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GARDEN v. In Persian Literature
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See BĀḠ iii.
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GARDEN vi. IN PERSIAN ART
Lisa Golombek
For the decorative arts, the “garden carpet” is the quintessential re-creation of the garden, while paintings depict the garden as a setting for events. Vegetal motifs as ornament may be understood as generic allusions to the garden. In special circumstances, these allusions may be viewed as allusions to paradise themes.
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GARDĪZ
Daniel Balland
(Gardēz), a city in the Solaymān Mountains of eastern Afghanistan, 122 km south of Kabul. The city is situated at 2,300 m above sea-level, in a large intramountainous depression watered by the upper course of the Rūd-e Gardīz.
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GARDĪZĪ, ABŪ SAʿĪD ʿABD-al-ḤAYY
C. Edmund Bosworth
b. Żaḥḥāk b. Maḥmūd, Persian historian of the early 5th/11th century. He was clearly connected with the Ghaznavid court and administration and close to the sultans.
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GARDŌY
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sister of Bahrām Čōbīn. See Bahrām VI Čōbīn.
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GARGAR RIVER
Cross-Reference
See KĀRŪN RIVER.
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GARLIC
Etrat Elahi
or allium sativum; a species in the onion family Alliaceae used as an ingredient in a variety of Persian dishes mainly as a condiment.
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GARMAPADA
Rüdiger Schmitt
name of the fourth month (June-July) of the Old Persian calendar.
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GARMSĀR
Bernard Hourcade
a region (Qešlāq and Garmsār) in the province of Semnān situated beyond the Caspian Gates, known particularly as a stopover on the great road to Khorasan.
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GARMSĪR AND SARDSĪR
Xavier de Planhol
lit. "warm zones and cold zones"; two terms identifying regional entities that form a major geographical contrast deeply affecting the popular conscience in Persia.