book of scriptures with Gathas said to be the teachings of Zoroaster himself. Thus, the Persians were one of the first people on earth to adopt monotheism. Some historians in fact tend to believe that Zoroastrianism was a great source of encouragement and confidence in the development of Judaism, because it provided the right background and fostered the notion of monotheism.

87. World66.com's Travel Guide To Iran iran history. Asia Persiaor contemporary iran has very long and rich history. http://www.world66.com/Page.Asp?Loc=79&Sec=649

88. Arc Of Crisis: Iran Timeline A chronology of key events in iran's history Persepolis, ancientcapital of the Persian empire. 8000 BCE Civilization begins. http://journalism.berkeley.edu/projects/arccrisis/afghan-irantimeline.html

A chronology of key events in Iran's history: Persepolis, ancient capital of the Persian empire. 8000 BCE - Civilization begins. The Agricultural Revolution made possible permanent settlements and the creation of complex civilizations. The Iranian plateau became the cradle of one of the oldest civilizations in history. 1000 - 800 BCE - Zoroastrianism introduced . Zoroaster was one of the first prophets to introduce the concepts of monotheism. 559 BCE -Achaemenian Dynasty established. Cyrus the Great the first world empire. His respect for local traditions, laws, languages, and religions set the foundation of a relatively benevolent empire. 522-486 BCE - The rule of Darius the Great. The reign of Darius the Great marked the zenith of the Persian Empire. Islam introduced 642 -Persian Empire falls. Nomadic tribesman sweep through Persia, armed with a newly acquired faith, Islam. 1220 - Ghengis Khan attacks. Ghengis Khan and his Mongol hordes attacks Persia, razing almost every major city 1501 - Persia converts to Shi'ism.

89. History Of Iran history of iran. Background Notes iran of State. Britannica.com iranhistory A lengthy encyclopedic history from Britannica.com. Use http://history1900s.about.com/library/world/blxiran.htm

zfp=-1 About History 20th Century History Search in this topic on About on the Web in Products Web Hosting in partnership with 20th Century History with Jennifer Rosenberg Your Guide to one of hundreds of sites Home Articles Forums ... Help zmhp('style="color:#fff"') This Week's Articles tod('tih'); Today in History Daily Quiz tod('pod'); Picture of the Day Special Subscription Offers Subscribe Now Choose One: Subscribe Customer Service Subjects Major Events Maps People Photographs ... All articles on this topic Stay up-to-date! Subscribe to our newsletter. Advertising Free Credit Report Free Psychics Advertisement History of Iran Background Notes: Iran Historical information from the United States Department of State. Britannica.com: Iran History A lengthy encyclopedic history from Britannica.com. Use the outline below the article to navigate through the complete text of this extensive encyclopedia entry. Country Study: Iran This comprehensive book-length information from the Library of Congress includes an entire chapter (chapter one) of history of the country. Flags of the World: Iran Information, images, and available history of the current and past flags of the country.

90. History Of Iran Online book prepared by the Federal Research Division of the Library of Congress. http://www.cyberiran.com/history/

91. Comprehensive History Of The Jews Of Iran Comprehensive history of the Jews of iran. Habib Levy Abridged Edited by Hooshang Ebrami Translated from the Persian by George http://www.mazdapub.com/Comprehensive-History-Jews.htm

Home Biography Fiction/Novel General ... Social Sciences Comprehensive History of the Jews of Iran Habib Levy Translated from the Persian by George W. Maschke The history of the Jews of Iran is one of the most important chapters of Jewish history, yet it is also the most obscure, because little of it has been published. Considering the vastness of the Persian Empire during ancient times, Iran must be reckoned second only to Israel in importance to the study of Jewish history. After the Assyrian onslaught, the ten lost tribes were moved to the east, toward the Persian Empire. Babylon, the former hub of Judaism, was an Iranian province for more than a thousand years, including the period during which the Talmud was written. Indeed, Iranian cultural influences are manifest in the Babylonian Talmud, which is, in essence, an "Iranian Talmud." Iran, where the Jews are living for over 2700 years, is the land of the beginning of Diaspora. Based on historical facts, the first Jews exiled from their homeland settled in Iran and from there they moved to other countries such as India, China and Russia. Iran is the birthplace of the Karaite movement in Judaism which spread throughout the world. During the Middle Ages, Iranian Jews were active contributors to the scholarship of the Islamic world an important factor in the European Renaissance.

92. B.H. Far's IRAN: Country Of The Nobles The Persian history of the preIslamic era is covered by my detailed historyof iran page which includes the ancient history of the Mesopotamia and Elam http://www.enel.ucalgary.ca/People/far/hobbies/iran/farsi.html

T his site was the only second Iranian Web site on the Internet, dating back to 1994. (The first site was The Iranian Cultural and Information Center of Stanford University). This site was designed to introduce the Persian and Iranian art and literature to the world. The history of Persian art and literature goes back to many thousands of years before Islamic era. A goal is to bring the many years of work of Persian poets and writers as close as your finger tips. The pages are designed to emulate and convey artistic messages and aesthetism while keeping up with the contents and quality of the presentation. Original and translations of some of the most famous Persian classics, such as Robaiyyat (Quatrains) of Omar Khayyam, Gulistan of Saadi, Bustan of Saadi and Ghazal (Sonnets) of Hafez, are now available on-line. You can download and distribute them freely. T he Persian history of the pre-Islamic era is covered by my detailed history of Iran page which includes the ancient history of the Mesopotamia and Elam, Acheamenian Empire, Alexander and the Seleucids, Parthian (Arsacid Dynasty), Zoroastrianism and Sassanian Empire. Also my

