Sahab Geographic and Drafting Institute is the first geographical and cartographical institute in the private sector of
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 Turkm ...
and the
Middle East
The Middle East ( ar, الشرق الأوسط, ISO 233: ) is a geopolitical region commonly encompassing Arabia (including the Arabian Peninsula and Bahrain), Asia Minor (Asian part of Turkey except Hatay Province), East Thrace (Europ ...
. It produces maps, globes, atlases and other educational materials regarding geography.
[Sahab Institute]
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/ref> The current manager of the institute is Mohammad Reza Sahab
Muhammad ( ar, مُحَمَّد; 570 – 8 June 632 CE) was an Arab religious, social, and political leader and the founder of Islam. According to Islamic doctrine, he was a prophet divinely inspired to preach and confirm the monot ...
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History
''Sahab Geographic and Drafting Institute'' was founded in 1935 by Abolghasem Sahab
Abolghasem or Abolqasem is an Iranian given name. Notable people with this name include:
*Abolghasem Alidoust, Iranian legal scholar
*Abol-Ghasem Kashani (1882–1962), Iranian politician and ayatollah
*Abolghasem Khazali (1925–2015), Iranian po ...
and his son Abbas Sahab.[
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Products
Sahab Institute has produced more than 3000 titles, such as maps, atlases, globes, school text books and posters.[
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Library
Sahab Library was established by Abolghasem Sahab, and was later developed by Abbas Sahab. There are about 32000 books and journals regarding geography. There are also around 20000 different maps.[Sahab Biography]
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Persian Gulf
''Sahab Geographic and Drafting Institute'' has published many books and maps regarding Persian Gulf
The Persian Gulf ( fa, خلیج فارس, translit=xalij-e fârs, lit=Gulf of Fars, ), sometimes called the ( ar, اَلْخَلِيْجُ ٱلْعَرَبِيُّ, Al-Khalīj al-ˁArabī), is a mediterranean sea in Western Asia. The bo ...
, its historical maps and the islands in the Persian Gulf.[Cultural Heritage News Agency]
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/ref>[Persian Gulf in ancient maps]
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References
External links
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Education in Iran
Cartography organizations
Geography organizations
Organizations established in 1935
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