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11 century famous poet, scientist, astronomer ;Hakim Omar Khayyam's Mausoleum in Neishabour at Night Atricle :1079 AD, March, 15: Jalali/Persian Calendar Invented Tags :Neishabour , Omar , Khayyam , Mausoleum , Night , Poet

1326 Shams Pahlavi Khandaniha Magazine Atricle :1947 AD, March, 30: Separatist Kumeleh Leaders Executed Tags :Shams , Pahlavi , Khandaniha , Magazine

1900 Darvazeh Ghazvin Gate Atricle :1943 AD, December, 1: The Tehran Declaration Tags :1900 , Darvazeh , Qazvin , Gate

1900 darvazeh Shemiran Gate Atricle :1942 AD, December, 24: Mandatory Education Draft Presented To Parliament Tags :1900 , Darvazeh , Shemiran , Gate

1900 Darvazeh Tehran Gate : One of many entrances to the city Atricle :1925 AD, April, 5: Mohammad Ali Shah Dies In Italy Tags :1900 , Darvazeh , Tehran , Gate

1900 Meydan Ghazvin Square Atricle :1942 AD, November, 1: German Spy Network Busted Tags :1940s , Meydan , Qazvin , Square

1900 Meydan Hasanabad Square Atricle :1939 AD, November, 12: PM Daftari Presents His Cabinet Tags :1900 , Meydan , Hasanabad , Square

1900 Meydan Sepah Square Atricle :1937 AD, December, 29: Iran Ships Opium To Japan Tags :1900 , Meydan , Sepah , Square

1900 Meydan Toopkhane Sepah Square Atricle :1937 AD, January, 18: Iran Withdraws Minister From Paris Tags :1900 , Meydan , Toopkhaneh , Sepah , Square

1920 Abadan Refinery 1300 Atricle :1921 AD, June, 22: Majlis Denounces British Colonial Agreement Tags :1920 , Abadan , Refinery , Oil , Petroleum

1924 Workers seen during an oil well drilling operation (1304) Atricle :1924 AD, February, 11: Majlis Fifth Term Begins Tags :1924 , Oil , Well , Drill

1925 Ghashghayi tribe in their Winter tent hosting members of the oil Company Atricle :1925 AD, January, 1: Soviets Play Game Of Geography Tags :1925 , Tent , Winter , Camp , Company , Ghashghayi

1940 Tehran Post Office Atricle :1940 AD, December, 4: Mosaddegh Sent To Exile In Ahmadabad Tags :1940 , Tehran , Post , Office

1941 Saadi Street Tehran Atricle :1941 AD, November, 13: Majlis Thirteenth Terms Begins Tags :1941 , Saadi , Street , Tehran , Traffic , Transport , People , Car

1946 Masjed Soltani Bazaar Tehran Atricle :1946 AD, October, 17: Toodeh Becomes Democrat Party Tags :1946 , Masjid , Soltani , Bazaar , Tehran , Mosque

1946 Tehran : KLM sign on top of a building on 1325 Mokhberoddoleh intersection Atricle :1911 AD, February, 3: First Head Of Parliament Assassinated Tags :1946 , Tehran , Mokhberoddoleh

1946 Tehran 1325 Commercial District Lalezar Street Atricle :1946 AD, March, 7: Negotiators Return From Moscow Tags :1946 , Tehran , Lalezar

1946 Tehran 1326:Cars and people around the College intersection Atricle :1946 AD, July, 14: Abadan Workers On Strike Tags :1946 , Tehran , College , Intersection

1947 Sepahsalar Mosque Atricle :1947 AD, July, 17: Majlis Fifteenth Terms Begins Tags :1947 , Sepahsalar , Mosque , Islamic , Tehran , Street

1947 Tehran 1326 Lalezar Street Atricle :1947 AD, September, 10: Newspaper Unveils Foreign Conspiracy Tags :1947 , Tehran , Lalezar , Street

1948 Persian International Orchestra Atricle :1948 AD, January, 31: Iran-USSR Diplomatic Tensions Tags :1948 , Iranian , International , Orchestra , Music , Society

1951 Radio Tehran Building Atricle :1952 AD, May, 2: British Ultimatum On Bahrain Tags :1951 , Radio , Tehran , Building

1952 Mosaddegh addresses a crowd of people in front of the Majles Atricle :1952 AD, April, 25: Majlis Seventeenth Terms Begins Tags :1952 , Mosaddegh , Majlis , Nationalization , Parliament , People

1979 Demonstrations Posters Khomeini Mosaddegh Takhti Atricle :1967 AD, March, 16: Mosaddegh Dies In Confinement Tags :1979 , Demonstration , Poster , Ayatollah , Khomeini , Mosaddegh , Takhti

1979 Revolution Children Atricle :1979 AD, April, 1: Iran Officially Shifts From Monarchy To Republic Tags :1979 , Revolution , Children , Demonstration

24Esfand Square which changed name to Enghelab (revolution) Square 1963 with the Universal Cinema in the background Atricle :1963 AD, January, 16: Iranian Jets Bomb Katanga Airport In Congo Tags :24Esfand , Enghelab , Square , 1963

25 year old Mohammad Reza Shah of Iran with visiting American Wendell Willkie during the later's stopover on world tour aboard his plane the Gulliver. Shah was taking an airplane ride for the first time in his life 1942 Atricle :1945 AD, May, 19: Iran Asks Allied Forces To Leave Tags :Young , Mohammad Reza Shah , Pahlavi , King , Airplane , 1942 , LIFE

33 m tall Windmill of Dowlatabad Garden in Yazd was built to function as the air-conditioning system in the desert. Atricle :1789 AD, January, 23: Seyyed Morad Proclaims Shah Of Persia Tags :Garden , Yazd , Windmill , Palace , Zand

435 meters Tehran Milad Tower: Workers install components during Construction Atricle :1998 AD, July, 24: Tehran Mayor Gets 5 Years In Prison Tags :Tehran , Milad Tower , Construction , Worker

6 year-old Prince Reza Cyrus Ali Pahlavi Drinking champagne after his father Mohamedreza's coronation Nov-1967 Atricle :1966 AD, January, 26: Iran Enters UNESCO Tags :Prince Reza , Pahlavi , Drink

A 4100 year old statue of Narvandi Goddess found in Susa Atricle :243 BC, October, 1: Ptolemy III Retreats From Susa Tags :Narvandi , Goddess , Susa

A beautiful view from the Mecca Prophet/Nabi Mosque with a green dome Atricle :1987 AD, July, 31: Massacre Of Iranian Hajj Pilgrims Tags :Mecca , Prophet , Mosque , Dome , Islamic , Green , Mohammad , Night

A caravan transporting oil on horseback in deserts of Iran Atricle :1923 AD, December, 20: Oil Deal Signed With Sinclair Tags :Caravan , Transport , Oil , Horseback , Desert

A clip from the Keyhan newspaper announcing Hoveida's Execution Atricle :1965 AD, January, 27: Hoveida Becomes Prime Minister Tags :Keyhan , Hoveida , Execution

A collection of Qajar postal stamps Atricle :1878 AD, October, 16: Iran Joins International Postal Union Tags :Qajar , Post , Stamp

A dove flying over the Jamkaran Mosque near Qom Iran. The famous Jamkaran mosque where Imam Mahdi is said to have appeared in a cleric's dream; has since been the visiting place for flocks of pilgrims. Atricle :2006 AD, June, 30: UNSC Resolution #1696: Suspension Required Tags :Jamkaran , Mosque , Qom

A girl Kisses embossed Achaemenid soldier in Perspolis Atricle :1738 BC, December, 21: Oldest Record Of YALDA Tags :Iranian , Girl , Achaemenid , Soldier , Embossed , Perspolis

A group of Iranian women demonstrating against enforced hijab that came with Islamic Republic Atricle :1987 AD, June, 2: Islamic Republic Party Dissolved Tags :Iranian , Woman , Demonstration , Enforce , Hijab

A group of Persian Darvishes Atricle :1807 AD, May, 4: Treaty Of Finckenstein Signed With France Tags :Persian , Darvish

A heavily damaged building, a scene in the museum of sacred defence in Khorramshahr depicting devastation of the Iran-Iraq War Atricle :1997 AD, November, 10: Iran Ratifies Chemical Weapons Pact Tags :Damage , Building , Iran , Iraq , War , Sacred Defense , Iran-Iraq War , Khorramshahr

A historical image of the Toopkhane (Artillery) Square and the Municipality in Tehran Atricle :1941 AD, July, 8: Statistics Of Foreign Nationals Tags :Toopkhaneh , Square , Municipality , Tehran

A historical Perspolis column is used as a seat at the entrance of a mosque Atricle :449 BC, October, 25: Callias Teaty Ends Greco Persian Wars Tags :Perspolis , Column , Seat , Achaemenid

A historical photograph from Tehran's Naserkhosro Street with old cars and buses in1946 Atricle :1946 AD, January, 11: Democrats Of Kurdistan Declare Independence Tags :Tehran , Naserkhosro , Street , 1946

A little Qajar girl adorned in silver jewelry Atricle :1909 AD, July, 1: Regulations For Second Parliament Elections Tags :Qajar , Girl , Silver , Jewel

A newspaper clip showing Iranian girls team playing soccer(Football) during 1970s before the Islamic Revolution Atricle :1970 AD, November, 10: Iranian Plane Hijacked Tags :Iranian , Girl , Soccer , Football , Team , 1970s , Sports

A painting shows Shah Tahmasp honoring Homayoon Shah of India in a party Atricle :1540 AD, June, 28: Indian King Seeks Assylum In Iran Tags :Shah Tahmasp , Dance , Painting , Safavid , Isfahan , Indian , Alighapoo

A panaroma view of the Abadan Port seen from a tanker in the Persian Gulf Atricle :1920 AD, December, 22: Armitage Settles Iran-Britain Disputes Tags :Abadan , Port , Persian Gulf

A Parliament representatives is taking a nap during a Majlis session Atricle :2007 AD, February, 20: Shahram Jazayeri Escapes The Prison Tags :Parliament , Representative , Sleep , Session

A Persian Café : Painting by Lord Edwin (1849-1903) Atricle :1826 AD, July, 28: Abbas Mirza Attacks Russians Tags :Persian , Cafe , Painting

A person descends from his horse to show his allegiance to Fathali Shah : From the book Shahanshahnameh Atricle :1834 AD, October, 23: Fathali Shah Dies Tags :Fathali Shah , Shahanshahnameh , Qajar , Painting

A photo of Reza Shah in civil suits during last years of his life Atricle :1941 AD, September, 16: Reza Shah Resigns Tags :Reza Shah , Pahlavi , Shah , Last

A portrait of Mozaffaroddin Shah of Persia Sporting Moustache by Spy (Leslie Ward) Atricle :1905 AD, September, 4: Mozaffaroddin Shah Visits Russia Tags :Mozaffaroddin Shah , Qajar , Moustache , King

A poster showing Tehran conquest, a decisive victory for Constitutional Monarchy Movement Atricle :1910 AD, March, 19: Sattar Khan And Bagher Khan Depart For Tehran Tags :Tehran , Victory , Constitutional Monarchy , Painting , Poster

A Qajar Lady poses for a photograph riding a bicycle Atricle :1857 AD, January, 23: British Forces Capture Bushehr Tags :Qajar , Lady , Ride , Bicycle , Woman

A rare portratit of Mozaffaroddin Shah Qajar Atricle :1903 AD, February, 14: Commercial Convention : A Russian Victory Tags :Mozaffaroddin Shah , Qajar , King , Kiani Crown , Moustache

