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Describes the life and customs of Brazil, Nigeria, Japan, Iran, France, and the Soviet Union with suggestions for related activities and projects. ... Read more

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An excellent resource book for elementary teachers.
I am a primary level teacher in a private school. Our curriculum is based on a program from California which usesthematic units and a project approach to allow the students to explore thier own interests while learning within the theme. Our themes are based on particular time frames in history, and every two weeks we "visit" a different area of the world within our current time frame. The Pre-Primary teacher and I have found this book to be a valuable resource for our curriculum. In this book we have found information on holidays and festivals, games and sports, foods, fashion,performing arts, music, visual arts and so much more! I have used this book to help me find information to present to the students, as well as to find information the children needed for their project presentations. And it is all listed by culture, so everything is easy to find. The teachers of Bright Ideas School really like this book! Thank you ... Read more

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A Middle Persian (Pahlavi) Text on Iranian Antiquity.
In 90 printed pages of a monograph titled "Sahrestaniha i Eransahr", Dr. Touraj Daryaee has provided an ideal model worthy of emulation, by all future authors of works on Iranology and linguistic studies.His style of presentation outlined in the table of contents is worth following by scholars engaged in as near a complete elucidation of a difficult linguistic or historical text.He begins with Acknowledgement, followed by a brief Introduction, followed by a Romanized Transcript of the text, followed by an English translation, then a Persian translation, then followed by Commentary, followed by the Middle Persian text in the original Pahlavi characters, then followed by a Map, then a Glossary explaining all the words of the text, ending with an exhaustive Bibliography of works referenced in the text.

The Sahrestaniha-i Eranshahr is probably the only surving Middle Persian (Pahlavi or Pehlevi) text on geography written in the late Sassanian period of Iranian history and finally redacted in the eight century CE.In general the text lists the various towns and cities of the then Iran and Asia, and the various rulers and kings responsible for their construction and establishment, many historical and some mythical.It sheds brief insights into the ancient Persian geographical world view defining the concept of Eranshahr.What is most unique about this text is that it provides some unusual pieces of information and names of the Peshdadian and Kayanian dynasties of pre-Achaemenid Iran, not generally found in other Middle Persian texts.Every Zarathushtrian, Parsee, and those interested in Ancient Persian lore will benefit from giving this little monograph their undivided attention.Congratulations to Mazda Publishers for an excellent printing of this rare and unusual piece of ancient Iranian history. ... Read more

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This book is about Iranian boundaries at a time when crisis of various nature are occurring around Iran, especially in Iraq and Afghanistan, with immediate effect on the Iranian borderlands and substantial effect of Iran’s relations with her neighbours. Furthermore, issues like the legal regime of the Caspian Sea and the UAE claims on the Iranian-owned and Iranian-held islands of Tunbs and Abu Musa in the Persian Gulf create a situation in Iran’s neighbourhood, which influence her foreign relations and engage the country in matters of international importance. Occurrence of all these issues on and around the boundaries of Iran and a thorough study of the unexplored foundation and evolution of these issues within the framework of the study of the Iranian boundaries make this book timely, special, original, and important. ... Read more

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From the 1978-79 Islamic Revolution to the present struggle for democratic reform, Iran has transformed dramatically in the past 25 years.In addition to providing an overview of the debates fueling Iran's current domestic crisis, this book offers the reader an appraisal of the various concerns that place Iran at the center of international attention. ... Read more

