Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Tehran ( Hebrew: טהרן) is an Israeli spy thriller television series created by Moshe Zonder for the Israeli public channel Kan 11. [1] Written by Zonder and Omri Shenhar and directed by Daniel Syrkin, [2] the series premiered in Israel on 22 June 2020 [3] and 25 September internationally on Apple TV+ . Featuring dialogue in Hebrew, Persian ...
The Golestan Palace ( Persian: کاخ گلستان, Kākh-e Golestān ), also transliterated as the Gulistan Palace [1] and sometimes translated as the Rose Garden Palace from Persian language, [1] [2] was built in the 16th century, renovated in the 18th century and finally rebuilt in 1865. It is the former official royal Qajar complex in Tehran .
Salman Rushdie. Sir Ahmed Salman Rushdie CH FRSL ( / sʌlˈmɑːn ˈrʊʃdi /; [ 2] born 19 June 1947) is an Indian-born British-American novelist. [ 3] His work often combines magic realism with historical fiction and primarily deals with connections, disruptions, and migrations between Eastern and Western civilizations, typically set on the ...
Robert de Warren (right) being presented to the former king of Iran (left).. As part of the Shah's White Revolution, the Vahdat Hall of Tehran was constructed to function as the national stage for music, opera, and ballet, and was inaugurated by former king Mohammad Reza Pahlavi on October 26, 1967, with the performance of The Rustic Festival, the first Persian opera, composed by Ahmad Pejman.
Evin Prison (Persian: زندان اوین, romanized: Zendân-e-Evin) is a prison located in the Evin neighborhood of Tehran, Iran.The prison has been the primary site for the housing of Iran's political prisoners since 1972, before and after the Iranian Revolution, in a purpose-built wing nicknamed "Evin University" due to the high number of students and intellectuals detained there. [3]
Tehran ( / tɛəˈræn, - ˈrɑːn, ˌteɪ -/; Persian: تهران Tehrân [tehˈɾɒːn] ⓘ) is the capital and largest city of Iran and also the largest city in Tehran Province. It also serves as the capital of the Province, county and the Central District. [ 6] With a population of around 9.4 million in the city, and 16.8 million in the ...
1723 – Afghans ( Pashtuns) occupy the city. [2] 1751 – Takht-e Marmar built. 1759 – Khalvat Karim Khani built (approximate date). 1785 – Town besieged by forces of Agha Mohammad. [3] 1786 – Mohammad Khan Qajar moves Iran's capital from Sari to Tehran. [3] [4] 1790 – Palace built (later became Qasr Prison ).
For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us