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Southern Luri
Luri (, ) is a Southwestern Iranian language continuum spoken by the Lurs, an Iranian people native to West Asia. The Luri dialects are descended from Middle Persian and are Central Luri, Bakhtiari,G. R. Fazel, 'Lur', in Muslim Peoples: A World Ethnographic Survey, ed. R. V. Weekes (Westport, 1984), pp. 446–447 and Southern Luri. This language is spoken mainly by the Bakhtiari and the Northern and Southern Lurs ( Lorestan, Ilam, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad, Mamasani, Sepidan, Bandar Ganaveh, Bandar Deylam) in Iran. History The '' Encyclopedia of Islam'' calls Luri “an aberrant form of archaic Persian.” The language descends from either Middle Persian or Old Persian. It belongs to the “''Perside'' southern Zagros group” (as opposed to Kurdish dialects of northern Zagros), and is lexically similar to modern Persian, differing mainly in phonology. According to the ''Encyclopædia Iranica'', "All Lori dialects closely resemble standard Persian and probably develo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luri In Nastaliq
Luri may refer to: * Luri people or Lurs, an Iranian people * Luri language, Western Iranian language continuum spoken by the Lurs * Luri dances, Iranian folk dances of Lur people * Luri clothing, clothes of Iranian Luri people * Luri language (Nigeria), dialect of the Afro-Asiatic language Polci * Luri, Haute-Corse, commune in France * Luri (river), coastal stream in the department of Haute-Corse, Corsica, France * Andrew Luri, Sudanese-Australian actor * Diego Luri (born 1985), Brazilian actor, singer and journalist See also *Lurs (other) *Lari (other) *Lurie, a Jewish surname {{disambiguation, surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ilam Province
Ilam Province () is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. Its capital is the city of Ilam. The province is in the western part of the country in Region 4 and covers . It shares of the border with Iraq, and also bordering on the provinces of Kermanshah, Lorestan, and Khuzestan. Etymology The name "Ilam" comes from "Elam", the pre-historic civilisation that ruled in south western Iran from 2700 BC to 539 BC. History Pre-history The name "Ilam" comes from "Elam", the pre-historic civilization that ruled the area in modern southwest Iran from 2700 BC to 539 BC. Archaeological findings dates human settlement of the area to around 5000 BC. Ashurbanipal, the then king of Assyria, invaded Elam in 639 BC and totally destroyed it. Although not as united as before, the Elamites survived and continued to live in the area after the invasion. Between 612 and 546 BC, Elam was incorporated into the Median Empire and later into the Achaemenid Empire in 539 BC. During the Achaemenid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Southern Lurs
Southern Lurs (Luri language, Southern Luri: ''لݸرَلِ جنۈبی'') are a major subgroup of Lurs who natively speak the Southern Luri language a branch of Western Iranian languages, and are an Iranian peoples, Iranian people. They occupy some regions in Southwest of Iran including Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad (fully), Southeastern parts of Khuzestan province, Khuzestan (Behbahan County, Behbahan, Omidiyeh County, Omidiye, Hendijan County, Hendijan, Ramhormoz County, Ramhormoz and Bagh-e Malek County, Bagh-e Malek counties) Northwestern parts of Fars province, Fars (Mamasani County, Mamasani, Rostam County, Rostam, Lamerd County, Lamerd, Kazerun County, Kazerun, Sepidan County, Sepidan and Eqlid County, Eqlid counties), and Western parts of Bushehr province (Deylam County, Deylam, Ganaveh County, Ganaveh and some parts of Dashtestan County, Dashtestan county). Demographics The exact number of Southern Lurs is unknown, due to the absence of rec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hamadan Province
Hamadan Province () is one of the provinces of Iran, 31 provinces of Iran. Its capital is the city of Hamadan. In the Zagros Mountains, the province covers an area of 19,546 km2. History Hamadan province is one of the most ancient parts of Iran and its civilization. Relics of this area confirm this fact. Today's Hamedan is what is left of Ecbatana, the Medes' capital before they formed a union with the Persians. The poet Ferdowsi says that Ecbatana was built by King Jamshid. According to historical records, there was once a castle in this city by the name of Haft Hessar (Seven Walls) which was said to have a thousand rooms and its grandeur equalled that of the Babylon Tower. The structures of city are related to ''Diya Aku'', a King of the Medes from 700 BC. According to Greek records, this territory was called 'Ekbatan' and 'Hegmataneh' by this King, thus transformed into a huge capital. During the Parthian era, Ctesiphon became capital of Persia, and Hamedan b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Borujerd
Borujerd (; ) is a city in the Central District (Borujerd County), Central District of Borujerd County, Lorestan province, Lorestan province in western Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. Borujerd is also known as (; ). Among the existing modern cities in Iran, Borujerd is one of the oldest reported at least since the 9th century. In Sassanid Empire, Borujerd was a small town and region neighboring Nahavand. Gaining more attention during Great Seljuq Empire in the 9th and 10th centuries, Borujerd stood as an industrial, commercial and strategic city in Zagros Mountains until the 20th century. In its golden ages, Borujerd was selected as the state capital of Lorestan Province, Lorestan and Khuzestan Province, Khuzestan region during Qajar dynasty in the 18th and 19th centuries. Due to the existence of a large number of production and industrial units and the supply of their products in the domestic and foreign markets, Borujerd is considered the indu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dorud
Dorud () is a city in the Central District of Dorud County, Lorestan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. Demographics Population At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 100,528 in 23,596 households. The following census in 2011 counted 99,499 people in 26,883 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 121,638 people in 35,529 households. Climate Doroud's climate can be classified as mediterranean (Köppen Köppen is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Bernd Köppen (1951–2014), German pianist and composer * Carl Köppen (1833-1907), German military advisor in Meiji era Japan * Edlef Köppen (1893–1939), German author ...:''Csa'', Trewartha: ''Cs'') with dry and very hot summers that receive almost no rainfall. Precipitation mostly falls from November to April. Snow is possible in winter, and can sometimes be heavy. This was the case in January 2014, wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khoramabad