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An excellent starting point for trying to understand Iran
Although this book is to be found in the children's section I highly recommend it for adults who would like an overview. It's easy to read and although it is brief it doesn't lack content. The author gives historical timelines and historical background along with maps and photos. He also includes a variety of viewpoints from right-wing Americans to Islamic extremists. This book is a few years old so it was written before Iran's president announced his intentions to nuke Israel and then turned around and turned around and claimed that Iran needs nuclear energy, even though it is an oil rich nation. One thing to keep in mind when considering Iran's volatility is that 70% of its population is under the age of 30. In other words more than 70% of its population has virtually no memory of anything other than living in a Shi'ite dictatorship.
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Originally published in 2007, this fascinating work is based on detailed and sensitive readings of travel accounts in Persian, dealing with India, Iran and Central Asia between around 1400 and 1800. The first comprehensive treatment of this neglected genre of literature (safar nama), it links the Mughals, Safavids and Central Asia in a crucial period of transformation and cultural contact. The authors' close reading of these travel accounts help us enter the mental and moral worlds of the Muslim and non-Muslim literati who produced these valuable narratives. These accounts are presented in a comparative framework, which sets them side by side with other Asian accounts, as well as early modern European travel narratives, and opens up a rich and unsuspected vista of cultural and material history. This book can be read for a better understanding of the nature of early modern encounters, but also for the sheer pleasure of entering a new world. ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Road 88 is a road located completely in Kerman Province connecting Sirjan to Baft and Jiroft. Kermān is one of the 30 provinces of Iran. It is in the south-east of Iran. Its center is Kerman. The province of Kerman is the second largest province in Iran, 180,726 km². The population of the province is about 2.65 million. The main townships of Kerman province are: Baft, Bardsir, Bam, Jiroft, Rafsanjan, Zarand, Sirjan, Shahr-e-Babak, Kerman, Mahan ,Rayen , Kahnuj, Ghale-Ganj,Manujan, Roodbar-e-Jonob,Anbar Abad,and Ravar. In the year 1996, 52.9% of Kerman's population lived in urban areas, and 46% in the rural vicinities, the remaining 1.1% accounted as non residents. The city of Kerman (population: 400,000) embraces about 80% of the urban population, being the most developed and largest city of the province. ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Road 41 is a road in southwestern Iran, Khuzestan. It starts from Khorramshahr and goes up to Ahvaz along the main road next to Karun River. Then it goes to Shushtar, Northeast of Ahvaz. After that it goes north to Dezful. And at last it goes to north to Andimeshk via expressway. Andimeshk is a city in Khuzestan province, Iran, located about 34 km north of Shoush, on the main road and the rail line from Tehran to Ahvaz. The name first appears in cuneiform tablets from Mesopotamia from the Ur III period (21st to 20th century BCE) in the form Adamshakh, with a probable meaning "Crocodile (Town)." Later on ANDAMASKA or ANDIMASKA meaning plenty of butter where local villages like Gheel-AB and Lour and two fortresses were added to it. The city was en route to Ilam and Anshan and later on to Lorestan, this made it a strategically very important till late Sassanid era. ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! This article gives rail usage statistics by country according to the International Union of Railways and other sources. These figures reflect not only the "popularity" of rail travel (for example, in Japan) but also the geography of the country. For instance, the United Kingdom is a relatively small, densely populated country where many more short journeys are made compared to a larger, much less densely populated country such as the United States. To gauge the true importance of rail travel, the number of journeys (however short or long) needs to be calculated. By this method one finds that number of intercity rail journeys per year in the United States per inhabitant is so small as to be almost immeasurable. The U.S. figure is approximately 0.08 journeys per inhabitant per year, compared with the United Kingdom's figure of 17.54 journeys per person. These statistics imply that Britons use the train 219 times more than Americans. This is misleading as the US figure is Amtrak only and does not include commuter journeys. ... Read more

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Road 27 is a road in East Azarbaijan, Iran connecting Tabriz to Ahar and northrn province to Khomarlu. East Azerbaijan or East Azarbaijan, Azeri is one of the 30 provinces of Iran. It is in the northwest of the country, bordering Armenia and the Republic of Azerbaijan, and the provinces of Ardabil, West Azerbaijan, and Zanjan. Its capital is Tabriz. The province covers an area of approximately 47,830 km², it has a population of around four million people. According to the latest divisions of the country in 1996, the counties of this province are:Ahar, Ajabshir, Bostan Abad, Bonab, Tabriz, Jolfa, Sarab, Shabestar, Kaleybar, Maragha, Marand, Malekan, Miyana, Heris, and Hashtrood. The most common name over time (Gameroon) has traditionally been said to derive from Persian gümrük, customhouse (from Late Greek kommerkion, from Latin commercium, "commerce"), but is now speculated to be from Persian kamr?n, shrimp (which in Portuguese is camarão, similar to the former Portuguese name). ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Road 36 is a road in eastern Iran connecting Bardaskan to Taybad and Afghanistan via Torbat-e Heydarieh. Torbat-e Heydarieh is a city in the Razavi Khorasan province of Iran. The name Torbat in Persian means Burial place, thus the name of the city means Burial Place of Heydar named after Qotboddin Heydar a Sufi mystic whose tomb lies in the heart of the city. In ancient times this city was known as Zaveh and in the 19th century it was known as Torbat-e Ishaq Khan or Torbat-e Isa Khan after Ishaq Khan Qaraei the powerful chief of Qaraei tribe who ruled as a semi-autonomous governor of Torbat-e Heydarieh and Khaf from 1801-1816. It is located in the center of khorasan provience in Iran. This city is famous for its Zafaran lands. It has the first rank in the world for producing Saffron or Zafaran in Persian. ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Road 94 is a road in southern Iran connecting Bushehr Province to Firouzabad, Lar and Bandarabbas. To the south of the present city, at Reesheer/Reeshehr, are the remains of an earlier Elamite (c 3000 BCE) settlement. In the 5th century CE, Bushehr was the seat of the Nestorian Christian expansion into southern Iran. Modern Bushehr was founded in 1736 by Nadir Shah. In 1737 the Dutch East India Company opened a trading post in Bushehr, which lasted until 1753. In 1763 the Persian ruler Karim Khan granted the British East India Company the right to build a base and trading post there. It was used as a base by the British Royal Navy in the late 18th century. In the 19th century, Bushehr became an important commercial port. It was occupied by British forces in 1856, during the Anglo-Persian War 1856-1857. Bushehr surrendered to the British on December 9, 1856. ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Road 79 is a road running from near Tehran to Shomal and passes Damavand Mountain. Tehran is the largest city in the Middle East and is the 16th most populated city in the world with a population of 8,429,807. Most Iranian industries are headquartered in Tehran, including the manufacturing of automobiles, electrical equipment, military weaponry, textiles, sugar, cement, and chemical products. Tehran is also a leading center for the sale of carpets and furniture. There is an oil refinery located south of the city. ... Read more

