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General Information about Esfahan

General Information About Zahedan Zahedan is a city in and the capital of Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 552,706, in 109,488 families. Zahedan is the plural of the Arabic word zahed meaning pious. Zahedan is located near Pakistan and Afghanistan, only about 41 km (25 mi) south of […]

General Information About Sari Sari is in the beautiful Caspian region of Iran with about half million people residing in the town and same amount in the suburbs, located mainly on the left side of Tajan River and about 20 kilometers south of the Caspian (Mazandaran) Sea. Sari is also located in the north of […]

General Information About Sanandaj Sanandaj, city, capital of Kordestan province, northwestern Iran. It is located at an elevation of 4,990 feet (1,521 metres) at the foot of Mount Abidar. The city was called Sisar, meaning “30 heads,” in the itineraries of Ibn Khuradādhbih and Qudāmeh. The population is mostly Kurdish. The city was once home […]

General Information About Zanjan Zanjan, where the conference hold, is an ancient city. In Ptolemy’s Geography, the city is referred to as Aganzana. It is said that the Sassanid king, Ardeshir Babakan, reconstructed the city and called it Shahin but later it was renamed Zangan, of which the present name is the Arabicized form. Before […]

General Information About Tabriz Tabriz Situated in the fastness of northwestern Iran, Tabriz is a historic city situated at the crossroads of Persia and the Caucasus and a is a classic stop along the famed Silk Road. History and Culture After the conquest of Iran by Muslims, the Arabic Azd tribe from Yemen resided in […]