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KHAYYAM, OMAR ix. Translations into Italian
Mario Casari
The reception of Khayyam’s poetic work in Italy, as in the rest of Europe, was the result of the translation and rewriting of the English poet Edward FitzGerald (d. 1883) in the years 1859-79. In Italy the more scholarly approach to Khayyam’s work by a few dedicated Iranists proceeded at a fitful pace over many decades.
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KHAYYAM, OMAR xiii. Musical Works Based On The Rubaiyat
William H. Martin and Sandra Mason
The enduring popularity of the verses in the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam is reflected in the large number of musical works they have inspired.
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KHAYYAM, OMAR xiv. Impact On Literature And Society In The West
Jos Biegstraaten
The first scholar outside Persia to study Omar Khayyam was the English orientalist, Thomas Hyde (1636-1703).
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KHAYYAM, OMAR xv. As Mathematician
Bijan Vahabzadeh
Three mathematical treatises of Omar Khayyam have come down to us: (1) a commentary on Euclid’s Elements; (2) an essay on the division of the quadrant of a circle; (3) a treatise on algebra; he also wrote (4) the treatise on the extraction of the nth root of the numbers, which is not extant.
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KHORASAN i. ETHNIC GROUPS
Pierre Oberling
The population of Khorasan is extremely varied, consisting principally of Persians, Arabs, Turks, Kurds, Mongols, Baluch, and smaller groups of Jews, Gypsies, and Lors.
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KHORDEH AVESTĀ
William W. Malandra
“The Little Avesta,” the name given to a collection of texts used primarily by the laity for everyday devotions.
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KHORRAMABAD
Multiple Authors
sub-province and capital city of Lorestan Province.
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KHORRAMABAD ii. Population, 1956-2011
Mohammad Hossein Nejatian
This article deals with the following population characteristics of Khorramabad: population growth from 1956 to 2011, age structure, average household size, literacy rate, and economic activity status.
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KHORRAMSHAHR
Multiple Authors
(ḴORRAMŠAHR), a port city at the confluence of the Karun river and the Shatt al-Arab.
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KHORRAMSHAHR i. PHYSICAL AND HUMAN GEOGRAPHY
Eckart Ehlers
(ḴORRAMŠAHR), a port city at the confluence of the Karun river and the Shatt al-Arab.