A Safavid era painting shows soldiers playing Chowgun, known today as polo Atricle :1508 AD, September, 3: Shah Ismail Appoints Governor Of Khuzestan Tags :Safavid , Painting , Play , Chowgun , Polo , Art

A soldiers looks on the scene after demonstrators were disperced during the 1979 revolution Atricle :1979 AD, January, 6: Bakhtiar Becomes Prime Minister Tags :Soldier , Riot , Revolution

A statue of Nader Shah stands on the entrance of his tomb in Mashhad Atricle :1741 AD, May, 15: Nader Shah's Assassination Attempt Failed Tags :Nader Shah , Tomb , Mashhad , Afshar

A street packed with crowd, cars and carriages, gives a nice glimpse at Historical Tehran during 1930s Atricle :1931 AD, April, 6: Political Police Organization Founded Tags :1930s , Street , Car , Traffic , Transport

A very nice picture from Tehran's Hasanabad Square : Cars and horse Carriages line up for passengers, Passage to 20th century machines is visible. Atricle :1942 AD, March, 9: Soheili Becomes Prime Minister Tags :Tehran , Hasanabad , Square , Car , Carriage , Modern , Traditional

A view from Historical Tehran Bazaar late 1970s Atricle :1979 AD, February, 19: Iran Sides With Palestinians Against Israel Tags :Tehran , Bazaar , 1970s

A view from streets of Tehran in 1960s packed with American and German cars Atricle :1962 AD, March, 27: The End Of Cold War Between Iran And USSR Tags :Tehran , 1960 , Street , Traffic

A view from Tehran's crowded Toopkhaneh Square late 1970s Atricle :1979 AD, May, 1: Dr. Motahhari Assassinated Tags :Tehran , Toopkhaneh , Square , 1970s , Street , Traffic , Car

A view from the inside of Portugese Castle in Qeshm Island Atricle :1622 AD, April, 21: Hormuz Island Liberated Tags :Qeshm , Island , Portugese , Castle

A view from the Mehrabad Airport 1958 Atricle :1974 AD, December, 5: The Roof Collapsed At Mehrabad Airport Tags :Mehrabad , Airport , 1958 , Transport

A welcome sign at the entrance of Tehran with a Canada Dry commercial ad Atricle :1978 AD, April, 26: Tatcher And Reagan Visit Tehran Tags :Welcome , Tehran , Canada Dry , Advertising , 1970s

A well preserved relief from Farvahar, Zoroastrian deity in Persepolis Atricle :480 BC, September, 27: Persians Capture Athens Tags :Relief , Faravahar , Perspolis , Achaemenid

A young Iranian looks at photos of thousands of martyrs during the Iran-Iraq war in Khorramshahr Sacred Defense Museum Atricle :1992 AD, July, 31: Iran Confiscates Iraqi Planes Tags :Khorramshahr , Sacred Defense , Museum , Martyr , Iran-Iraq War

Abadan Institute Technology Atricle :1939 AD, September, 23: Abadan Institute Of Technology Founded Tags :Abadan , Institute , Technology , British

Abadan: Superfractionating unit, crude oil distillation unit and docks all shut down during Anglo-Iranian oil disputes-July-1951 Atricle :1952 AD, October, 18: Iran Cuts Ties With UK Tags :Crude , Oil , Distillation , Abadan , Refinery , Nationalization

Abbasi era national hero Babak Khorramdin's Castle in Noor Atricle :842 AD, November, 24: Red Revolution Across Iran Tags :Abbasi , Babak Khorramdin , Castle , Noor

Above:The last photograph from Sassanid Nahavand Castle taken by Naseroddin Shah Qajar before destroying it in search of treasures. The images below show the main gate that was only accessible through a bridge. Atricle :641 AD, February, 20: The Battle Of Nahavand Tags :Sassanid , Nahavand , Castle

Achaemenid Administrative Tablet 1208-101 reads : And now Parnaka (Dariush's uncle) says: as the King ordered me, so I am ordering you: Give 100 goats to Dukshish Irtashduna, as ordered by the King." Atricle :514 BC, September, 24: Persian Army Passes Bosphorus Tags :Achaemenid , Administration , Tablet , Dariush

Achaemenid Soldier, an artistic rendering by Iman Maleki Atricle :521 BC, August, 25: Arakha Revolts In Babylon Tags :Achaemenid , Soldier , Painting , Spearman

Afghanistan Mazar Sharif is said to be the tomb of Zoroaster and burial of one of coffins brought from Najaf during Mahmoud Ghaznavi's reign. Atricle :1998 AD, August, 8: Taliban Massacre Of Iranian Diplomats Tags :Afghanistan , Mazar Sharif

Afshar king Nader Shah sitting on the Throne with his Sword. A holy light circles around his head. Atricle :1745 AD, July, 30: Ottomans Give Battle To Iranians Tags :Afshar , Nader Shah , Throne , Sword , Painting

Afshar king Nader Shah's famous Shield which was made of Rhino skin. It was later adorn with precious jewels such as emeralds and rubies Atricle :1740 AD, July, 31: The War In Tartary Tags :Afshar , Nader , Shah , Shield , Jewel

Agha Mohammad Khan Qajar Atricle :1796 AD, May, 10: Russians Storm Darband Tags :Agha Mohammad Khan , Qajar , King

Ahmad Batebi, a student activist holds up a bloody T-shirt belonging to his fellow student Atricle :1999 AD, July, 9: Tehran University Street Uprising Tags :Ahmad Batebi , Blood , T-shirt , Student , University

Ahmad Kasravi from younghood to death. Murderers at court. Atricle :1946 AD, March, 11: Historian Ahmad Kasravi murdered Tags :Ahmad Kasravi , Young , Death , Murder

Ahmad Shah Qajar Europe Atricle :1914 AD, April, 14: Borrowing For Coronation Ceremony Tags :Ahmad Shah , Qajar , Europe , Trip

Ahmadinejad playing soccer Atricle :2006 AD, December, 23: UNSC Resolution #1737:Trade Sanctions On Iran Tags :Ahmadinejad , Soccer , President , Election

Ahvaz White Bridge (Pol-e-Sefid) on Karoon River in Khuzestan province Atricle :1960 AD, March, 6: Ahvaz Sugar Factory Inaugurated Tags :Ahvaz , Bridge , Karoon , River , Khuzestan , White

Alexander Dariush III Issus Mosaic Atricle :333 BC, November, 6: The Issus Campaign-Dariush III Deserts Battlefield Tags :Alexander , Dariush , Issus , Mosaic , War

Alighapoo Building Isfahan, built as state headquarters was built during Shah Abbas and was a ceremonial gathering place Atricle :1614 AD, May, 27: Shah Abbas Rejects Spain's Offer For Bahrain Tags :Alighapoo , Building , Isfahan , Safavid , Shah Abbas

All Nation Representatives presenting gifts to the Shahanshah, stairs in Perspolis Atricle :70 BC, January, 27: ?-Farhad III Ascends The Throne Tags :Nations , Representative , Present , Gift , Perspolis , Embossed

American Morgan Shuster who was employed by Iranian government to modernize tax system. Atricle :1911 AD, July, 17: Russia Pops Up Puppet Shah Tags :Morgan Shuster , American

Americans playing golf, view of Tehran's Hilton Hotel built on the outskirts of Alborz mountains; photo from Life Magazine Atricle :1956 AD, September, 19: Foundation Of SAVAK Tags :Tehran , Hilton , Hotel , Landscape , 1970s

Amirkabir Dam Karaj is the first multi-purpose dam in Iran built in 1963 Atricle :1963 AD, February, 24: Amirkabir Dam Inaugurated Tags :Karaj , Amirkabir , Dam

An Aerial view from Isfahan with Zayanderood River cutting the city in half Atricle :1052 AD, August, 9: Toghrol Captures Isfahan Tags :Isfahan , Aerial , Zayanderood , River , Landscape

An artist's rendering of Artemis, the first female Iranian admiral Atricle :480 BC, August, 11: Persian Victory At The Naval Battle Of Artemisium Tags :Artemis , , Female , Admiral , Achaemenid

An Iran Air jetplane Taking Off from the runway Atricle :2004 AD, February, 1: Tehran Has A New International Airport Tags :Plane , Takeoff , Iran Air , Airport , Airplane

An Iranian living in Kermanshah; One of thousands of victims of chemical weapons attack by Iraqi forces Atricle :1998 AD, April, 6: Iran / Iraq Exchange P.O.W.'s Tags :Iranian , Victim , Chemical , Weapons , War , Iraq , Sacred Defense

An Iranian police officer controls traffic in front of the parliament at Baharestan square Atricle :2004 AD, February, 20: Seventh Parliament Elections Tags :Police , Parliament , Baharestan , Majlis , Traffic

An old ad by National Iran Air(Homa) running in an American magazine Atricle :1962 AD, January, 20: Aviation Industry Nationalized Tags :Iran Air , Homa , Advertising , Magazine

An old car passing by the historical Majlis Parliament building Tehran Baharestan Atricle :1928 AD, October, 6: Majlis Seventh Term Begins Tags :Majlis , Parliament , Tehran , Baharestan , Car , Square

An old lady seen under posters of Ayatollah Khomeini and Behrooz Vosooghi Atricle :1964 AD, April, 7: Imam Khomeini Freed From Prison Tags :Ayatollah , Khomeini , Vosooghi , Old , Lady

An old man is resting by the side of Perspolis stairways near the gate of all nations Atricle :490 BC, August, 12: Persians Leave Marathon Tags :Perspolis , Stairways , Old , Man

Anahita Goddess of water. Also known as Ahurani (She who belongs to Ahura) or Anahita (Nahid in modern Persian). Anahita (meaning unstained, clean and innocent) Atricle :277 AD, February, 16: Prophet Mani Executed Tags :Anahita , Goddess , Water , Statue , Religion

Anahita Temple Kangavar Atricle :66 AD, October, 19: Tirdad Visits Rome Tags :Anahita , Temple , Kangavar , Kermanshah

Anahita Temple Khosrau Parviz Palace Atricle :589 AD, November, 23: Khosrau II Escapes To Constantinople Tags :Anahita , Temple , Khosrau Parviz , Palace

Anahita Temple Stairs Atricle :441 AD, March, 25: Yazdgerd II Declares War On Roman Empire Tags :Anahita , Temple , Stairways

Anahita Temple Walls Kangavar Atricle :77 AD, July, 30: Balash I Dies Tags :Anahita , Temple , Wall , Kangavar , Kermanshah

Ancient Egypt Map Herodotus Atricle :530 BC, August, 31: Cambyses Becomes King And Takes Egypt Tags :Egypt , Map , Herodotus

Anousheh Ansari Atricle :2006 AD, September, 18: Anousheh Ansari Becomes First Iranian In Space Tags :Anousheh Ansari , Iranian , Female , Astronaut

Aramgah Reza Shah's Mausoleum in Rhagae which was buldozed to the ground after Ayatollah Khomeini took power in 1979 Atricle :1936 AD, January, 8: Reza Shah Bans Veil Tags :Aramgah , Reza Shah , Pahlavi , Mausoleum , Tomb , Rhagae

Aramgah: Reza Shah's Moseleum seen with Shah Abdolazim Shrine in the background Atricle :1927 AD, May, 9: Cancellation Of Capitulation Rights Tags :Aramgah , Reza , Shah , Mausoleum , Abdolazim , Shrine

Arc of Rayn: The city of Rayn built during Sassanid dynasty is located 100 lm south of Kerman Atricle :331 AD, April, 18: Expulsion Of Invading Arabs To Kerman Tags :Arc , Rayn , Kerman , Sassanid