93. Zoroastrian Directory And News - Directory February 6. A Bit of iran's history. iran’s original name was Persia,and it is a country with a very long and dramatic history. http://www.zoroastrians.info/news/newsDetail.jsp?newsID=40

94. Real History Archives Iran-Contra Collection The iranContra Scandal The Declassified history. Documents related to the iran-ContraAffair. Satire The Emperor's New Clothes (or Gary Webb was Right). http://www.webcom.com/~lpease/collections/conspiracies/irancontra.htm

Iran-Contra Search Site Tell Us Arms for drugs, unauthorized activities, dealing with the enemy, hiding from Congress, flying drugs into the country to raise money for an illegal war... All of this happened in the Iran-Contra scandal. Many like to brush off notions of vast conspiracies, saying how could so many people keep a secret? This affair was ongoing for five years without a peep from any participants! The Kennedy assassination was, after all, in the end, a one day event. But this went on for five years before story started coming out, and it involved thousands of participants. When people want to keep something secret, they can. It was a freak accident that brought this story into the mainstream, the downing of Eugene Hasenfus. Robert Parry's Talk on the Media and the Iran-Contra episode Read about Gary Webb's book Dark Alliance on the CIA-Contra-Cocaine connection in Los Angeles Documents related to the Iran-Contra Affair Satire: The Emperor's New Clothes (or Gary Webb was Right) Return to Research Collections Entrance ... Exit

95. University Of California At San Francisco Iranian Cultural Organization Event calendar and newsletter. Essays about the history, art and poetry of iran. http://itsa.ucsf.edu/~ico/homepage/

96. Images From World History: Median And Achæmenid Empire Of Iran Photos of architecture and archeological finds. Images from World history http://www.hp.uab.edu/image_archive/ugk/

(Medes and Persians) 3. Stone relief from palace of Persopolis. This typical Persian motif draws it wings and central ring from Egyptian and Mesopotamian prototypes. Traditional view is that the figure represents Ahura Mazda 4. Bull's head carving from column capital at Persopolis. 5. Griffin's head from column at Persopolis. May reflect a borrowing a Mesopotamian political symbolism. 6. Lion's head from top of a column at Persopolis. 7. Relief of soldiers from Persopolis with wicker shields. 6th c. B.C. (East Berlin: Pergamum Museum). 2. Glazed tile relief originally from the Persian winter palace at Susa, capital of Elam. 520-500 B.C. (Paris: Louvre). Another imperial guard. The light military dress was designed for offensive combat, to rush out to address crises within the far-flung Persian Empire. 3. Frieze of glazed tiles showing Immortal infantry. A lancer and archer. 1. A Persian helmet lost during the Olympia campaign in Greece, 490 B.C. (Olympia Museum). The inscription added by the Greeks indicates that it ended as booty dedicated to the gods. The helmet style is Assyrian. 4. A torque pair with lion-head terminals. Some of the cloisonne inlays survive. Achaemenid grave at Susa, 4th c. B.C. (Paris: Louvre). 20 cm.

97. Iran:Virtual Library Online archive of social, political, economic and cultural documents. http://www.irvl.net/

Iran Virtual Library Social, Political and Economic Studies This site is best viewed with IE4+ at 600x800 resolution Member of the WWW-VL Vintage Maps of Iran Appeal for Sponsorship Sites of Interest News Media Instructionals International Agencies Data Banks, Libraries ... E-mail IVL jjjjj Coup d'etat of 1953: Time line Coup d'etat of 1953: A Riposte Galleries Images of Revolution Images of Coup d'etat coup d'etat of 1953 s="na";c="na";j="na";f=""+escape(document.referrer) Constitution State Structure Political Organisations Current Legislation ... Statistical Databank Iran: Historical Documents Iran in Print: Archive Online Sites: Iran Related Online Sites: International ... Maps Latest Additions Maymand A village from 10000 BC Avicenna Books Economic News Election Candidates ... Profile : PDF- Persian Recent Papers: Selection UN: On Human Rights in Iran Amnesty International Iran ... US State Dept. Report on

98. IRAN TRADE POINT Information about doing business in iran. http://www.irtp.com

Iran Trade Point Network Member of Global Trade Point Network http://www.gtpnet-e.com Contact Us References Announcements eASIA Award And Expo Register free in our Newsletter Advertisement To Advertise in IRTP Click Here Direct Message to The Minister of Commerce Search it : Active Users Please sign in our Guest Book How to do business in Iran Iran your partner in trade ... Economic News Latest Economic Related News. The law of Import and Export Banking Laws Product Catalog The online product catalogs of national trading companies. Iranian Traders Information on Iranian trading companies. Trade Related References Statistics Exhibitions UN Trade Points Messages, Links, Program about UNTPDC. Farsi section Persian section of Iran Trade Point. Auto Parts Export Specialization Pattern of OIC Events 100th Birth Anniversary Of Iran’s Father of Physics And Modern Engineering eASIA Award And Expo The Third International Conference on Quality Management Seminar on “Economic Globalization” ... The Economic Security Congress Newsletter Registeration Enter your Email Address : Subscribe Unsubscribe Register Newsletter for recommend you News, Events, Announcements and New Topics in Iran Trade Point Network.

99. BamJam Travel Pictures Pictures of interesting places all over the world Jordan, Spain, Scandinavia, Madeira, the Netherlands, Ireland, iran, Poland. http://www.geocities.com/leonmirjam/

100. Library Of Congress / Federal Research Division / Country Studies / Area Handboo Take a look at a profile of this nation in the Middle East. Includes historical, governmental, societal, and political data. iran A Country Study. Search iran. Include word variants Use only words as entered. Pre-Achaemenid iran. Immigration of the Medes and the Persians http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/irtoc.html

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