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Van

وان

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Alhak Caravansaray

کاروانسرای الحاک

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Anoushirvan

انوشیروان

Remarks :
Sassanid king Anoushirvan the just aka Khusrau I 'deathless soul'

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Arvand

اروندرود

Also Known As
Shat-ol-Arab


Remarks :
A river dividing Iran-Iraq borders

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Caravan

کاروان

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Caravansaray

کاروانسرا

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Cyrus Vance

سایروس ونس

Remarks :
Vance, Cyrus (Roberts) born March 27, 1917, Clarksburg, W.Va., U.S. and died Jan. 12, 2002, New York, N.Y. U.S. public official. After receiving his law degree from Yale University in 1942, he enlisted in the navy and served until 1946, when he joined a law firm in New York City. He was appointed general counsel for the U.S. Department of Defense in 1960. In 1962 he became secretary of the army, and in 1963 President Lyndon B. Johnson named him deputy secretary of defense. Initially a vigorous supporter of U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War, his viewed changed after his resignation in 1967, and by 1968 he was urging Johnson to stop the bombing of North Vietnam. In that year he was sent to Paris with W. Averell Harriman to negotiate peace with the North Vietnamese. As secretary of state (1977-80) under Pres. Jimmy Carter, he worked to obtain the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks II (SALT II) arms-control treaty and was instrumental in the Camp David accords. He resigned in 1980 in protest of Carter's plan to send a secret military mission to rescue American hostages held in Tehran.

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Damavand

دماوند

Remarks :
Mountain 18,934 ft (5771 m) N Iran; highest in Elburz Mountains

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Erivan

اریوان

Also Known As
Yerevan


Remarks :
capital of Armenia. Fortified since the 8th century BC and part of Armenia since the 6th century BC, it developed as an important centre of the caravan trade. Over the centuries, it was ruled by many, including the Romans, Arabs, Turks, and Russians, falling to the latter group in 1827. In 1920 it became the capital of independent Armenia and remained so during the period of Soviet rule and after independence was restored.

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Firooz Nahavandi

فیروز نهاوندی

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General Pakravan

تیمسار پاکروان

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Ghazdevan Castle

قلعه غجدوان

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Havana

هاوانا

Also Known As
Habana


Remarks :
Capital city and port of Cuba located on the Gulf of Mexico. Havana is the largest city in the Caribbean, it is Cuba's chief port, and it has one of the best harbours in the Western Hemisphere. It was founded by the Spanish in 1515 and moved to its present location in 1519. Made the capital of Cuba in 1592, it was Spain's chief naval station in the New World. Its harbour was the scene of the destruction of the U.S. battleship Maine in 1898, the immediate cause of the Spanish-American War. Before 1959, when Fidel Castro came to power, Havana was a haven for U.S. tourists, offering gambling and showy nightlife. In addition to being Cuba's commercial and industrial centre, it contains many buildings reflecting Spanish colonial style, including the cathedral (1704) that formerly contained Christopher Columbus's tomb, the Palace of the Captains General, and Morro Castle. Central Havana is now a World Heritage site.

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Helvan

حلوان

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Irvan

ایروان

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Ivan Sadchikov

ایوان سادچیکف

Remarks :
Moscow's ambassador to Persia

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Javanmard Ghassab

جوانمرد قصاب

Remarks :
The book Nejatolgholub has mentioned him as a brave national hero.

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Kandovan

کندوان

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Lighvan

لیقوان

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Marvan

مروان

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Nahavand

نهاوند

Also Known As
Nihavand,Nehavand


Remarks :
A historical city south of the Hamedan province (Approx. 460 km from Tehran) The city was destroyed after the fall of Achaemenid Empire by the Seleucids. It regained importance during Sassanid Empire. During Arab invasion, Nahavand was one of few strongholds that resisted time until 641 AD. For unknown reasons, Naseroddin Shah ordered destruction of a historical castle in this city.

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Nakhjevan

نخجوان

Also Known As
Nahchivan, Nahjevan, Nakhichevan


Remarks :
Exclave of Azerbaijan separated from the rest of the country by Armenia

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Narvandi

ناروندی

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Pahlevan

پهلوان

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Saravan

سراوان

See Also:Saravan in Media Gallery


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Shervan

شروان

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Shervanshah

شروانشاه

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Shirvan

شیروان

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Vivana

ویوانا

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