Ardeshir Babakan Palace Firouzabad Persis Atricle :226 AD, June, 11: Eternal Fire Decorates Coins Of Iran Tags :Ardeshir , Babakan , Palace , Firouzabad , Persis , Sassanid

Ardeshir III Coin Atricle :379 AD, August, 19: Ardeshir III Becomes King Tags :Ardeshir , Coin , Sassanid

Arg Bam Atricle :1649 AD, January, 3: Indians Driven Out Of Ghandahar Tags :Arc , Bam , Citadel

Arg Bam Citadel Atricle :2003 AD, December, 26: Quake Destroys BAM Tags :Arc , Bam , Citadel

Arian Apadana Perspolis Atricle :585 BC, May, 30: The Battle Of The Halys Tags :Arian , Apadana , Perspolis

Ario Barzan Statue Atricle :330 BC, August, 12: Alexander Gets Stuck In Darband Tags :Ario Borzin , Statue

Artaxerxes II Mnemon Tomb Atricle :404 BC, April, 3: Artaxerxes II Becomes King Tags :Artaxerxes , Mnemon , Tomb , Achaemenid

Artaxerxes III Chariot Coin Atricle :343 BC, July, 6: Second Persian Occupation Of Egypt Tags :Artaxerxes , Chariot , Coin , Achaemenid , King

Artaxerxes III Chronicle Atricle :630 AD, April, 27: Ardeshir III Died Tags :Artaxerxes , Chronicle , Ardeshir , Sassanid , Inscription

Artist rendering of Nader Shah Afshar by Reza Forouzi Atricle :1728 AD, July, 27: Nader Begins Ariana Expedition Tags :Nader Shah , Afshar , Rendering , Art

As the hero of the Battle of Salamis, Themistocles is honored during cermeony at a Spartan temple celebrating the Athenian defeat of Persian naval forces Atricle :479 BC, August, 27: The Battle Of Plataea Tags :Themistocles , Celebration , Defeat , Persian , Achaemenid , LIFE

Ashraf Hall Isfahan : Built from wood during Shah Abbas II's reign, it is located inside the imperial palace. Atricle :1823 AD, July, 28: Peace Treaty With Ottomans Tags :Ashraf , Hall , Isfahan , Safavid , Palace

Ashraf Hall Isfahan : Built from wood during Shah Abbas II's reign, it is located inside the imperial palace. Atricle :1722 AD, March, 8: Royal Army Defeated By Ghilzai Chieftains Tags :Ashraf , Hall , Isfahan , Safavid , Palace

Ashraf Hall Isfahan Roof Decoration Atricle :1721 AD, August, 18: Massacre Of Shiites In Shamakhi Tags :Ashraf , Hall , Isfahan , Roof , Decoration , Safavid , Palace

Ashur Banipal Atricle :693 BC, April, 17: Assyrians Destroy Susa Tags :Ashur , Banipal

Aspathines Bisotoun Atricle :479 BC, October, 21: The Battle Of Amos Tags :Aspathines , Bisotoun , Achaemenid , Embossed

Atoosa the daughter of Cyrus The Great, half sister to Cambysis who married Dariush is a prominent woman in the Iranian history. Atricle :518 BC, November, 9: New Apis Found For Egyptians Tags :Atoosa , Daughter , Cyrus , Great , Achaemenid

Authorities including Khalkhali watch US Air Force rubbles left from unsuccessful Tabas operation Atricle :1987 AD, September, 21: U.S. Attacks Iranian Ship Tags :US , Air , Force , Rubble , Tabas , Crash , Operation Eagle

Ayatollah Kashani poses with a group of people including Shaban Jafari Atricle :1954 AD, November, 10: Dr. Fatemi Executed Tags :Ayatollah , Kashani , Shaban Jafari , Coup

Ayatollah Khamenei Ashura Mourning Atricle :1985 AD, August, 16: Ayatollah Khamenei Re-Elected As President Tags :Ayatollah Khamenei , Ashura , Mourn , Islamic

Ayatollah Khamenei attending a book fair in 2007 Atricle :1989 AD, June, 5: New Supreme Leader Tags :Ayatollah , Khamenei , Read , 2007

Ayatollah Khamenei riding in a peykan smoking cigarettes Atricle :1989 AD, June, 4: Ayatollah Khomeini Died Tags :Ayatollah , Khamenei , Peykan , Smoke

Ayatollah Khomeini Arrives in Tehran accompanied by Air France pilot Atricle :1979 AD, February, 1: Ayatollah Khomeini Arrives In Tehran Tags :Khomeini , Tehran , Ayatollah , Airplane , 1979 , Mehrabad , Air France

Ayatollah Khomeini casting vote near his residence in Jamaran Atricle :1981 AD, July, 24: Rejayi Elected President Tags :Ayatollah , Imam Khomeini , Vote , Islamic , Poll , Khomeini

Ayatollah Komeini Smiles Air France Airplane Atricle :1989 AD, February, 14: Death Decree For Rushdie Tags :Imam , Ayatollah , Khomeini , Air , France , Airplane

Ayatollah Taleghani leads a prayer with Ghotbzadeh, Khomeini's son-in-law seen on the first row Atricle :1980 AD, January, 25: Banisadr Becomes President Tags :Taleghani , Ghotbzadeh , Pray

Babak Khorramdin Castle in East Azarbaijan, the city of Kliber Atricle :798 AD, January, 11: Uprising Of Azarak Sons Tags :Babak Khorramdin , Castle , East , Azarbaijan , Kalibar

Babak Khorramdin's Castle on top of a mountain in East Azerbaijan Atricle :838 AD, January, 7: Babak Khorramdin Executed Tags :Babak Khorramdin , Castle , Azarbaijan , Kalibar

Baghdad Iranian Embassy Jul, 10, 2009: Five Iranian Diplomats who were kidnapped and taken Hostage by U.S. military on Nov, 11, 2007 were finally released. Atricle :2007 AD, January, 11: US Takes Iranian Diplomats Hostage Tags :Baghdad , Iranian , Embassy , Hostage , Diplomat , 2009 , US

Bagheshah/Hor Square 1957 Atricle :1957 AD, April, 1: PM Ala Resigns Over Murders Tags :Shah , Square , 1957 , Garden , Statue

Baharestan Square 1930s Atricle :1933 AD, March, 15: Majlis Ninth Term Begins Tags :Baharestan , Square , 1930s

Bahram I Coin Atricle :273 AD, September, 14: Bahram I Becomes King Tags :Bahram , Coin , Sassanid

Bahram II Coin Atricle :276 AD, September, 13: Bahram II Becomes King Tags :Bahram , Coin , Sassanid

Bahram III Coin Atricle :293 AD, September, 9: Bahram III Becomes King Tags :Bahram , Coin , Sassanid

Bahram V Coin Atricle :429 AD, August, 26: Bahram V replaces Governor Of Armenia Tags :Bahram , Coin , Sassanid , King

Baldeh Castle located in Noor Mazandaran, used to be a very well fortified stronghold. Built during the Sassanid era, it was used until the beginning of the Safavid dynasty. Atricle :714 AD, May, 31: Tabarestan Remains Invincible Tags :Baldeh , Castle , Noor , Mazandaran

Band-e-Amir Bridge/Dam in Marvdasht built by Ezdoddoleh of Deylami dynasty Atricle :987 AD, October, 15: Inauguration Of Deylami Observatory Tags :Bandamir , Bridge , Marvdasht , Deylami

Bandits who created terror on the streets of Iran during coup in 1953 Atricle :1953 AD, August, 13: Shah Dismisses The Prime Minister Tags :Bandit , Coup , 1953 , Plaincloth , Militia , Mob

Bazehor Firealtar Mashhad Sassanid Atricle :744 AD, April, 9: Behafarid Revolts Tags :Firealtar , Mashhad , Sassanid , Zoroaster , Religion

Beautiful Iranian Girls casting votes: Restrictions on hijab usually become loose during elections Atricle :1993 AD, June, 11: Rafsanjani Re-Elected President Tags :Iranian , Girl , Vote , Poll

Bisotoon Embossed Inscriptions Atricle :1846 AD, November, 16: Ancient Inscriptions Decoded Tags :Bisotoun , Embossed , Dariush , Inscription , Kermanshah

Bisotoun Bridge Atricle :226 AD, September, 26: Beginning Of The Sassanid Dynasty Tags :Bisotoun , Bridge

Bisotoun Frada Atricle :521 BC, December, 28: Last Revolt Against Dariush Silenced Tags :Bisotoun , Frada , Achaemenid , Embossed

Boats by the Sheikh Khazal Palace Atricle :1936 AD, August, 5: Sheikh Khazal Dies In Custody Tags :Khazal , Palace , River , Boat , Sheikh

Boats row along remains of a deserted harbour in Caspian Sea Atricle :1919 AD, July, 20: Russian Obtains Fishery Concession Tags :Boat , Caspian , Sea , Harbor

Body Armour called Four Mirrors used by Iranian soldiers in 17th and 18th century Atricle :1733 AD, January, 12: Baghdad Under Siege Tags :Body , Armour , Four , Mirror , Army

Body of a dead soldier overrun by tank during Iran-Iraq war (Extreme Graphic) Atricle :1987 AD, October, 19: U.S. Attacks Iranian Oil Platforms Tags :Death , Soldier , Iran , Iraq , Extreme , Graphic , Corpse , 18+ , War , Sacred Defense

Bodyguards watch Ahmadinejad catch flowers Atricle :2005 AD, June, 24: Ahmadinejad Rigs Presidential Elections Tags :Ahmadinejad , Flower , President , Election

Book Cover: Iran and the rise of Reza Shah by Cyrus Ghani: From Qajar collapse to Pahlavi power Atricle :1936 AD, February, 16: Relations With The U.S.A. Suspended Tags :Book , Reza Pahlavi , Shah

Boost of Sassanid King at Louvre museum Atricle :1267 AD, November, 22: Earthquake Destroys Neishabour Tags :Sassanid , King , Louvre

Boost of Seleucus Nicator, founder of Seleucid Empire kept in Louvre museum. Atricle :311 BC, May, 25: Seleucia Constructions Started Tags :Bust , Seleucus , Nicator , Louvre

Borders Turkmenchai Treaty Atricle :1828 AD, February, 22: Infamous Turkmenchai Agreement Tags :Border , Turkmenchai , Treaty , Russia , Map , 1828

Bosotun Khosrau Bridge Atricle :336 AD, April, 10: Norooz Cease-Fire Brings Peace with Romans Tags :Bisotoun , Khosrau , Bridge , Sassanid

British Sailors Seized Iran Atricle :2007 AD, March, 23: 15 British Soldiers Seized In Iranian Waters Tags :British , Sailor , Iran , 2007

British two story Talbot buses seen on the Streets of Tehran Atricle :1961 AD, April, 21: Teachers' Demonstration In Tehran Tags :British , Talbot , Bus , , Tehran , Street , Traffic , 1970s

Bronze statues of cows found in Marlic. Roodbar Marlic historical Site is comprised of 3 major hills in the Goharrood valley with artifacts dating back to second millenium BC. Atricle :1990 AD, June, 21: Earthquake Devastates Gilan Tags :Roodbar , Marlic , Hill , Site , Gilan , Museum

Bull head that carry the roof in Perspolis Atricle :513 BC, July, 13: Persians Enter Europe Tags :Bull , Head , Perspolis , Column , Achaemenid

