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An Iranian Icon: the Paykan Automobile
The interview below by Nazli Ghassemi on the Paykan automobile was published in the Reorient Magazine. As noted in Reorient
Article by Kaveh Farrokh and Taraneh Farhid on Achaemenid Era Edicts, Stele and the Cyrus Cylinder
An important recent contribution to the field of Iranian Studies is the publication in 2018 of the following textbook: Arj-e-Xirad:
Two Achaemenid Items housed in Istanbul’s Archaeological Museums
The Archaeological Museums of Istanbul in Turkey are among the world’s most important sites for the study of world history
New Textbooks on Sassanian Military History (2017-2018)
As of May 20, 2018, Kaveh Farrokh has published six books on the military history of Iran/Persia [see this section
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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
New Course: The Silk Route-Origins and History GalleryNew Course: The Silk Route-Origins and History
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New Course: The Silk Route-Origins and History
A new course by Kaveh Farrokh entitled “The Silk Route-Origins and History” is being offered at the University of British Columbia (final lecture on December
Military History Monthly article on Sassanian Army (Spah)
The British Military History Monthly Journal has published an article by Kaveh Farrokh on the Sassanian army of ancient Iran (Spah): Farrokh, K. (2014). Soldiers
Professor Gerhard Doerfer: Chagatay Language-Literature and Iranian Linguistic Influences
The article below by Professor Gerhard Doerfer on the Chagatay Language and Literature was originally posted in the Encyclopedia Iranica on December 15, 1991 and last updated
2005 Farrokh Book translated by Amir Kabir Publishers into Persian
Kaveh Farrokh's first text, Elite Sassanian Cavalry (July 2005; 64 pages; ISBN: 9781841767130; Osprey Publishing) is the first to specifically discuss the Sassanian dynasty’s elite
Iranian Artillery Units: Early 1900s-1941
Early 1900s-1925 The battered Iranian military had yet to recover from its devastating defeats at Russian and British hands in the first five decades of
City named “Shahyar” in China
The article below has been forwarded to Kavehfarrokh.com by Sheda Vasseghi. Kindly note that a number of sentences and paragraphs have also been added/edited by
