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OSSETIC LANGUAGE i. History and description

OSSETIC LANGUAGE i. History and description

According to the 1989 Soviet census, Ossetic is spoken by…

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VULLERS, JOHANN AUGUST

VULLERS, JOHANN AUGUST

VULLERS, JOHANN AUGUST (b. Bonn, 23 October 1803; d. Bonn,…

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FONDOQESTĀN

FONDOQESTĀN

FONDOQESTĀN (FONDUKISTAN), early medieval settlement and Buddhist monastery in Afghanistan,…

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INTERNATIONAL DUNHUANG PROJECT

INTERNATIONAL DUNHUANG PROJECT

INTERNATIONAL DUNHUANG PROJECT (IDP), founded in 1994, a collaboration among…

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JAMALZADEH, MOHAMMAD-ALI

JAMALZADEH, MOHAMMAD-ALI

Figure 1. Mohammad-Ali Jamalzadeh. JAMALZADEH, MOHAMMAD-ALI (محمد علی جمالزاده)(Moḥammad-ʿAli Jamālzāda),…

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KANI, ḤĀJ MOLLĀ ʿALI

KANI, ḤĀJ MOLLĀ ʿALI

KANI, ḤĀJ MOLLĀ ʿALI (b. 1220/1805; d. 1306/1888-89; Figure 1),…

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GOTTHEIL, RICHARD JAMES HORATIO

GOTTHEIL, RICHARD JAMES HORATIO

GOTTHEIL, RICHARD JAMES HORATIO (b. 13 October 1862, Manchester, UK;…

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BESṬĀM (West Azerbaijan)

BESṬĀM (West Azerbaijan)

BESṬĀM (or Basṭām), Elamite Rusa-i Uru.Tur, the name of a…

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FERTILITY AND MORTALITY

FERTILITY AND MORTALITY

FERTILITY AND MORTALITY. Fertility and mortality in a population depend…

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Italy xi. TRANSLATIONS OF PERSIAN WORKS INTO ITALIAN

Italy xi. TRANSLATIONS OF PERSIAN WORKS INTO ITALIAN

ITALY xi. TRANSLATIONS OF PERSIAN WORKS INTO ITALIAN With a…

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Isfahan x. Monuments (2) Palaces

Isfahan x. Monuments (2) Palaces

ISFAHAN x. Monuments x(2). Palaces None of the royal palaces…

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FARAS-NĀMA

FARAS-NĀMA

FARAS-NĀMA, Persian term for a category of books and manuals…

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JULFA i. SAFAVID PERIOD

JULFA i. SAFAVID PERIOD

JULFA i. Safavid Period Origin, settlement, and population The original…

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CARPETS xi. Qajar Period

CARPETS xi. Qajar Period

CARPETS xi. Qajar Period During the Qajar period there were…

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ʿERFĀN, ḤASAN

ʿERFĀN, ḤASAN

ʿERFĀN, ḤASAN (Hasan Aliḵonovič Mamadḵonov; b. 3 March 1900 at…

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IRANI, DINSHAH JIJIBHOY [2006]

IRANI, DINSHAH JIJIBHOY [2006]

IRANI, DINSHAH JIJIBHOY, Parsi notable and scholar (b. Bombay, 4…

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TOWFIQ (TAWFIQ) NEWSPAPER

TOWFIQ (TAWFIQ) NEWSPAPER

TOWFIQ (TAWFIQ) NEWSPAPER, a satirical and political weekly newspaper, which…

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SWEDEN i. PERSIAN ART COLLECTIONS

SWEDEN i. PERSIAN ART COLLECTIONS

SWEDEN i. PERSIAN ART COLLECTIONS Persian art collections in Sweden…

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ŠĀPUR I: The Great Statue

ŠĀPUR I: The Great Statue

ŠĀPUR I The Great Statue The great statue of Šāpūr…

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ʿEZZ-AL-DAWLA, ʿABD-AL-ṢAMAD MĪRZĀ

ʿEZZ-AL-DAWLA, ʿABD-AL-ṢAMAD MĪRZĀ

ʿEZZ-AL-DAWLA, ʿABD-AL-ṢAMAD MĪRZĀ (b. Rabīʿ I 1260/March-April 1844, d. 30…

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