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Varzesh-e Pahlavani Pahlevani and zourkhaneh rituals is the name inscribed by UNESCO for Warzesh-e pahlavāni (, "heroic sport") or Warzeŝe Bāstāni (; , "ancient sport"), a traditional system of athletics and a form of martial arts originally used to train wa ...

, traditional Iranian wrestling *

Pehlwani Pehlwani, also known as Kushti, is a form of wrestling contested in the Indian subcontinent. It was developed in the Mughal Empire by combining Persian Pahlevani and zoorkhaneh rituals, Koshti pahlevani with influences from native Indian Malla- ...

, traditional Indian wrestling *

Pehlivan Pehlivan or Pahlevan derives from Iranian language word meaning ''noble'', ''wrestler'', ''hero'' or ''champion'' and it is a loan word in many Asiatic languages as well as middle eastern languages including Turkish surname originally given to wres ...

, traditional Turkish wrestling

Places

Pahlavan, Iran Pahlavan (, also Romanized as Pahlavān) is a village in Karaftu Rural District, in the Central District of Takab County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a ...

, a village in West Azerbaijan Province, Iran * Pahlavan, Sistan and Baluchestan, a village in Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Iran

People

Ali Pahlavan Ali Pahlavan (; born May 1, 1975) is an Iranian–Australian musician, singer-songwriter, lyricist and composer. He started his professional music career in 1999 by establishing the first Iranian mixed-gender pop band, Arian (). The band subseq ...

(born 1975), Iranian musician, singer-songwriter, lyricist and composer *

Kaveh Pahlavan Kaveh Pahlavan ( born in Tehran, Pahlavi Iran), was a Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Computer Science and the director of the Center for Wireless Information Network Studies (CWINS), Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcest ...

(born 1951), professor at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, Massachusetts

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Jahan Pahlavan Jahan Pahlavan () was a rank champion in the Iranian Guards before the Battle of al-Qadisiyyah. In the book Shahnameh, Ferdowsi calls Rostam, the son of Zāl, "Jahan Pahlavan". In contemporary Iranian history, Gholamreza Takhti is referred to as t ...

, Iranian title *

Pahlevan of Iran Pahlevan of Iran () is a national championship for pahlevani wrestling (''koshti pahlavāni'') held annually in Iran. Though the competition has ancient roots, its modern form began in 1944. The champion earns the title of ''Pahlevan'' and the ri ...

Parthia Parthia ( ''Parθava''; ''Parθaw''; ''Pahlaw'') is a historical region located in northeastern Greater Iran. It was conquered and subjugated by the empire of the Medes during the 7th century BC, was incorporated into the subsequent Achaemeni ...

ns, an ancient people in Iran *

Pahlavuni Pahlavuni (; classical orthography: Պահլաւունի) was an Armenian noble family, a branch of the Kamsarakan, that rose to prominence in the late 10th century during the last years of the Bagratuni monarchy. Origins The Pahlavunis (a ...

, Armenian noble family *

Pahlavani language Pahlavani is an extinct variety of Persian that was spoken in Afghanistan Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. It is bordered by Pa ...

, extinct variety of Persian * Pehlewani, older form of

Southern Kurdish Southern Kurdish () is one of the dialects of the Kurdish language, spoken predominantly in northeastern Iraq and western Iran. The Southern Kurdish-speaking region spans from Khanaqin in Iraq to Dehloran southward and Asadabad eastward in ...

* ''Pahlwan'', 2019 Indian wrestling film by S. Krishna

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