Khorramabad (; ) is a city in the Central District of Khorramabad County, Lorestan province, Iran, serving as capital of the province, the county, and the district. Situated in a scenic valley surrounded by mountains, the city lies approximately 100 kilometers (about 62 miles) east of the Iraqi border. History Hazaraspids The founder of the Hazaraspid dynasty was Abu Tahir ibn Muhammad, a descendant of the Shabankara chieftain Fadluya. Fadluya was initially a commander of the Salghurids of Fars and was appointed governor of Kuhgiluya, but eventually gained independence in Lorestan and extended his realm as far as Isfahan. Safavid era During the Safavid era, Khorramabad was the administrative center of Lorestan province. In the wake of the demise of the Safavids, after the signing of the Treaty of Constantinople (1724) with Imperial Russia, the Ottomans conquered Khorramabad on the 6 September 1725. Demographics Language The city population is predominantly Lur a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bakhtiāri Dialect
Bakhtiari dialect is a dialect of the Luri language spoken by Bakhtiari people in Chaharmahal-o-Bakhtiari, Bushehr, eastern Khuzestan and parts of Isfahan and Lorestan provinces. It is closely related to the Boir-Ahamadi, Kohgiluyeh, and Mamasani dialects in northwestern Fars. These dialects, together with the Luri dialects of Lorestan (e.g. Khorramabadi dialect), are referred to as the ''"Perside" southern Zagros group'', or Lori dialects. Luri and Bakhtiari are much more closely related to Persian than Luri."Limbert, John: Journal of Iranian Studies Vol. 1, No. 2 at p. 47 (1968) "The Origin and Appearance of Kurds in Pre-Islamic Iran." Dialects of Persian spoken in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province () is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. Its capital is the city of Shahr-e Kord. The province lies in the southwest of the country, with an area of 16,332 square kilometers. The province was classified as p ... are mutually intelligibl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Encyclopædia Iranica
''Encyclopædia Iranica'' is a project whose goal is to create a comprehensive and authoritative English-language encyclopedia about the history, culture, and civilization of Iranian peoples from prehistory to modern times. Scope The ''Encyclopædia Iranica'' is dedicated to the study of Iranian civilization in the wider Middle East, the Caucasus, Southeastern Europe, Central Asia, and the Indian subcontinent. The academic reference work will eventually cover all aspects of Iranian history and culture as well as all Iranian languages and literatures, facilitating the whole range of Iranian studies research from archeology to political sciences. It is a project founded by Ehsan Yarshater in 1973 and currently carried out at Columbia University's Center for Iranian Studies. It is considered the standard encyclopedia of the academic discipline of Iranistics. The scope of the encyclopedia goes beyond modern Iran (also known as ''"Persia"'') and encompasses the entire Iranian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Encyclopedia Of Islam
The ''Encyclopaedia of Islam'' (''EI'') is a reference work that facilitates the academic study of Islam. It is published by Brill and provides information on various aspects of Islam and the Islamic world. It is considered to be the standard reference work in the field of Islamic studies. The first edition was published in 1913–1938, the second in 1954–2005, and the third was begun in 2007. Content According to Brill, the ''EI'' includes "articles on distinguished Muslims of every age and land, on tribes and dynasties, on the crafts and sciences, on political and religious institutions, on the geography, ethnography, flora and fauna of the various countries and on the history, topography and monuments of the major towns and cities. In its geographical and historical scope it encompasses the old Arabo-Islamic empire, the Islamic countries of Iran, Central Asia, the Indian sub-continent and Indonesia, the Ottoman Empire and all other Islamic countries". Reception ''EI ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bandar Deylam
Bandar Deylam () is a port city in the Central District of Deylam County, Bushehr province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. Demographics Population At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 19,829 in 4,426 households. The following census in 2011 counted 22,393 people in 5,603 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 25,730 people in 7,359 households. On 16 February 2005 a large explosion was reported close to the site of a newly built nuclear power plant. Iranian officials later announced that the explosion was caused by construction work on a dam A dam is a barrier that stops or restricts the flow of surface water or underground streams. Reservoirs created by dams not only suppress floods but also provide water for activities such as irrigation, human consumption, industrial use, aqua ... at Kowsar, near Deylam. Climate See also Notes References {{Deylam Cou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bandar Ganaveh
Bandar Ganaveh () is a city in the Central District of Ganaveh County, Bushehr province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. History Bandar Ganaveh is the place where the Persian warlord, and founder of the Qarmatian State Abu Sa'id al-Jannabi originated from. Carra de Vaux, B. & Hodgson, M. G. S. (1965)"al-D̲j̲annābī, Abū Saʿīd Ḥasan b. Bahrām" In Lewis, B.; Pellat, Ch. & Schacht, J. (eds.). The Encyclopaedia of Islam, New Edition, Volume II: C–G. Leiden: E. J. Brill. p. 452. OCLCbr>495469475 Ganaveh was historically famous for its pearl fishing and '' tiraz'' production, but it seems to have already been in decline by the 10th century. The reason may have been because of the Qarmatian wars, or perhaps because of the lack of water supplies. It had been the port of Bishapur and then Kazerun Kazerun () is a city in the northwest of Fars Province in Iran and the center of Kazerun County. This city has an ancient history, num ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