Bullets Bombs War Khomeini Flowers Atricle :1980 AD, September, 22: Iraq Invades Iran Tags :Bullet , Bomb , War , Khomeini , Flower , Imam , Ayatollah , Iraq , Sacred Defense

Bust Alexander Atricle :331 BC, September, 3: Alexander Reaches Tigris Tags :Bust , Alexander

Byzantine Heraclius Khosrau II Atricle :627 AD, December, 12: Sassanid And Byzantine Fight In Nineveh Tags :Byzantine , Heraclius , Khosrau , Sassanid , Painting

Cambyses Praying Apis Atricle :522 BC, March, 11: Gaumata Revolts Or Was He Bardia? Tags :Cambyses , Pray , Apis , Achaemenid , Embossed

Camels Passing by Shahyad/Azadi Square Construction site Atricle :1972 AD, January, 14: Shahyad Tower Completed Tags :Shahyad , Square , Construction , Camel , Pass , 1966

Chariots Achaemenids 2500 Celebrations Atricle :9 AD, April, 20: Artabanus III Becomes King Tags :Chariot , Achaemenid , 2500 Years , Celebration , Soldier , Army

Chartaghi made of bricks and mud a Sassanid era Firealtar standing test of time in Darrehshahr of Elam province, Atricle :247 AD, December, 22: Tirdad Ascends The Throne Tags :Sassanid , Fire , Temple , Elam , Firealtar

Chehelsotoon Palace and Garden of Isfahan was built during Shah Abbas I on a land 67000 sq.meters. Shah Abbas II added Mirror Hall, 18 column Hall, balconies, and the pool in front. Atricle :1629 AD, January, 19: Shah Abbas Dies Tags :Chehelsotoon , Palace , Garden , Isfahan

Chehelsotoon Palace Isfahan Painting showing Shah Abbas in the battlefield Atricle :1650 AD, December, 18: Indians Defeated In Ghandahar Again Tags :Chehelsotoon , Palace , Isfahan , Painting , Shah Abbas , Safavid

Chief office of the Imperial Bank Persia Tehran, 1938 Atricle :1902 AD, March, 30: Telegraph Line Connects India-Europe Tags :Imperial , Bank , Persia , 1938 , Transport , Street

Children enjoy an animated show which was the first form of the Iranian Cinema called Shahrefarang (the western city) on the streets Atricle :1944 AD, September, 6: Saed Presents Cabinet Of Ministers Tags :Iranian , Cinema , Shahrefarang , Street , Theatre

City of Isfahan Safavid era 33 Pol bridge on a snowy day Atricle :1524 AD, May, 23: Shah Ismail Safavi Dies Tags :Isfahan , Safavid , Snow , Bridge , Khajoo

Coin Ardashir Artaxerxes I Makrocheir Atricle :465 BC, August, 8: Artaxerxes I Makrocheir Becomes King Tags :Coin , Ardeshir , Artaxerxes , Makrocheir , Sassanid

Collection of several images from the legendary, anti-imperialist, revolutionary Cuban leader Fidel Castro from 1947 till 2008 Atricle :2001 AD, May, 8: Red Carpet For Fidel Castro Tags :Cuba , Fidel Castro , President

Colonel Pesyan Atricle :1915 AD, November, 21: Colonel Pesyan Takes Back Hamedan Tags :Colonel Pesyan , Army

Column of embossed spearmen on Takhtejamshid (Perspolis) Wall Atricle :173 BC, March, 1: Constitutional Monarchy In Iran Tags :Column , Spearman , Takhtejamshid , Wall

Construction of Jolfa Armenian Vank (Salvation for all) Church was completed in 1664 AD, a symbol of co-existence between Muslim and Christian communities. Atricle :885 AD, August, 6: Armenia Declares Independence Tags :Jolfa , Church , Isfahan , Safavid , Isfahan , Winter , Religion

Coup Cabinet Reza Khan (first left) 1921 Atricle :1922 AD, June, 17: Ghavam Appointed Prime Minister Tags :Coup , Cabinet , Reza Khan , 1921 , Minister

Crown Prince Abbas Mirza Qajar Atricle :1856 AD, November, 1: Britain Declares War On Iran Tags :Crown Prince , Abbas Mirza , Qajar

Ctesiphon's Taghe-Kasra was ancient city, in central Mesopotamia the of capital the Parthian Empire. After being destroyed by the Romans in the 1st century AD, it was resettled by the Sassanid Empire in 3rd century unti it was conquered by Arabs in 637. Atricle :90 BC, October, 24: Execution Of Ambassador By Mehrdad II Tags :Sassanid , Tisfun , Parthian

Cube Zoroaster Atricle :642 AD, November, 30: Yazd Falls Tags :Zoroaster , Cube

Cuneiform Gold Plate Perspolis Atricle :522 BC, July, 1: Smerdis Proclaims King Tags :Cuneiform , Gold , Plate , Perspolis

Curvings in the Roof of the music room at the Alighapoo Palace was designed in a way that two musicians created enough echo for impression of a full orchestra. Atricle :1722 AD, August, 23: Darband Captured By Russians Tags :Music , Alighapoo , Palace , Roof , Hall , Safavid , Isfahan

Cyrus Cilinder Human Rights Chapter Atricle :539 BC, November, 4: Cyrus Builds Babylon City Walls Tags :Cyrus , Cylinder , Human Rights , Achaemenid

Cyrus Tomb Atricle :539 BC, September, 30: Cyrus The Great Enters Babylon Tags :Cyrus , Tomb , Achaemenid , Pasargadae , , Mausoleum

Cyrus Tomb Pasargadae Atricle :539 BC, October, 29: World Cyrus Day Tags :Cyrus , Tomb , Pasargadae , Achaemenid , Mausoleum , Great

Darius I Seal Atricle :522 BC, December, 13: Dariush Defeats Nidintu-Bel Tags :Dariush , Seal , Achaemenid

Darius I Tomb Atricle :486 BC, December, 1: Xerxes Becomes The Successor Of Dariush Tags :Dariush , Tomb , Achaemenid

Darius Statue Iran Museum Atricle :515 BC, April, 1: Temple Of The Jews Inaugurated Tags :Dariush , Statue , Ancient Iran Museum , Achaemenid

Dariush Forouhar during demonstration Atricle :1998 AD, November, 22: Assassination Of Dariush Forouhar Tags :Dariush Forouhar , Demonstration , Revolution

Dariush Gold Coin Daric Atricle :416 BC, March, 21: Special Gold Coins For Norooz Tags :Dariush I , Gold , Coin , Daric

Dariush Silver Coin Siglos Atricle :521 BC, July, 15: Vahyazdata Of Persia Arrested Tags :Dariush , Silver , Coin , Siglos , Achaemenid

Dariush The Great Atricle :522 BC, September, 29: The Coup Against Gaumata Tags :Dariush , Great , Achaemenid , Embossed

Darush The Great Will Farsi Atricle :2781 BC, July, 19: The Beginning Of Egyptian History Tags :Dariush , Great , Will , Farsi , Persian , King

Darvazeh Ghazvin Gate of Tehran Atricle :1924 AD, February, 9: Nakhjevan Declares Independence Tags :Darvazeh , Qazvin , Gate

Darvazeh Ghazvin Gate of Tehran Atricle :1921 AD, October, 2: Colonel Pesyan Killed Tags :Darvazeh , Qazvin , Gate , Tehran

Darvazeh Ghazvin Gate of Tehran 1900s Atricle :1921 AD, February, 26: USSR Signs Friendship Treaty With Iran Tags :Darvazeh , Qazvin , Gate , 1900s

Darvazeh Shemiran 1900s Winter Atricle :1918 AD, July, 13: Execution Of 14 Iranian Officers By The British Tags :Darvazeh , Shemiran , 1900s , Winter

Darvazeh Shemiran 1900s: one of many gates of Tehran Atricle :1921 AD, April, 11: Soviets Name Greater Khorasan as Turkestan Tags :Darvazeh , Shemiran , 1900s

Dehnarmak Carvansaray Garmsaar one of the 9999 inns constructed by a decree from Shah Abbas Atricle :1598 AD, June, 19: Shah Abbas Meets Shirley Brothers Tags :Dehnarmak , Caravansaray , Garmsar , Safavid

Derafsh Kaviani Atricle :420 AD, May, 12: War Starts With Romans Tags :Derafsh , Kaviani , Flag , Sassanid , Faravahar , Jewel , Iranian Flag

Dish Terminator: Iranian armed forces destroy banned satellite dishes from the roof of houses Atricle :1988 AD, July, 28: Mass Executions Of 1988 Tags :Dish , Terminator , IRI , Censor , Satellite , Media

Dowlatabad Garden and palace of Yazd has been built by Mohammad Taghi Khan of Zan dynasty Atricle :1792 AD, June, 5: Zand / Qajar Clash Near Perspolis Tags :Garden , Yazd , Palace , Zand

Dr. Mosaddegh and Dr. Fatemi during a speech at the United Nations Atricle :1951 AD, October, 1: UK Files Complaint Against Iran Tags :Mosaddegh , Fatemi , United Nations

Dungeon of Medes Atricle :614 BC, August, 7: Iranians Conquer Assyria Tags :Dungeon , Medes

Egyptian Admiral Wedjahor Resne Atricle :489 BC, July, 4: Egypt Becomes An Iranian Province Tags :Egypt , Admiral , Statue , Achaemenid

Ekbatan Ecbatana Hamedan small Atricle :931 AD, July, 16: Hamedan Liberated By Mardaviz Tags :Ecbatana , Hamedan , Aerial

El Goli (People's Lake) and Palace in Tabriz are said to be constructed by Shah Goli. During reconstruction in early 1970s, the original building was renovated and became a public park. Atricle :1603 AD, September, 26: Tabriz Taken Back From Ottomans Tags :El Goli , Palace , Tabriz , Lake

Eleven times Iranian prime minister, Ahmad Qavam AKA Ghavamossaltaneh Atricle :1921 AD, April, 2: Ahmad Ghavam Arrested Tags :Ahmad , Qavam , Ghavamossaltaneh , Qajar , Pahlavi

Emarat Khorshid or Kalat Naderi was a building Nader planned to spend his retirement in Atricle :1747 AD, June, 10: Nader Shah Assassinated Tags :Emarat , Khorshid , Kalat , Nader Shah , Afshar

Embossed Achaemenid spearman with embossed cuneiform in Takhtejamshid (Perspolis) Atricle :69 BC, October, 6: Parthia Supports Tigranes Against Tigranes Tags :Achaemenid , Spearman , Embossed , Cuneiform , Takhtejamshid

Embossed Anoushirvan The Just on Tehran court of justice Atricle :552 AD, September, 25: Iran-Roman Peace Treaty Tags :Anoushirvan , Embossed , Tehran , Court

Embossed Balash Volgases Rock Relief Atricle :487 AD, November, 17: King Balash Dethroned Tags :Embossed , Balash , Volgases

Embossed Bird and Ram Sassanid 4-6 AD Atricle :527 AD, July, 5: Order Restored In Darband Tags :Embossed , Bird , Ram , Sassanid

Embossed Bouquets of Lotus, a symbol of Persian empire in ruins of Perspolis Atricle :40 BC, August, 8: Iran Takes Syria Back From Romans Tags :Embossed , Bouquet , Lotus , Perspolis , Takhtejamshid

Embossed Dariush1 Inscription Atricle :521 BC, May, 8: Median Rebellion Suppressed By Dariush Tags :Embossed , Dariush , Inscription , Great , Bisotoun