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Road 51 is an important road in Iran connecting Shahrekord and Isfahan's satellite cities to Isfahan. Shahrekord (Persian: شهرکرد) is a city in western Iran, and is the capital of the Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province. It is situated 107 km southwest of Isfahan, and 521 km southwest of the capital Tehran. It was originally known as Deh Kord, which means Village of the Kurds but most of the Shahrekordian people are not Kurdish. In 1935 the name was changed to Shahrekord, meaning City of the Kurds, to reflect metropolitan growth and increases in population. It had an estimated population of 127,359 in 2005. ... Read more

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Nicaragua is a representative democratic republic. It is the largest country in Central America with an area of 130,373 km2. The country is bordered by Honduras to the north and Costa Rica to the south. The Pacific Ocean lies to the west of the country, the Caribbean Sea to the east. Falling within the tropics, Nicaragua sits between 11 degrees and 14 degrees north of the Equator, in the Northern Hemisphere. Nicaragua's capital city is Managua, with approximately one-fourth of Nicaraguans living there. ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Road 92 is a road in Iran. The western part of it is a part of Shiraz-Bandarabbas road. The central part passes northern Hamun Jazmurian Lake. The eastern part connects Iranshahr to Saravan. Bandar-Abbas (Persian: ????????) or Bandar-e ?Abb?s (in Persian: ???? ????; formerly known as Gombroon to English traders and Gamrun to Dutch merchants) is a port city and capital of Hormozg?n Province on the southern coast of Iran (Persia), on the Persian Gulf. The city occupies a strategic position on the narrow Straits of Hormuz, and it is the location of the main base of the Iranian Navy. It had an estimated population of 352,173 in 2005. ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Greater Iran refers to the regions that have significant Iranian cultural influence. It roughly corresponds to the territory surrounding the Iranian plateau, stretching from the Caucasus to the Indus River in modern day Pakistan and conform to the historical understanding of the full territory of "Iran." Because the concept is a cultural one, representing regions settled by Iranian tribes, it does not correspond to any particular political entity, and—because it represents a late Bronze Age dispersion—predates such political entities by many centuries. For the Sassanids, in whose 3rd century inscriptions the term 'Iran' first appears as a political concept, the multinational Iranian state included Asia Minor but excluded territories east of the two Iranian salt desert basins. This situation is however reversed in the cultural context, i.e. that of the Iranian nation. ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Road 49 is the road connecting Azerbaijan border from Astara to Qazvin and Tehran and from Saveh to Road 65. S?veh southwest of Tehran, at an elevation of 1,030 meters (3,380 ft). As of 2004, the city had a population of approximately 140,000 people. Saveh produces large amounts of wheat and cotton. It is also well known for its pomegranates and melons. Kaveh Industrial City, the largest industrial city in Iran, is located in Saveh. Another legend about Saveh is the Lake of Saveh. It is a lake which is said to have been located near the city. According to the legend mentioned in historical Persian texts, this lake dried out on the night of the birth of Muhammad. A recent investigation in the Zarand area between Tehran and Saveh has revealed some evidence of the existence of this lake in Zarand Plain. ... Read more