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Alexander the Great conquered Persia in 333 B.C.E.

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The coastal plains of the Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman in southern Iran have mild winters, and very humid and hot summers.

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Archaeological findings place knowledge of Persian prehistory at middle Paleolithic times (100,000 years ago).

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Many early civilizations began near the banks of rivers.

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The traditional Iranian table setting firstly involves the tablecloth, called sofreh, which is often embroidered with traditional prayers and/or poetry, and is spread out over a Persian rug or table.

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Persian poetry is recognized worldwide and has served as an inspiration for writers and poets around the world.

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Persians took key roles in the new Islamic state.

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Holaku, one of the conqueror's grandsons, was left behind to reign over Persia.

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Iranian residents whose first language is not Persian are bilingual in Persian and their primary language.

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The list of Persian recipes, appetizers, and desserts is extensive.

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The revolution was the first event of its kind in the Middle East, and opened the way for cataclysmic change in Persia, heralding the modern era.

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The ancient nation of Iran was known to the West as Persia, due to the ancient Greek language name for Iran, Persis.

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Arabs chose their "viziers" (ministers) from among Persians, and Persian governors acquired a certain amount of local autonomy.

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Persian Abu Moslem led troops from the Khorasan region to expel the Umayyads from Damascus and helped the Abbasid caliphs conquer Baghdad.

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In 2007, the official name of the nation was the Islamic Republic of Iran, but the noun Persia and the adjective Persian are still used.

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Smaller, discontinuous plains are found along the remaining coast of the Persian Gulf, the Strait of Hormuz, and the Sea of Oman.

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Persian literature, philosophy, medicine, and art were about to become a major element of Muslim civilization from Cordoba to Delhi, from Guinea to Samarkand.

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Iranian culture has long been a predominant culture of the Middle East and Central Asia, with Persian considered the language of intellectuals during much of the second millennium C.E.

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The name Persia is used to describe the nation of Iran, its people, or its ancient empire.

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Cyrus banned slavery in all conquered areas that became the Persian Empire.

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Persia underwent a revival under the Safavid dynasty (1502–1736).

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Control of Persia remained contested between the United Kingdom and Russia, in what became known as the Great Game, and codified in the Anglo-Russian Convention of 1907, which divided Persia into spheres of influence.

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Persons whose first language is Persian are usually monolingual.

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The Persian carpet is similar to the Persian garden: full of flowers, birds, and beasts.

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Cyrus the Great and Zoroastrianism, both of which originated in this land, along with the flowering of thought in ninth-century Persia, each had a decisive impact on the progress of human history.

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Before the Islamic conquest of Persia, Zoroastrianism was the state religion of the Sassanian Empire of Persia (224–651 C.E.

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The main Persian cuisines are combinations of rice with meat, chicken, or fish, and plenty of garlic, onion, vegetables, nuts, and herbs.

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The discovery of oil in 1908 by the British in Khuzestan spawned intense renewed interest in Persia by the British Empire and the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company (later BP).

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Persia held a position as a crossroads of the major "highways" of that period.

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To achieve a balanced taste, unique Persian spices such as saffron, diced limes, cinnamon, and parsley are mixed delicately and used in some special dishes.

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Persian scientists Ibn Sina (Avicenna) and Ibn Rushd helped save the works of Aristotle, whose ideas came to dominate the non-religious thought of the Christian and Muslim worlds.

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Works of the early era of Persian poetry are characterized by strong court patronage, an extravagance of panegyrics, and what is known as ??? ????, "exalted in style."

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During the ninth and tenth centuries, there was a resurgence of Persian national identity, against Arabization of Islam and Muslims.

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The Parthian empire lasted five centuries, until 224 C.E., when the last king was defeated by one of the empire's vassals, the Persians of the Sassanian dynasty.

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Persians were among the first to use mathematics, geometry, and astronomy in architecture.

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The name Persia comes from a region in the south of Iran, called Fars or Pars in the Persian language.

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Nearly all philosophical, scientific, or literary work of the Islamic empires was written in Persian and translated to Arabic.

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The only large plains are found along the coast of the Caspian Sea and at the northern end of the Persian Gulf, where Iran borders the mouth of the Arvand River.

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In 1921, Reza Khan (later Reza Shah Pahlavi), an officer in Iran's only military force, the Persian Cossack Brigade, used his troops to support a coup against the government of the Qajar dynasty.

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Epic poet Ferdowsi's Shahnameh (Book of Kings), written in Persian, gave rise to a strong reassertion of Iranian national identity, and is in part responsible for the continued existence of Persian as a separate language.

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At dawn of the fourth day, a sandstorm blew sand in the faces of the Persian soldiers, resulting in total disarray for the Sassanian army.

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Persia was conquered and incorporated into the Arab Empire, but Persia’s cultural richness filled a cultural vacuum in the pious but rough-and-ready Arab society.

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When an Arab warrior killed the lead elephant, other elephants fled, trampling numerous Persian fighters.

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The Persian leopard is said to be the largest of all the subspecies of leopards in the world.

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The Persian Empire represented the world's first global superpower and was based on a model of tolerance and respect for other cultures and religions that few powers have matched.

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In 1219 the walls of the city were taken down by order of the Sultan of Damascus; in 1229, by treaty with Egypt, Jerusalem came into the hands of Frederick II of Germany.

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So strong is the Persian aptitude for versifying everyday expressions that one can encounter poetry in almost every classical work, whether from Persian literature, science, or metaphysics.

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The name Persia is used to describe the nation of Iran, its people, or its ancient empire.

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The Persians have called their country Iran/Iranshahr since the Sassanian period, which started in 224 C.E.

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Persians discovered algebra, invented the windmill, and found medicinal uses for alcohol.

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The Old Persian language appears in royal inscriptions, written in a specially adapted version of cuneiform.

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Teppe Sialk, an important ziggurat near Kashan, built 7,000 years ago, represents one such prehistoric site in Persia whose inhabitants were the initiators of a simple and rudimentary housing technique.

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Persian pickles (khiyarshur) and relishes (torshi) are also considered essential.

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Settled in Maragheh (south of Tabriz), he called Persian men of letters to his court and encouraged the sciences and arts.

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In 1219 the walls of the city were taken down by order of the Sultan of Damascus; in 1229, by treaty with Egypt, Jerusalem came into the hands of Frederick II of Germany.

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Iranian residents whose first language is not Persian are bilingual in Persian and their primary language.