Embossed figure of Shirzad, a legendary figure of ancient Persia : combination of lion, human and eagle in Perspolis Atricle :80 BC, April, 11: Orodes The King Of Kings Tags :Shirzad , Lion , Human , Eagle , Perspolis

Embossed figure of the Sassanid king Khosrau Hunting on a Golden Plate Atricle :628 AD, April, 3: Khosrau Parviz Executed Tags :Sassanid , Khosrau , Hunt , Golden , Plate

Embossed image of an Achaemenid spearmen in Perspolis Atricle :625 BC, June, 12: Ecbatana Becomes Median Capital Tags :Achaemenid , Spearman , Embossed , Perspolis

Embossed image of God Faravahar in Perspolis Atricle :323 BC, June, 16: Sisygambis Passes Away Tags :Embossed , Faravahar , Perspolis , Achaemenid

Embossed Nation Representatives in Perspolis presenting gifts to Shahanshah (the King of the kings) Atricle :154 BC, June, 5: Mehrdad I Captures Babylon Tags :Nations , Representative , Perspolis

Embossed relief of an Achaemenid legendary deity with a human head and the body of a Lion Atricle :480 BC, August, 10: Spartans Crushed At Thermopylae Tags :Achaemenid , Legendary , Deity , Human , Lion , Shirzad

Embossed relief of Dariush The Great accepting representatives from alll parts of Achaemenid Empire In Perspolis Atricle :522 BC, December, 29: Vivana Breaks The Siege In Kapisa Tags :Dariush , Embossed , Perspolis , Achaemenid

Eshratabad Building Garden Atricle :1940 AD, March, 3: Britain Refuses Selling Airplanes To Iran Tags :Eshratabad , Building , Garden , Tehran , Qajar , Eshratabad Palace

Esther Tomb Hamedan Atricle :479 BC, February, 4: Esther Makes Xerxes Pardon Jews Tags :Esther , Tomb , Hamedan , Achaemenid

Every year, near the end of the winter Amoo Norooz or Haji Firooz is seen around Iran dancing and singing with the joy of a new spring. Atricle :644 AD, November, 7: Caliph Omar Assassinated Tags :Norooz , Haji

Falak Punishment Beating Feet Qajar Atricle :1915 AD, November, 15: Moving The Capital To Isfahan: Shah Undecided Tags :Falak , Punishment , Beat , Feet , Qajar

Famous Iranian philosopher, mathematician, poet; Omar Khayyam's mausoleum located in a garden belonging to himself in Neishabour Atricle :441 AD, August, 21: Neishabour Becomes Capital Tags :Omar Khayyam , Mausoleum , Neishabour , Poet , Khorasan

Famous Iranian poet Saadi Mausoleum in Shiraz built in 1942 Atricle :1942 AD, March, 10: US Approves Iran Aid Package Tags :Saadi , Mausoleum , Shiraz , 1942

Famous Iranian singer Googoosh performing abroad live on stage after years of ban Atricle :2001 AD, March, 21: Homecoming For Googoosh Tags :Googoosh , Perform , Live , Art

Famous Persian poet Ferdowsi's Statue in his Mausoleum in Toos Atricle :1928 AD, December, 19: Frenchman In Charge Of Cultural Heritage Tags :Ferdowsi , Statue , Mausoleum , Toos , Khorasan , Persian , Poet

Famous Persian poet Ferdowsi's Statue in his Mausoleum in Toos Atricle :1934 AD, May, 3: No Foreign Words In Formal Communications Tags :Ferdowsi , Statue , Mausoleum , Toos , Khorasan , Persian , Poet

Fathali Shah Qajar Atricle :1827 AD, October, 1: Russians Capture Erivan Tags :Fathali Shah , Qajar , King

Fathali Shah Qajar Standing Atricle :1809 AD, February, 13: French General Leaves Iran Tags :Fathali Shah , Qajar , Stand

Fathali Shah's famous sword which was adorn with jewels Atricle :1801 AD, April, 15: Etemadoddoleh Arrested Tags :Fathali Shah , Sword , Jewel

Feb, 2004 : Photographs from the scenes of an Iranian runaway train derailed near Neishabour and exploded killing more than 400 people Atricle :2004 AD, February, 18: 320 Killed In Train Blast Tags :Railway , Train , Crash , Explode , Neishabour , 2004 , Transport

Firealtar Sassanid Magian Praying Atricle :399 AD, March, 21: Christians Free To Practice Tags :Firealtar , Sassanid , Magian , Pray , Ceremony

Firoozabad Minaret Kaashmar Seljuk Atricle :1119 AD, May, 10: Seljuk Kings Clash At Saveh Tags :Minaret , Kashmar , Seljuk , Islamic , Khorasan , Brick

First Bank Notes Iran German Atricle :1928 AD, September, 11: Bank Melli Officially Inaugurated Tags :First , Banknote , German , Iran

First bus in Iran Atricle :1857 AD, March, 4: Iran Surrenders Afghanistan To Britain Tags :First , Bus , Iran , Transport

First imported cars line up at Tehran's Naseriyeh Street Atricle :1941 AD, December, 6: Foroughi Presents New Cabinet Of Ministers Tags :Tehran , Naseriyeh , Street , Car , Traffic , Transport

First Iranian bank note worth 10 Irls with Mohammad Reza Shah's photo Atricle :1944 AD, November, 8: USSR's Ultimatum To Iran Tags :Mohammad Reza Shah , Pahlavi , Shah , Banknote

First Iranian female Minister Dr. Farrokhroo Parsay Atricle :1968 AD, August, 27: Iran's First Female Minister Tags :Minister , Farrokhroo , Parsay , Female , First

Flying Bull Mosaic Susa Atricle :494 BC, October, 20: Ionian Greeks Defeated Off Lade Tags :Bull , Mosaic , Susa , Wing , Achaemenid , Louvre , Museum

Forouhar Bazargan Javadi Atricle :1979 AD, February, 5: Bazargan Becomes Prime Minister Tags :Dariush Forouhar , Mehdi Bazargan , Javadi

Fouman Roodkhan Castle Atricle :560 AD, February, 22: Avar Invaders Defeated Tags :Fouman , Roodkhan , Castle , Gilan , Sassanid

Fourteen year old Ahmad Mirza Shah Qajar Sahinshah (king of kings) at the head of his army 1912 Atricle :1912 AD, May, 6: Salaroddoleh Uprising Tags :Ahmad Shah , Qajar , Sahanshah , 1912 , King

From left to right : Rafsanjani, Khatami, Khamenei, Ahmadinejad, Shahroudi Atricle :1989 AD, July, 28: Hashemi Rafsanjani Elected President Tags :Rafsanjani , Mohammad Khatami , Ayatollah Khamenei , Ahmadinejad , Shahroudi , IRI

Ganjnameh Xerxes Inscriptions Hamedan Atricle :1724 AD, August, 31: Ottomans Capture Hamedan Tags :Ganjnameh , Xerxes , Inscription , Hamedan , Achaemenid

Garden palace Maku, West Azerbaijan was built during Mozaffaroddin Shah's reign in the middle of a garden Atricle :1911 AD, November, 28: Second Russian Ultimatum Tags :Garden , Palace , Maku , West , Azarbaijan , Qajar , Mozaffaroddin Shah

Garmsar National Park: Bahram Goor's Palace Atricle :579 AD, October, 5: Syria Taken Back From Romans Tags :Garmsar , National , Park , Bahram , Palace , Sassanid

Ghobad I Coin Atricle :520 AD, November, 20: Iran Declares War On East Roman Empire Tags :Ghobad , Coin

Ghotaboddin Heidar mausoleum built in 1579 in Torbat Heidariyeh Atricle :1576 AD, June, 20: Ibrahim Mirza Killed Tags :Ghotaboddin Heidar , Torbat , Heidariyeh , 1579

Gobryas Bisotoun Atricle :490 BC, August, 7: Persians Land At Marathon Tags :Gobryas , Bisotoun , Achaemenid , Embossed

Goharshad Mosque built in 1418 by Shahrokh Teimuri's wife in Mashhad Atricle :1447 AD, March, 12: Shahrokh Mirza Teimuri Dies Tags :Goharshad , Mosque , 1418 , Mashhad , Teimurid

Golden Rhyton Ecbatana Atricle :610 BC, September, 7: The War Of Carrhae Episode I Tags :Gold , Rhyton , Ecbatana

Google Earth Nozheh Atricle :1980 AD, July, 9: The CIA Backed Nojeh Coup Uncovered Tags :Nozheh , Coup , Aerial , Map

Greek statesman and tactician Themistocles (R) asks his former adversary, the Persian king Artaxerxes Longimanus (L, seated) for sanctuary Atricle :344 BC, June, 6: Cyprus Revolt Suppressed Tags :Greek , Themistocles , King , Artaxerxes , Refuge , LIFE , Achaemenid

Griffin Perspolis: mythological creature having the head and wings of an eagle and the body of a lion Atricle :330 BC, February, 4: Perspolis Turns Into Ashes Tags :Griffin , Perspolis , Statue , Achaemenid

group of people calling themselves Students in the path of Imam climb the wall of the US Embassy in Tehran Atricle :1980 AD, January, 4: U.S. Files Complaint Against Iran Tags :Student , Seizure , US , Embassy , Hostage , Crisis

Hafeziyeh; the mausoleum of the Persian poet Hafez in Qajar era Atricle :1808 AD, August, 12: First British Ambassador To Persia Tags :Hafeziyeh , Qajar , Era , Poet , Shiraz , Hafez , Mausoleum

Haji Mirza Aghasi Atricle :1834 AD, December, 16: Mohammad Shah's Coronation Tags :Haji , Mirza , Aghasi , Mohammad Shah , Qajar , Vezir

Hajj Pilgrims perform rituals around holy Mecca in Saudi Arabia Atricle :623 AD, July, 25: Muslims Turn From Qods To Mecca Tags :Mecca , Islamic , Arabia , Pilgrim , Haji , Muslim , Night

Hajj Pilgrims perform rituals around holy Mecca in Saudi Arabia Atricle :1944 AD, January, 19: Iran Cuts Ties With Saudi Arabia Tags :Mecca , Islamic , Arabia , Pilgrim , Haji , Muslim , Night

Hasht Behesht (8 Paradises) Palace Isfahan was built during Shah Soleyman Safavi Atricle :1729 AD, December, 20: Tahmasp Restored To Throne In Isfahan Tags :Hasht Behesht , Paradise , Palace , Isfahan

Hatra: one of 18 Parthian Kingdoms, picture taken 1911 a strongly fortified ancient Iranian city in Upper Mesopotamia Atricle :117 AD, August, 11: Hadrianus Makes Peace With Iran Tags :Hatra , Parthian , Kingdom , 1911 , Ruin

Henry Rawlinson British Diplomat, ambassador to Persia 1859-1860 Atricle :1855 AD, November, 20: Britain Breaks Off Diplomatic Relations With Iran Tags :Henry Rawlinson , British , Diplomat , Ambassador

Heydarabad Castle Khash Atricle :1083 AD, October, 31: Turanshah Becomes King Of Kerman Tags :Heydarabad , Castle , Khash

Historical Tehran Sepahsalar Mosque, 1940s Atricle :1922 AD, March, 24: Cleric School Founded In Qom Tags :Sepahsalar , Mosque , Street , 1947

Historical Tehran Shahabad District 1949 Atricle :1949 AD, February, 4: Assassination Attempt Against Shah Failed Tags :Tehran , Shahabad , 1949 , Street

Historical Tehran: Oldest photo from Bank Melli (National) of Iran Atricle :1932 AD, March, 13: Bank Melli Authorized To Publish Banknotes Tags :Bank Melli , Iran

