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The Hêrbedestân
The article below by Firoze M. Kotwal on Hêrbedestân is posted in the CAIS (Circle of Ancient Iranian Studies) venue
Archaeological Finds in Mazandaran, Northern Iran
The photographs below are from the Facebook page [باستان شناسی و تاریخ مازندران- Archaeology and history of Mazandaran - the
Book: Tappeh Sialk, The Glory Of Ancient Kashan
The Iran Heritage Foundation and Payvand News of Iran announced on December 16, 2019 of a new book entitled: Tappeh Sialk:
An Overview of the History of Mithraism
The article below "A History of the worship of Mithras, and Mithraism as a Mystery Religion" was originally published in
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The Mushtaid (Mojtahed) Garden in Tbilisi
The Mushtaid Garden in Tbilisi (see more about this garden/park in the Georgia About webpage) was established in the 1830’s by Mir-Fatah-Agha who was
Chaharshanbeh Soori ceremony of ancient Persia: Links with Spain?
As reported by the Persian-language Topnaz outlet, every year towards the end of winter approaching the spring season, a festival takes place between March 15-19
پروفسور گارنیک آساطوریان: نگاهی به مسئلۀ «زبان و قومیت» در ایران
The interview below in Persian has been provided by Professor Garnik S. Asatrian (پروفسور گارنیک آساطوریان) (Chair, Iranian Studies Dept., Yerevan State University; Editor, “Iran
Farroukh Jorat: Zoroastrian Toponyms in the Republic of Azarbaijan
The article below has been written by Farroukh Jorat and first appeared in Fravahr.org. ========================================================================= For a thousand years, from the Achaemenid era (VI century
The Jasz of Hungary: an Iranian Connection
The Jaszbereny of Hungary are named after the Jasz which is derived from a northern Iranian Alano-Sarmatian tribe known as the Jazygians (also: Iazygians), who
Conversion to Zoroastrianism
The article below by Hannah Michael Gale Shapero originally appeared in the CAIS website hosted by Shapour Suren-Pahlav in London. Hannah Michael Gale Shapero is
Caravansaray
The article below entitled "Caravansaray" by Moḥammad-Yūsuf Kīānī and Wolfram Kleiss originally appeared on the Encyclopedia Iranica on December 15, 1990 and is available in
