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  2. List of geographic names of Iranian origin - Wikipedia

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    The name is derived from the Persian word for "Monday" (du two + shamba or shanbe day, lit. "day two") and refers to the fact that it was a popular Monday marketplace. Garm The name is derived from the Gharmi people, and Iranian people. Kofarnihon The name comes from the Persian کافر نهان, literally meaning "place where unbelievers hide ...

  3. Persian mythology - Wikipedia

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    Persian myths is filled with famous heroes, to name a few: the greatest Persian hero is Rostam, who is the grandson of the hero Sām, and son of the equally Zal and Rudaba. Rostam was always represented as the mightiest of Iranian paladins (holy warriors). He rides the legendary stallion Rakhsh and wears a special suit named Babr-e Bayan in ...

  4. List of fictional countries set on Earth - Wikipedia

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    This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources. This is a list of fictional countries from published works of fiction (books, films, television series, games, etc.). Fictional works describe all the countries in the following list as located somewhere on the surface of the Earth as ...

  5. Category:Iranian given names - Wikipedia

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    Persian given names (3 C, 14 P) F. Iranian feminine given names (28 P) M. ... Pages in category "Iranian given names" The following 7 pages are in this category, out ...

  6. Category:Persian masculine given names - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Persian masculine given names" The following 89 pages are in this category, out of 89 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Afshin;

  7. Persians and I - Wikipedia

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    This series of three books is a modern adaptation of the Shahnameh (Persian: شاهنامه), a long epic poem written by the Persian poet Ferdowsi between c. 977 and 1010 CE. Inspired by Shahname which is divided into three successive parts: the "mythical", "epic", and "historical" ages, each 3 volumes of the trilogy of Persians and I covers ...

  8. List of One Thousand and One Nights characters - Wikipedia

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    Dunyazad (Persian: دنیازاد, Dunyāzād; aka Dunyazade, Dunyazatde, Dinazade, or Dinarzad) is the younger sister of Queen Scheherazade.In the story cycle, it is she who—at Scheherazade's instruction—initiates the tactic of cliffhanger storytelling to prevent her sister's execution by Shahryar.

  9. Simurgh - Wikipedia

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    The simurgh (/ s ɪ ˈ m ɜːr ɡ /; Persian: سیمرغ, also spelled senmurv, simorgh, simorg, simurg, simoorg, simorq or simourv) is a benevolent bird in Persian mythology and literature. It bears some similarities with mythological birds from different origins, such as the phoenix (Persian: ققنوس quqnūs) and the humā (Persian: هما ...