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Neyriz
Neyriz ( fa, نیریز, also Romanized as Neyrīz and Nīrīz) is the capital city of Neyriz County, Fars Province, Iran. At the 2016 census, its population was 113.291. The name is also used for the district in which it is situated and for the Bakhtegan Lake. The town was located on its shores, but because of the shrinkage of the salt lake (geography), salt lake it is now to its southeast. In the nineteenth century some of the Neyriz inhabitants were Bábís, and were persecuted by the government. History Neyriz is mentioned in the Persepolis Administrative Archives of the Achaemenid Empire under the Elamite language, Elamite name ''Narezzash'', which reflects its Old Persian language, Old Persian name ''Narēcha''. The city was known for its armorers, which has been connected to the historical evidence of iron mining in the region. The Persian King Cambyses II has also been said to have been buried here. However, no direct archaeological evidence of the Achaemenid city has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neyriz County
Neyriz County ( fa, شهرستان نیریز) is in Fars province, Iran. The capital of the county is the city of Neyriz Neyriz ( fa, نیریز, also Romanized as Neyrīz and Nīrīz) is the capital city of Neyriz County, Fars Province, Iran. At the 2016 census, its population was 113.291. The name is also used for the district in which it is situated and f .... At the 2006 census, the county's population was 105,241 in 26,689 households. The following census in 2011 counted 113,750 people in 31,779 households. At the 2016 census, the county's population was 113,291 in 34,771 households. Abadeh Tashk District was separated from the county in 2018 to form Bakhtegan County. Administrative divisions The population history and structural changes of Neyriz County's administrative divisions over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table. The latest census shows four districts, nine rural districts, and four cities. References Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Central District (Neyriz County)
The Central District of Neyriz County ( fa, بخش مرکزی شهرستان نیریز) is a district (bakhsh) in Neyriz County, Fars Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 52,097, in 13,649 families. The District has one city: Neyriz. The District has two rural district Rural districts were a type of local government area – now superseded – established at the end of the 19th century in England, Wales, and Ireland for the administration of predominantly rural areas at a level lower than that of the a ...s (''dehestan''): Horgan Rural District and Rostaq Rural District. References Neyriz County Districts of Fars Province {{Neyriz-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Counties Of Iran
Iran's counties (''shahrestan'', fa, شهرستان, also romanized as ''šahrestân'') are administrative divisions of larger provinces A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or state. The term derives from the ancient Roman '' provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire's territorial possessions ou ... (''ostan''). The word ''shahrestan'' comes from the Persian words ' ("city, town") and ' ("province, state"). "County," therefore, is a near equivalent to ''shahrestan''. Counties are divided into one or more districts ( ). A typical district includes both cities ( ) and rural districts ( ), which are groupings of adjacent villages. One city within the county serves as the capital of that county, generally in its Central District. Each county is governed by an office known as ''farmândâri'', which coordinates different public events and agencies and is headed by a ''farmândâr'', the go ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bábism
Bábism (a.k.a. the Bábí Faith; fa, بابیه, translit=Babiyye) is a religion founded in 1844 by the Báb (b. ʻAli Muhammad), an Iranian merchant turned prophet who taught that there is one incomprehensible God who manifests his will in an unending series of Manifestations of God. It has persisted into the modern era in the form of the Baháʼí Faith, to which the majority of Bábís eventually converted. His ministry was turbulent and short lived, ending with his public execution in Tabriz, and a campaign of extermination that killed thousands of followers in what might be the bloodiest actions of the Iranian military in the 19th century. Throughout his ministry his titles and claims underwent much evolution as the Báb progressively outlined his teachings.Lambden, StephenThe Evolving Clains and Titles of Mirza ʻAli Muhammad Shirazi, the Bab (1819–1850 CE)/ref> The Bábi Faith flourished in Iran until 1852, then lingered on in exile in the Ottoman Empire, especial ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bakhtegan Lake