Hormazd I Coin Atricle :272 AD, September, 14: Hormazd I Becomes King Tags :King , Hormazd , Coin , Sassanid

Horse Carriers Perspolis Atricle :454 BC, May, 4: Greeks Banned From Entering Egypt Tags :Horse , Carrier , Perspolis , Achaemenid

Howard Baskerville Bust Tabriz Atricle :1909 AD, April, 19: American Teacher Killed In Tabriz Tags :Howard Baskerville , Bust , Tabriz , American , Constitutional Monarchy , Martyr

Imam Ali Shrine Najaf Iraq Atricle :632 AD, March, 19: Prophet Mohammad Appoints Successor Tags :Imam Ali , Shrine , Najaf , Iraq , Islamic

Imam Khomeini endorses Ayatollah Khamanei's first IRI Presidential term in 1981 Atricle :1981 AD, December, 31: Ayatollah Khamenei Elected President Tags :IRI , Imam Khomeini , Ayatollah Khamenei , President , 1981

Imam Mohammad Ghazali Mausoleum Toos Atricle :1389 AD, May, 18: Toos Destroyed Tags :Imam , Mohammad Ghazali , Mausoleum , Toos , Khorasan

Imam Reza Shrine 1930s Atricle :1994 AD, June, 20: Bomb Explosion In Imam Reza Shrine Tags :Imam Reza , Shrine , 1930s , Golden , Dome

In an undated photo Mohammad Reza Shah is seen dancing with Queen Farah Pahlavi Atricle :1974 AD, November, 2: Kissinger Visits Tehran Tags :Mohammad Reza Shah , Farah Diba , Pahlavi , Dance

In Chekchekoo Firealtar near Ardakan of Yazd, there are constantly waterdrops from mountains that have given the name to this temple. Atricle :663 AD, January, 6: Bactra Falls Tags :Firealtar , Yazd , Sassanid , Religion , Zoroaster , Temple , Chekchekoo

Inscription Xerxes, Van-Turkey 1973 Atricle :1926 AD, April, 22: Iran-Turkey Sign Friendship Treaty Tags :Inscription , Xerxes , Van , , Turkey , Achaemenid

Inside Golestan Palace Atricle :1921 AD, June, 21: Majlis Fourth Term Begins Tags :Golestan Palace , Gulistan

Interior of the Zand Vakil Hamam in Kerman that's being used as a teahouse now Atricle :1779 AD, March, 1: Karim Khan Zand Dies Tags :Zand , Vakil , Hamam , Kerman , Roof , Teahouse

Interior of the Zand Vakil Hamam in Kerman that's being used as a teahouse now Atricle :1759 AD, February, 27: Peace Treaty Signed With Ottomans Tags :Zand , Vakil , Tea , House , Kerman , Roof , Teahouse

Invincible castle of Babak Khorramdin on top of a mountain Atricle :867 AD, February, 9: Bactria Regains Independence From Abbasids Tags :Castle , Babak Khorramdin , Kalibar

Iran 1890: A 1000 Toman Banknote issued by the British Imperial Bank of Persia Atricle :1890 AD, March, 31: Imperial Bank Of Persia Inaugurated Tags :1890 , 1000 , Toman , Banknote , Imperial , Bank , Persia

Iran Air Boeing 747 taking off Atricle :1995 AD, September, 19: Iranian Plane Hijacked Tags :Iran , Air , Boeing , 747 , Iran Air , Airplane , Airport

Iran Air Force jetfighters Atricle :1986 AD, November, 22: US Arms Deal With Iran Revealed Tags :IRI , Iran Air Force , Airplane , jet

Iran hangs telecom salesman Ali Ashtari convicted for spying for Israel Atricle :2008 AD, November, 17: Israel Spy Hanged Tags :Hanging , Israel , Spy , Ali Ashtari , IRI

Iran Iraq War : Bodies of dead soldiers by the roadside. Atricle :1987 AD, June, 28: Sardasht, Chemical Hiroshima Tags :Iran , Iraq , War , Death , Soldier , 18+ , Sacred Defense

Iran Iraq War Training Soldiers Atricle :1980 AD, November, 28: Iraqi Navy Paralyzed Tags :Iran , Iraq , War , Soldier , Sacred Defense

Iranair IR655 Vincent Atricle :1988 AD, July, 3: IR655: U.S. Shoots Down Iranian Civilian Airplane Tags :Iran Air , IR655 , Vincent , Airplane

Iranian Actress in Islamic dress poses in Perspolis Atricle :52 AD, April, 5: Balash Was Elected King Tags :Iranian , Actress , Islamic , Dress , Perspolis , Woman

Iranian Air Force officers visiting leader Ayatollah Khamenei Atricle :1999 AD, July, 19: Iranian Military Warns Khatami Tags :Iranian , Air , Force , Visit , Khamenei

Iranian army convoy patrols near Russian border on a snowy evening :LIFE Atricle :1943 AD, January, 23: Russians Force Iran To Unfair Treaty Tags :Army , Convoy , Russia , Border , Snow

Iranian Asadollah Alam Atricle :1978 AD, April, 14: Alam Dies In New York Tags :Asadollah Alam , Politician

Iranian Borders After Gulistan Treaty Atricle :1813 AD, October, 24: The Gulistan Treaty Signed With Russia Tags :Iranian , Border , Map , , Gulistan , Treaty , Golestan , Russia , Qajar

Iranian canon used against Russian army Atricle :1916 AD, February, 25: Russians Occupy Kermanshah Tags :Iranian , Cannon , Russia , Army

Iranian Cavalry 1930s Atricle :1917 AD, March, 29: Iran Acknowledges British Military Presence Tags :Iranian , Cavalry , 1930s , Horse , Soldier , Army

Iranian cavalry units passing Darvazeh Dowlat, one of several gates to Historical Tehran Atricle :1945 AD, August, 10: Toodeh Unrest In Azerbaijan Tags :Iranian , Cavalry , Darvazeh , Dowlat , Army , Soldier , Horse , Gate

Iranian Demonstration Atricle :1951 AD, March, 3: Public Demonstrations For Nationalization Of Oil Tags :Iranian , Demonstration , Revolution

Iranian Embassy Ankara 1944 :LIFE Atricle :1944 AD, October, 9: Saed Stands Against USSR Tags :Embassy , Ankara , 1944 , Turkey

Iranian front : Collection of photos from Iran Iraq war scenes Atricle :2000 AD, November, 14: Top Level Contact With Iraq Tags :Scene , Sacred Defense , Iran-Iraq War

Iranian girl and boy celebrating victory of the revolution Atricle :1979 AD, February, 3: American General Leaves Tehran Tags :Iranian , Girl , Boy , Revolution , Celebration , Street , Traffic

Iranian Girls Group Performing Arts Atricle :1811 AD, July, 7: Iranian Students Sent To England Tags :Iranian , Girl , Group , Perform , Art

Iranian in their traditional Qajar costumes in a bakery(Sangaki) making traditional bread named Sangak which is baked on a bed of small stones. Atricle :1928 AD, December, 27: Majlis Passes Dress Code Tags :Iranian , Traditional , Bread , Costume

Iranian leader Reza Shah Pahlavi TIME magazine cover 04-25-1938 Atricle :1937 AD, July, 8: Saadabad Treaty Signed Tags :Iranian , Leader , Reza Shah , Pahlavi , Shah , Time , Magazine

Iranian Militia Faav Liberation Atricle :1988 AD, July, 18: End Of 8 Year Iran-Iraq War Tags :Iranian , Militia , Faav , Liberation , Iraq , Soldier , War , Sacred Defense

Iranian Qajar Girl Sahebgharaniye Palace Atricle :1834 AD, December, 25: Iran Purchases Coinage Machine Tags :Qajar , Girl , Sahebgharaniye , Palace , Dress

Iranian Queen Sorayya Atricle :1951 AD, February, 12: Mohammad Reza Pahlavi Marries Sorayya Tags :Queen , Sorayya , Esfandiari

Iranian Shah Mohammadreza Pahlavi on TIME magazine cover 12/17/1945 Atricle :1945 AD, May, 16: Churchill Responds To Hakimi Tags :Mohammad Reza Shah , Pahlavi , TIME , 1945 , Magazine , Shah , 1945

Iranian soldiers watch children playing in a park in Tehran Atricle :1941 AD, September, 16: Iran Cuts Ties With Bulgaria, Italy, Romania, Hungary Tags :Children , Play , Park , Soldier , Pahlavi

Iranian Stamps Persepolis Atricle :401 BC, October, 5: Battle Of Cunaxa And Return Of The Ten Thousand Tags :Stamp , Perspolis , Achaemenid

Iranians Burning US Flag Atricle :1953 AD, August, 19: CIA Backed Coup Topples Mosaddegh Tags :US , Flag , Fire , Iranian , Embassy , Hostage , Crisis

Iranians gather to get a glimpse at the first baloon to fly over Tehran skies, Iran 1877 Atricle :1877 AD, March, 24: Hot Air Balloons In Tehran Skies Tags :First , Baloon , Iran , 1877

Iran's first Satellite Carrier ( Safir ) launched from the Semnan Desert Cosmodrome Atricle :2008 AD, February, 4: Iran Enters International Space Race Tags :Iran , Safir , Satellite , Carrier , Semnan , Cosmodrome , Omid

Iran's first train named Mashin Doodi (Smoking Machine) operating on a short trace in 1860s Atricle :1869 AD, January, 1: Iran Joins International Teleghraph Union Tags :Smoke , Machine , 1860s , Transport , Train

Isfahan 1704 : A sketch of what seems to be a part of Naghshejahan Square by Dutch explorer and artist Cornelis de Bruijn Atricle :1704 AD, January, 24: Louis XIV Offers French Iranian Treaty Tags :Isfahan , Naghshejahan , Square , 1704 , Safavid , Caravansaray

Isfahan 33pol Atricle :931 AD, December, 2: Iran Regains Independence Tags :Isfahan , 33pol , Bridge , Night

Isfahan Alighapoo building used to be the headquarters of Safavi empire Atricle :1571 AD, January, 27: Shah Abbas Is Born Tags :Isfahan , Alighapoo , Building , Safavid

Isfahan Alighapoo state building located in Naghshejahan square Atricle :1555 AD, March, 29: Peace Treaty Signed With Ottoman Empire Tags :Isfahan , Alighapoo , Naghshejahan , Safavid , Square

Isfahan beautiful Chaharbagh gardens Atricle :1578 AD, April, 5: Ottomans Invade Iranian Territory Tags :Isfahan , Chaharbagh , Garden , Paradise

Isfahan Menarjonban or shaking minarets a great architectural achievement of Safavi era Atricle :1552 AD, July, 8: Ottomans Attack Hormuz Island Tags :Isfahan , Menarjonban , Shake , Minaret , Safavid

Isfahan Naghshejahan Square Atricle :1722 AD, October, 12: Isfahan Falls Tags :Isfahan , Naghshejahan , Square , Safavid

Isfahan Nights Atricle :1598 AD, November, 12: Isfahan Becomes Iran's Capital Tags :Isfahan , Night , Naghshejahan , Alighapoo , Safavid

Jamalabad Caravansaray in Miyaneh, one of several building during Shah Abbas Safavi that aimed to promote trade and transport safety Atricle :1723 AD, June, 26: Russians Capture Baku Tags :Jamalabad , Caravansaray , Miyaneh , Azarbaijan , Safavid , Shah Abbas

