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NEHĀVAND
C. Edmund Bosworth
(Nehāvand), a town in western Iran, situated in the northern Zagros region.
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NEʿMAT-ALLĀH MOKRI, Ḥājj
Cross-Reference
See JEYḤUNĀBĀDI.
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NÉMETH, Gyula
András Bodrogligeti
Nemeth's scholarship was devoted almost entirely to various aspects of Ottoman-Turkish studies. A few works of his, however, crossed over into Iranian studies and made lasting contributions to this field, including the Persian-Arabic elements in the Turkish language.
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NEMRUD DAĞI
Bruno Jacobs
The burial mound of Antiochus I is flanked by terraces in the east, north, and west. The settings of the sculptures on the east and west terraces are essentially identical: in each case, a row of five limestone statues (originally up to 8 m in height) overlook the terrace, their backs to the mound.
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NEO-ARAMAIC LANGUAGE
Cross-Reference
See ARAMAIC, IRAN vii. NON-IRANIAN LANGUAGES (10). Aramaic , ASSYRIANS IN IRAN.
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NEOLITHIC AGE IN IRAN
Frank Hole
Originally the term “Neolithic” referred to the final Stone Age before the ages of metals.Today “Neolithic” usually refers to the period of the origins and early development of agricultural economies.
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NEŠALJ
Multiple Authors
large village in central Iran known for its picturesque architecture, the festivity of Friday of Nešalj in the early autumn, and its extinct Median dialect.
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NEŠALJ i. The Village
Habib Borjian
located in Niāsar Rural District, Niāsar District, Kashan Sub-Province, Isfahan Province.
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NEŠALJ ii. The Dialect
Habib Borjian
Nešalj had a Median dialect of Rāji variety, a language group spread throughout Kashan region, but it has been succumbing to Persian in recent decades.
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NETHERLANDS : Archives
Willem Floor
The main sources for Iran, the Persian Gulf and the Dutch-Persian relations are found in the Dutch National Archives (Nationaal Archief, NA).