Lake Bakhtegan ( fa, دریاچۀ بختگان) was a salt lake in Fars Province, southern Iran, about east of Shiraz and west of the town of Neyriz. Bakhtegan, with a surface area of , was Iran's second-largest lake. It was fed by the Kor River. The construction of several dams on the Kor River had significantly reduced the water flow into the lake, increased its salinity, and extirpated the lake's populations of flamingos and other migratory bird Bird migration is the regular seasonal movement, often north and south along a flyway, between breeding and wintering grounds. Many species of bird migrate. Migration carries high costs in predation and mortality, including from hunting b ...s. Lake Bakhtegan is now completely dry and the living species have either died or moved to other locations. Description Lake Bakhtegan, once Iran's second largest lake, was fed mostly by the Kur River, while Lake Tashk was fed by overflow from the marshes at its west end and b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khir
Banavan ( fa, بنوان, also Romanized as Banavān and Banvān; also known as Khir, and Qal‘eh-i-Banaven) is a village in Khir Rural District, Roniz District, Estahban County, Fars 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 1,695, in 427 families. References Populated places in Estahban County {{Estahban-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chahak, Yazd
Chahak ( fa, چاهك, also Romanized as Chāhak) is a village in Chahak Rural District, in the Central District of Khatam County, Yazd 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 2,587, in 626 families. References Populated places in Khatam County {{Khatam-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calligraphy
Calligraphy (from el, link=y, καλλιγραφία) is a visual art related to writing. It is the design and execution of lettering with a pen, ink brush, or other writing instrument. Contemporary calligraphic practice can be defined as "the art of giving form to signs in an expressive, harmonious, and skillful manner". Modern calligraphy ranges from functional inscriptions and designs to fine-art pieces where the letters may or may not be readable. Classical calligraphy differs from type design and non-classical hand-lettering, though a calligrapher may practice both. CD-ROM Calligraphy continues to flourish in the forms of wedding invitations and event invitations, font design and typography, original hand-lettered logo design, religious art, announcements, graphic design and commissioned calligraphic art, cut stone inscriptions, and memorial documents. It is also used for props and moving images for film and television, and also for testimonials, birth an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sirjan
Sirjan ( fa, سيرجان, also Romanized as Sīrjān; formerly Sa‘īdābād) is a city and the capital of Sirjan County, Kerman Province,in the south of Iran. According to the 2016 census, its population was 324,103 in 95,357 families. Sirjan is located from the Iranian capital of Tehran, and from the provincial capital of Kerman. It is known for its pistachios, Kilim and its wind towers, locally known as Bādgir-e Chopoqi (calumet louver). Climate At , it is situated in a depression between the southern Zagros mountains, Zagros Mountains to the west and the Kuh-e Bidkhan massif to the east. Once containing extensive and thick forests, at present the total area of counties forests which are scattered throughout the region in a natural reserved area is around containing trees and shrubs such as turpentines, conifers and dwarf maples amongst many others. Culture Sirjan is a historic city with culture. There are historical and cultural monuments in the city of Sirjan. U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al-Nayrizi
Abū’l-‘Abbās al-Faḍl ibn Ḥātim al-Nairīzī ( ar, أبو العباس الفضل بن حاتم النيريزي, la, Anaritius, Nazirius, c. 865–922) was a Persian mathematician and astronomer from Nayriz, Fars Province, Iran. He flourished under al-Mu'tadid, Caliph from 892 to 902, and compiled astronomical tables, writing a book for al-Mu'tadid on atmospheric phenomena. Nayrizi wrote commentaries on Ptolemy and Euclid. The latter were translated by Gerard of Cremona. Nairizi used the so-called umbra (versa), the equivalent to the tangent, as a genuine trigonometric line (but he was anticipated in this by al-Marwazi). He wrote a treatise on the spherical astrolabe, which is very elaborate and seems to be the best Persian work on the subject. It is divided into four books: #Historical and critical introduction. #Description of the spherical astrolabe; its superiority over plane astrolabes and all other astronomical instruments. #Applications. #Applications. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