Jolfa Vank Church Altar with stunning 400 year old paintings and decorations Atricle :1623 AD, January, 22: Pope Offers Support Against Ottomans Tags :Jolfa , Church , Altar , Isfahan , Safavid , Religion

Karim Khan Zand Arc Castle Shiraz Atricle :1779 AD, August, 22: Sadigh Khan Proclaims Shah Tags :Karimkhan , Zand , Arc , Castle , Shiraz

Karim Khan's Arc in Shiraz Atricle :1792 AD, August, 29: Body Of Karim Khan Zand Exhumed Tags :Karimkhan , Arc , Shiraz , Zand , Citadel

Karoon River: A Boat sails towards Shushtar 1914 Atricle :1914 AD, May, 20: British Royal Navy Invests In Iran Tags :Karoon , River , Boat , Shushtar , 1914

Kelardasht: Cows rest under the shade of a half finished Construction Atricle :2006 AD, November, 20: White House Dismissed CIA Draft Tags :Kelardasht , Cow , Construction

Kermanshah Taghebostan Relief Sassanid Atricle :630 AD, June, 9: Pourandokht Becomes Queen Tags :Kermanshah , Taghebostan , Relief , Sassanid

Khatami donating blood in civil suit Atricle :1997 AD, May, 23: Khatami Elected President Tags :Mohammad Khatami , Donate , Blood

Khatun Bridge built around 1780 in Khoy, West Azarbaijan Atricle :1781 AD, March, 14: Ali Morad Khan Captures Shiraz Tags :Khatun , Bridge , 1780 , Khoy , Zand , Azarbaijan

Khomeini French Police Atricle :1981 AD, April, 20: France Sides With Iraq During The War Tags :Ayatollah , Imam , Khomeini , French , Police , Islamic , Mullah

Khorramshahr : The Seyyedoshohada Mosque became target of Destruction by Iraq Attack. World powers remained silent when a war crime was taking place in Iran's Khuzestan province Atricle :1981 AD, December, 11: Ayatollah Dastgheyb Assassinated Tags :Khorramshahr , Mosque , Destruction , Attack , Sacred Defense , Iran-Iraq War

Khosrogerd Minaret Sabzevar Seljuk era. The inscriptions on this building is dated to 505 Lunar Hijri Atricle :1072 AD, November, 25: Alparslan Killed Tags :Minaret , Sabzevar , Seljuk , Islamic , Khorasan

Khusrau I Anoushirvan Coin Atricle :560 AD, January, 26: Anoushirvan Introduces Dehgan System Tags :Khosrau , Anoushirvan , Coin , Sassanid , King

Khusrau II Parviz Coin Atricle :605 AD, July, 12: Khosrau Parviz Attacks Romans Tags :Khosrau , Parviz , Coin , Sassanid , King

Kiani Crown was used by Qajar kings. This crown was ordered by Fathali Shah. Stones used are emerald, ruby, diamond, and pearl. Atricle :1907 AD, January, 20: Mohammad Ali Shah Crowned Tags :Kiani Crown , Qajar , Jewel , Fathali Shah , Museum

Kufa Imam Ali House Atricle :599 AD, October, 11: Ali Is Born Tags :Kufa , Imam Ali , House

Laleh Rokh (Tulip Face); An illustration from the book Lalla Rookh by Thomas Moore Atricle :766 AD, May, 24: Al Moghanna uprising Tags :Laleh , Rokh , Tulip , Face

Lamassu or Winged Bulls with human heads at the Gate of All Nations in Perspolis Atricle :521 BC, March, 8: Hystaspes Defeats Parthian rebels Tags :Wing , Bull , Perspolis , Achaemenid

Landscape View of Isfahan Atricle :1699 AD, November, 19: The Return Of Mir Weis Khan To Ghandahar Tags :Landscape , Isfahan

Landscape view of primitive houses in Kerman's historical Meymand village of Babak city. Atricle :1227 AD, August, 16: Farakhtay Turks Capture Kerman Tags :Kerman , Meymand , Village , Primitive

Last Pahlavi Royal Prime Minister Shapour Bakhtiar in an interview Atricle :1991 AD, August, 8: Shapour Bakhtiar Slain In France Tags :Pahlavi , Prime Minister , Shapour Bakhtiar

Last Qajar King Ahmad Shah Atricle :1925 AD, December, 12: The Qajar Dynasty Overthrown Tags :Qajar , King , Ahmad Shah

Little Iranian girl playing with phones Atricle :2005 AD, November, 27: MTN Kicks Turkcell Out Tags :Girl , Play , Phone

Majles Entrance Lion Sword Atricle :1946 AD, January, 20: Prime Minister Hakimi Resigns Tags :Majlis , Entrance , Lion , Sword

Majlis Parliament Tehran, a passerby takes a souvenir photograph Atricle :1930 AD, December, 15: Majlis Eighth Term Begins Tags :Majlis , Parliament , Tehran , Souvenir

Map Khosrau Palace Ghasreshirin Atricle :519 AD, March, 23: Khosrau Anoushirvan Becomes Crown Prince Tags :Khosrau , Palace , Ghasreshirin , Map

Map of Sassanid Empire Atricle :420 AD, November, 18: Bahram Proclaims King Tags :Map , Sassanid , Empire

Martyr Bakeri and fellow Basij soldiers Iran-Iraq War Atricle :1991 AD, December, 17: Iran-Iraq Exchange Corpses Tags :Soldier , Bakeri , Basij , War , Iraq , IRI , Martyr , Sacred Defense

Mazandaran Savadkooh Veresk Bridge Atricle :1925 AD, May, 22: State Monopoly On Sugar Tags :Mazandaran , Savadkooh , Veresk , Bridge , Pahlavi

Mazdak, the Iranian prophet Atricle :488 AD, November, 21: Mazdak Announces His Socialism Doctrine Tags :Mazdak , Prophet , Mazdakism

Medes Relief Perspolis Atricle :521 BC, July, 11: Hystaspes Defeats Median Uprising Tags :Medes , Relief , Perspolis , Achaemenid

Mehdi Bazargan, and Ayatollah Taleghani, members of Iranian Freedom Movement seen in 1979 Atricle :2002 AD, July, 28: Court Bans The Freedom Movement Tags :Taleghani , 1979 , Mehdi Bazargan , Yazdi

Millions of Muslim pilgrims flock to the symbol of martyrdom, Imam Hossein's Shrine in Karbala-Iraq Atricle :680 AD, October, 10: Ashura: The Battle Of Karbala Tags :Imam , Hossein , Shrine , Karbala , Iraq , Muslim

Mirza Gholikhan : Persian ambassador to New York 1909-1915 seen with his wife Atricle :1914 AD, December, 6: Majlis Third Term Begins Tags :Mirza , Gholikhan , Wife , Persian , Ambassador , New York , Carriage , Coach

Mirza Kouchak Khan Jangali Atricle :1922 AD, December, 2: Warlord Of Jungle Decapitated Tags :Mirza Kouchak Khan , Jangal

Mirza Taghi Khan Amirkabir; Naseroddin Shah's Vezir Atricle :1849 AD, February, 15: Amirkabir Marries Shah's Sister Tags :Vezir , Amirkabir

Mirza Taqi Khan Amirkabir Atricle :1852 AD, January, 10: Amirkabir Murdered Tags :Amirkabir , , Qajar , Vezir

Mohamed Reza Shah makes a speech during a visit to US at Washington Airport Nov, 16, 1949 Atricle :1949 AD, December, 30: Shah Completes US Tour Tags :Mohammad Reza Shah , US , 1949 , Pahlavi

Mohamed Reza Shah meets President Truman at the Oval Office Nov, 18, 1949 Atricle :1947 AD, March, 12: Iran In The Truman Doctrine Tags :Mohammad Reza Shah , President , Truman , Oval Office , 1949 , Washington , US

Mohamedreza Shah Pahlavi TIME magazine cover 11-04-1974 Atricle :1974 AD, February, 10: Iran Iraq Forces Clash At Mehran Border Tags :Mohammad Reza Shah , TIME , 1974 , Magazine , Pahlavi

Mohammad Ali Shah of Qajar dynasty Atricle :1909 AD, November, 22: 13 Year Old Becomes Last Qajar King Tags :Mohammad Ali Shah , Qajar

Mohammad Ali Shah Qajar Atricle :1908 AD, June, 23: Russians Bombard Iranian Parliament Tags :Mohammad Ali Shah , Qajar

Mohammad Ali Shah Qajar Atricle :1908 AD, February, 28: Bomb Explosion Near Mohammad Ali Shah's Coach Tags :Mohammad Ali Shah , Qajar , King

Mohammad Khatami attends the Hajj pilgrimage in Mecca, 2009 Atricle :1988 AD, April, 29: Saudi-Iran Tensions Rise Tags :Mohammad Khatami , Mecca , 2009

Mohammad Khatami kissing his daughter while holding his son's hand Atricle :2001 AD, August, 8: Khatami Sworn As President Again Tags :Mohammad Khatami , Kiss , Daughter

Mohammad Reza Shah 10000 Irls Atricle :1980 AD, March, 23: Last Trip For The Last King Tags :Mohammad Reza Shah , Pahlavi , Shah , Banknote , Toman , Rial

Mohammad Reza Shah meets President Kennedy, Robert McNamara in White House Washington, Cabinet Room 04-13-1962 Atricle :1962 AD, April, 13: Shah Meets Kennedy At White House Tags :Washington , White House , Mohammad Reza Shah , President , Kennedy , 1962 , US

Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi posing for a photograph at the Marble Palace Atricle :1973 AD, October, 30: Marmar Palace Becomes Museum Tags :Marble , Palace , Mohammad Reza Shah , Pahlavi , Art , Marmar

Mohammad Reza Shah presents a gift at the wedding of his daughter Shahnaz from first wife Fouzieh with Ardeshir Zahedi Atricle :1961 AD, January, 9: Nullification Of Parliament Elections Tags :Mohammad Reza Shah , Shahnaz , Wedding

Mohammad Reza Shah seen with Queen Sorayya at a ski resort Atricle :1951 AD, March, 20: Iranian Oil Industry Nationalized Tags :Mohammad Reza Shah , Pahlavi , Shah , Queen , Sorayya

Mohammad Reza Shah's Crown adorned in precious jewels Atricle :1971 AD, October, 12: 2500 Years Celebrations Ceremony Tags :Mohammad Reza Shah , Pahlavi , Shah , Crown

Mohammad Shah Qajar Atricle :1837 AD, September, 20: Afghanistan Separated From Motherland Tags :Mohammad Shah , Qajar

Mohammadreza Shah Boumedian Saddam Algiers Atricle :1975 AD, June, 13: Iran Iraq Sign Algiers Treaty Tags :Mohammad Reza Shah , Pahlavi , Boumedian , Saddam , Algiers , Shah

Mohammadreza Shah Farah Diba Engagement Atricle :1959 AD, November, 22: Mohammad Reza Shah Marries Farah Tags :Mohammad Reza Shah , Pahlavi , Shah , Farah Diba , Engagement

Mohammadreza Shah of Iran : TIME cover 09-12-1960 Atricle :1965 AD, January, 21: Prime Minister Mansour Assassinated Tags :Mohammad Reza Shah , TIME , 1960 , Magazine , Pahlavi

Mohammadreza Shah Richard Nixon Washington Atricle :1953 AD, December, 7: Students Shot Dead At Tehran University Tags :Mohammad Reza Shah , Richard Nixon , Washington , Pahlavi

Mona Mahmoudnejad Bahai Victim Atricle :1983 AD, June, 18: Bahai Followers Executed Tags :Mona Mahmoudnejad , Bahai , Victim , Woman , IRI

