IRANArchaic Signet of

Civilization

What is population of Iran? Population: 75,149,669

Are Iranians Arab?Persian ............51%Azeri Turks …24%Gilaki & Mazandarani 8%Kurd .........7%Arab .........3%Lur ...........2%Baloch ......2% Turkmen ..2%Other ........1%

Area & LocationOf Iran

In Middle East

How big is Iran?

Area: 1,648,000 square kilometer

It can include states of:WI, VA, WVA, TN, PA, OH, NC, NY, NJ, NH, MI, MA, MD, DL, ME, KY, IA, IN, IL, FL

Europe

Africa

AsiaMiddle East

Middle East is an area which covers parts of west Asia and North East Africa

7 countries by land and another 5 across the Persian Gulf.

Brief Reviewof

Ancient History

Zoroaster, Iranian Prophet (1700-500 B.C. ) Good Thoughts, Good Words, Good Deeds

Achaemenian Empires (558 BC – 320 BC)

Darius, the GreatOld Testament, Ezra Chapter 6:Darius finds the decree of Cyrus in the archives of Achmetha (Hamadan), and directs Tatnai not to disturb the Jews in their work. He also exempts them from tribute, and supplies everything necessary for the offerings. The Temple is finished in the month of Adar, in the sixth year of Darius, and is dedicated with great solemnity.

Cyrus, the GreatOld Testament, Ezra Chapter 1:Cyrus king of Persia released God's people from their captivity, with license to return and build the temple in Jerusalem: and restored the holy vessels which Nabuchodonosor had taken from them.He was the first Zoroastrian Persian Shāhanshāh (Emperor). He was the founder of the Persian Empire under the Achaemenid dynasty.

The Cyrus CylinderFirst Human Rights Document

Cyrus the Great, Achaemenian Era

Post Station (Chaparkhane), First credible claim

for development of postal system,

Achaemenian Era

All Nations Gate, Statue of Xerxes the Great, Persepolis, Achaemenian Capital

Shapur, King of Persia, The Sassanian Empire (602-629 AD)

Sassanid Dynasty Invented Bank System

During the third century AD, banks in Persia and other territories in the Persian empire issued letters of credit known as Sakks

Rhazes (Razi), 865 A.D. Chemist and Physician

Discovered Sulfuric Acid and Alcohol

Khwarizmi , 800 A.D.Mathematician, Astronomer, Astrologer and Geographer

Inventor of Algorithm

Avicennia (Bo Ali Sina), 980 A.D. Physician and Philosopher

Author of The Book of Healing and The Canon of Medicine Standard medical text in Europe for seven centuries

Molana (Rumi) 1207 – 1273 Persian Poet

His followers formed the Sufism

Omar Khayyam (1048-1131 AD), Nishapur, IranPoet, Mathematician, Astronomer, Scholar, Philosopher

Poetry:Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam was first

translated by Fitzgerald, UK in 1800Math:

First to solve Cubic EquationsAstronomy:

First to measure length of the year as: 365. 242 198 581 56 daysLength of the year for today is: 365. 242 190 daysFirst to compile astronomical tables for 12-months calendar

Books written before age 25: Problems of Arithmetic, Problems of Algebra, and a book on Music

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Recent History

Reza Shah1924-1941

Mohammad Reza Shah1941-1979

Pahlavi Dynasty

Shah and President Johnson, 1968Shah and President Kennedy, 1962

President Eisenhower Visits Iran, 1959Shah and President Truman, 1949

Shah and President Carter, 1977

President Nixon Visits Iran, 1972

Shah and President Ford, 1975

Shah Visits USA, 1973

Iranian Revolution, Khomeini, Islamic Republic of Iran, 1979-Present

Iran’s Disputed Election(June 2009)

Supporters of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

Supporters of Mir Hossein Mousavi

Natural Sceneryof

Iran

Reference: iranmap.com

Mazandaran

Mazandaran

Urumanat (Northwestern Iran)

Wildlife

Ramsar (Northern Iran)

Mount Damavand (Mazandaran)

TouristAttractions

ofIran

Arg-é Bam

Was build in 500 BC, remained in use until 1850 Destroyed by an earthquake on 12/26/ 2003

Persepolis

Achaemenian Capital

PersepolisShiraz

Persepolis, Shiraz

Troglodyte village of Kandovan

Masuleh, North of Iran

Chehel Sotun, Isfahan

1600 AC

33 Pol Bridge, Isfahan1650 AC

Naghsh e Jahan Mall, Isfahan 1600 AC

Ali Ghapoo Palace, Isfahan

Azadi Square Tehran

Bagh-e-Melli Gate, Tehran

Shams’l Emare, Tehran

Vank Cathedral, also known as The Church of the Saintly Sisters

Shrine of Biblical Prophet Daniel

Popular attraction among Iran’s Jewish & Muslims communities and tourists, susa (Shoosh)

Ferdowsi Monument, Mashad

Omar Khayyam Tomb, NishaboorImam Reza holly shrine, made of gold and silver, Mashhad

Tehran, Capital of IranBorge Milad

Tehran in winter

Samand, Iran made Car Subway Station, Tehran

Iranian drone with 2,000km range

Social Life, Youth, Fashionand Sports

of Iranians

Do Iranian women Dress like this?

Ski Resorts, Tehran

Tehran Symphonic Orchestra

Iranian People Mourning with American People Tehran, September 11, 2001

Women Soccer Players

Women Rugby PlayersWrestling Team, Top Three of the World

Soccer Team, Top 20 of the World

Other

Sports

For

Women

Soccer fans

Women Inventors of World, First Place Iranian women

with 12 Gold, 5 Silver 6 bronze

25 countries participated such as :Iran, France, South Korea, SwitzerlandJapan, and Australia were some of the countries

Agha Bozorg Mosque

Sheikh Lotf Allah Mosque

الّله لطف شيخ مسجد

Vank Cathedral

Esther & Mordechai Mausoleum

Caravanserai

كاروانسرا

Naghsh-e-Jahan Square

ART &

Hand Crafts

Miniature PaintingHand-knotted Persian

Silk/Wool Carpet

Copper Works Tile Works

Famous

Iranians

Prof. Lotfi ZadehFather of Fuzzy Logic Theorem,

UC Berkley Professor

Prof. Mahmoud HesabiFather of Physics in IRAN,1903-1992

Dr. Ghasem AsrarAssociate Administrator

Earth Science, NASA

Prof. Ali Javan Inventor of Gas Laser

1960

Azadeh TabazadehSenior Research Scientist,

Earth Science, NASA

Prof. Mohammad JamshidiAdvisory Board MemberJPL's MARS, Pathfinder,

NASA

Farzad NazemExecutive Vice President

Yahoo!

Omid KordestaniSenior Vice President

Google Pierre M. Omidyar

Founder and ChairmaneBay

Christiane Amanpour Chief International Correspondent

CNN

Hossein EslambolchiChief Technology Officer

AT&T

Bijan DavariVice President

IBM

Bijan Pakzad (Bijan)Designer of Menswear

& FragrancesBeverly Hills, CA

Maria KhorsandPresident, Ericsson Company

Shirin EbadiFirst Iranian Woman

Nobel Peace Laureate, 2006

Anousheh Ansari First Female Private Space Tourism