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  2. Traditional games of Iran - Wikipedia

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    Choub bazi, choob or choobazi (Persian: چوب بازی chub bāzi; Khorasani and Sistani: چو بازی chu bāzi; lit. "wood play"), is one of Iranian games and traditions with an ancient history that goes back to ancient Iran. This traditional ritual is also mentioned in Ferdowsi's Shahnameh. In Iran, there are two authentic types of stick ...

  3. Korsi - Wikipedia

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    A korsi in Nain Anthropology Museum Persian korsí. A korsi or korsí (Persian: کرسی) is a type of low table found in Iran and Afghanistan, with a heater underneath it, and blankets thrown over it. It is a traditional item of furniture in Iranian culture. A family or other gathering sits on the floor around the korsi during the winter.

  4. List of Persia-related topics - Wikipedia

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    1 Persian culture and history. ... Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects Wikidata item; Appearance. ... 12 (UTC). Text is available ...

  5. Culture of Iran - Wikipedia

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    The culture of Iran (Persian: فرهنگ ایران) or culture of Persia [1] [2] [3] is among the most influential in the world. Iran ( Persia ) is widely considered to be one of the cradles of civilization .

  6. Iranian handicrafts - Wikipedia

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    Ghalamkar, wood-block printed fabric, often used for table cloths or as bedspreads. [8] Khameh, silk embroidered on raw-colored fabric, typically in all white. [9] Jajim, hand-woven, colorful fabric often found in rural areas; Termeh, hand woven fabric, often used for table cloths, or made into shawls. [10]

  7. Iranian folklore - Wikipedia

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    A minstrel was referred to by the Parthians as gōsān in Parthian, and by the Sasanians as huniyāgar in Middle Persian. [2] Since the time of the Safavid dynasty, storytellers and poetry readers have appeared at coffeehouses. [3] The following are a number of folktales known to the people of Iran: [4] Kadu Qelqelezan ("Rolling Pumpkin") [5]

  8. History of Iran - Wikipedia

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    The latter region was influenced by Persian history and culture, and moving the capital was part of the Persian mawali demand for Arab influence in the empire. The city of Baghdad was constructed on the Tigris River, in 762, to serve as the new Abbasid capital. [83]

  9. Iranian Intermezzo - Wikipedia

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    Revival of the Iranian national spirit and culture in an Islamic form Iranian Intermezzo , [ 2 ] or Persian Renaissance , [ 3 ] was a period in Iranian history which saw the rise of various native Iranian Muslim dynasties in the Iranian Plateau , after the 7th-century Arab Muslim conquest and the fall of the Sasanian Empire .