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First Balloon Flight over Tehran
After the invention of the balloon and its first recorded flight on November 21, 1783, this early flight technology was
Maymand, an Exemplar Manmade-Cave dwelling
The article below "Maymand, an exemplar manmade-cave dwelling" was originally published in the Tehran Times on October 23, 2016. ==================================================
Dr. Mohammad Ala Winner of 2018 Cinema Vérité Award
The winner of popular film viewers' award for the 12th Iran International Documentary Film Festival, known as Cinema Vérité, was
Khwarazmi: The Father of Algebra
The article below was originally posted on the Al-Jazeera News Outlet on October 20, 2015. Excepting the video, the version
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Dura Europos: Its’ Archaeology & History
The article "Dura Europos: Its' Archaeology & History" by Pierre Leriche was originally published in the CAIS venue hosted by Shapour Suren-Pahlav in London.
Shapour Suren-Pahlav: General Surena- Hero of Carrhae 53 BCE
The article below is authored by Shapour Suren-Pahlav who first posted this in his CAIS website in December 1998. A number of the illustrations are
Professor Muhammad A. Dandamayev: Achaemenid Education System
The article below by Muhammad A. Dandamayev on the Achaemenid Education System was first published on-line on December 15, 1997 in the Encyclopedia Iranica and Last
University of Cambridge: The 11th Islamic Manuscript Conference (2016)
The following academic event news has been forwarded by Armin Yavari to Kavehfarrokh.com ======================================================================== CALL FOR PAPERS | THE ISLAMIC MANUSCRIPT ASSOCIATION SUFISM AND ISLAMIC
Farrokh article in New Book by Brill Publications: “Studies on Iran and The Caucasus (In Honour of Garnik Asatrian)”
Brill Publications in Leiden, which is a major international academic venue for scholarly works, has just published a seminal book entitled: Studies on Iran and
New York Times: Artifacts Show Sophistication of Ancient Nomads
The article below on "Artifacts Show Sophistication of Ancient Nomads" was first published in the New York Times in March 12, 2014. Kindly note that
UNESCO nominates the Iranian Railway as a World Heritage Site
The NPR News Outlet issued a report by Neda Ulaby on July 28, 2021 that UNESCO has nominated the Iranian Railway as a World Heritage