Morgan Shuster Atabak Palace Tehran Atricle :1911 AD, May, 7: Morgan Shuster Comes To Iran Tags :Morgan Shuster , Atabak , Palace , Tehran , American

Mosaddegh Laughing with Harry Truman while holding replica of an oil well. Atricle :1956 AD, August, 4: Mosaddegh Sent To Exile In Ahmadabad Again Tags :Mosaddegh , Laugh , Truman , US , President , Prime Minister

Mosaddegh sick in bed, photo from Life Magazine Atricle :1955 AD, February, 18: Grounds For CENTO Treaty Provided Tags :Mosaddegh

Mosadegh 100th Year Stamp Atricle :1952 AD, November, 19: Refining The Iranian Judicial System Tags :Mosaddegh , Stamp , Post

Mosadegh's Handwriting Atricle :1952 AD, November, 20: Price Of Gold Coin, Mosaddegh Times Tags :Mosaddegh , Handwriting

Mosadegh's youth as governor of the Fars province Atricle :1920 AD, December, 2: British Warning To Iran Tags :Mosaddegh , Fars , Governor

Mossadegh at the junta court Atricle :1921 AD, November, 21: Standard Oil Deal Approved Tags :Mosaddegh , Junta , Court , Coup

Mossadegh in Ahmadabad Atricle :1953 AD, November, 24: British Diplomats To Reopen Tehran Embassy Tags :Mosaddegh , Ahmadabad

Mossadegh PM 1951 Atricle :1945 AD, March, 3: Russians Urged To Pull Out Troops Tags :Mosaddegh , 1951

Mozaffaroddin Shah Qajar Horseback Atricle :1906 AD, July, 27: Constitutional Monarchy Approved Tags :Mozaffaroddin Shah , Qajar , Horseback

Mozaffaroldin Shah France Atricle :1930 AD, May, 10: First School Of Cinema Opens In Tehran Tags :Mozaffaroddin Shah , France , Qajar , King

Mozaffaroldin Shah seen with Seyyed Bahreyni in a hunting camp Atricle :1901 AD, May, 28: The Infamous D'Arcy Agreement Signed Tags :Mozaffaroddin Shah , Hunt , Qajar , Leopard

Municipality Palace and Square was designed by German engineers in 1933 in Tabriz Atricle :1929 AD, April, 27: German Company Acquires Air Postal Concessions Tags :Municipality , Palace , Square , Tabriz , 1933 , German , Azarbaijan , Night

Nabonidus Chronicle Atricle :538 BC, March, 27: Cambyses Attends Akitu Festival Tags :Nabonidus , Chronicle , Inscription

Nader and Sons: Afshar king Nader Shah is seen appointing his son as crown prince. Famous Daryayenoor diamond is seen on his Crown. Atricle :1747 AD, June, 25: Ali Shah Crowned Tags :Afshar , Nader , Shah , Daryayenoor , Crown , Jewel

Nader Shah Afshar Atricle :1952 AD, November, 23: Purchasing Iran's Document Of Ownership Tags :Nader Shah , Afshar , Painting

Nader Shah Afshar Tent Atricle :1739 AD, March, 21: Nader Shah Enters Delhi Tags :Nader Shah , Afshar , Tent , Painting

Nader Shah Afshar/Naderi Throne Atricle :1736 AD, February, 26: Nader Ascends The Throne Tags :Nader Shah , Afshar , Throne , Jewel , Museum

Nader Shah Caravansaray near Isfahan Atricle :1698 AD, August, 6: Nader Shah's Birthday Tags :Nader Shah , Caravansaray , Isfahan , Afshar

Naderi observation tower was made of bricks near Bam to guide caravans Atricle :1737 AD, March, 10: The Siege Of Ghandahar Tags :Tower , Bam , Nader Shah , Afshar

Naderi Sun (Khorshid) Palace is located in Kalat 150km north of Khorasan Atricle :1729 AD, September, 20: Ashraf Defeated At Mehmandoost Tags :Khorasan , Kalat , Sun , Palace , 2009 , Afshar

Naghshe Rostam Atricle :521 BC, November, 27: Intaphrenes Takes Back Babylon Tags :Naghshe Rostam , Achaemenid

Napoleon I accepts Persian envoy Mirza Mohammed Reza Qazvini at the Finkenstein Castle, Painting by Francois_Mulard at Versailles Museum Atricle :1805 AD, February, 11: Napoleon Sends Envoy To Iran Tags :Mirza , Finkenstein , Castle , Napoleon , Qajar , Treaty , Ambassador , Painting

Naseroddin Shah and some of the Qajar family members seen during a camping. Shah is smoking hooka, a traditional heritage to date left from Qajar dynasty Atricle :1850 AD, July, 9: Bab Executed Tags :Naseroddin Shah , Qajar , Camp , Smoke , Hooka , King

Naseroddin Shah Banknote Atricle :1809 AD, May, 1: Loan Bank Of Russia Founded Tags :Naseroddin Shah , Banknote , Qajar

Naseroddin Shah Ceremonial Funeral Atricle :1835 AD, June, 26: Ghaem Magham Farahani Killed Tags :Naseroddin Shah , Qajar , Funeral

Naseroddin Shah Funeral Ceremony Atricle :1906 AD, August, 1: Moshiroddoleh Appointed Vezir Tags :Naseroddin Shah , Qajar , Funeral , Ceremony

Naseroddin Shah's coach Atricle :1873 AD, May, 30: Naseroddin Shah In Berlin Tags :Naseroddin Shah , Qajar , Coach

Naseroldin Shah Takhte Tavoos Atricle :1896 AD, May, 1: Naseroddin Shah Assassinated Tags :Naseroddin Shah , Takhte Tavoos , Qajar , King

Nationalization of oil:1950 Iranians hanging a sign that reads Iran National Oil Company. Atricle :1950 AD, February, 9: Majlis Sixteenth Terms Begins Tags :1950 , Iran , National , Oil , Company , Nationalization , Petroleum

Niyavaran Palace Pahlavi Atricle :1979 AD, December, 15: Shah Escapes To Panama Tags :Niyavaran , Palace , Pahlavi

Nobleman Iranian Atricle :521 BC, January, 12: Hydarnes Wins A Victory At Marush Tags :Nobleman , Iranian , Statue , Bust

Norooz 1388, young Iranians Celebrating the new year by the tomb of Cyrus The Great Atricle :479 BC, August, 27: The Battle Of Mycale Tags :Norooz , Celebration , Cyrus , Great , Pasargadae

Officers from Parthian Iron Army, first examples of completely armoured cavalry Atricle :224 AD, April, 28: Ardeshir Defeats Parthian King Tags :Parthian , Iron , Army

Oil Well Masjed Soleyman 1908 Atricle :1908 AD, May, 26: First Oil Well Drilled In Masjed Soleyman Tags :Oil , Well , Masjed Soleyman , 1908

Old Persian Mullahs: Muslim Priests Atricle :1797 AD, June, 17: Agha Mohammad Khan Murdered Tags :Old , Persian , Mullah , Muslim , Priest

On the company built road to Isfahan near oil fields 1926 Atricle :1926 AD, January, 30: Majlis Library Inaugurated Tags :Isfahan , Road , 1926 , Transport

One Night With King Xerxes Atricle :480 BC, September, 27: Iranian Navy Defeated At The Battle Of Salamis Tags :Night , King , Xerxes , Achaemenid , Movie , Esther

Operation Eagle Iran Tabas Atricle :1980 AD, April, 24: U.S. Special Forces Fail In Tabas Tags :Operation Eagle , Tabas , Crash , Hostage , Crisis , 1980

Original bases of the Atashgah (Firealtar) belong to Elamid era 2 km west of Isfahan on the Najafabad rd. Atricle :94 AD, August, 13: China Becomes Iran's Neighbor Tags :Isfahan , Firealtar , Zoroaster , Religion , Elamite , Sassanid

Pages from a Persian Royal passport 1933 Atricle :1933 AD, July, 29: Post Office Building Completed Tags :Persian , Royal , Passport , 1933

Pahlavi Bank Melli Branches 1.Sari 2.Bandar Gaz 3.Tabriz 4.Shahi 5.Qazvin 6.Markazi Atricle :1927 AD, May, 5: Majlis Approves National Banking Bill Tags :Pahlavi , Bank Melli , Branch , Sari , Bandar Gaz , Tabriz , Shahi , Qazvin , Markazi

Pahlavi Banknote 10 Rials Reza Shah Atricle :1943 AD, January, 29: Dr. Millspaugh Arrives In Tehran Tags :Pahlavi , Banknote , Rial , Reza , Shah

Pahlavi Coronation Pakistan Stamp Atricle :1963 AD, January, 26: Referendum On White Revolution Tags :Pahlavi , Coronation , Pakistan , Stamp , Mohammad Reza Shah , Farah Diba

Pahlavi General Teimur Bakhtiar in uniforms. He was a high ranking military officer in Shah's regime who served as the head of SAVAK, governor of Tehran, and head of Imperial Guards before being dismissed. Atricle :1969 AD, April, 2: Iran Breaks Ties With Lebanon Tags :Pahlavi , Teimur Bakhtiar , Uniform , General

Pahlavi Mohammad Reza Shah, US president John F. Kennedy, his vice president Lyndel Johnson, U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara at Onslow Beach, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina 4-11-1962 Atricle :1962 AD, August, 25: Lindel Johnson Arrives In Tehran Tags :Pahlavi , Mohammad Reza Shah , Kennedy , Lyndon Johnson , 1962

Pahlavi regime's Savak files : Political prisoner Khosrau Golesorkhi March, 28, 1973. Atrocities that a regime does to its own citizens remains as a stain on its forehead forever. Atricle :1974 AD, February, 18: Khosrau Golesorkhi Executed Tags :Pahlavi , Savak , Khosrau Golesorkhi , 1973

Panoramic view of Imam Reza Shrine at night / Mashad Atricle :1727 AD, November, 29: Mashahd Liberated By Nader's Army Tags :Imam , Reza , Shrine , Mashhad , Islamic , Night , Khorasan

Parade of Indian Cavalry in Shiraz 1912. Atricle :1912 AD, February, 7: British Telegram Changes Soviet Stance On Iran Tags :Shiraz , 1912 , Parade , Indian , Cavalry

Parading US Embassy Tehran Atricle :1975 AD, March, 29: U.S. To Build 8 Nuclear Reactors In Iran Tags :US , Embassy , Tehran , Hostage , Crisis

Paris Elysee Palace President Khatami meets with French president Jacques Chirac Atricle :1998 AD, September, 25: Iran Sets Rushdie Off The Hook Tags :Paris , Elysee , Palace , President , Mohammad Khatami , Chirac

Parliament representatives make a little assembly on the Majlis floor Atricle :2000 AD, May, 25: Rafsanjani Quits Iranian Parliament Tags :Parliament , Representative , Floor , Majlis

Pasargadae Cyrus The Great Tomb Atricle :530 BC, March, 4: Cyrus The Great Killed In Battlefield Tags :Pasargadae , Cyrus , Great , Tomb , Achaemenid , Mausoleum

People dressed as Sanatas Carry Iran and US Flags while skiing Atricle :1944 AD, February, 10: Iran / U.S. Diplomacy Reaches Embassy Level Tags :Santa , Iran , US , Flag , Sports , Peace , 2009 , Iranian Flag

People gathering at Baharestan Square Atricle :1942 AD, December, 8: Bread Riots Emerge In Tehran Tags :Baharestan , Square , People

People shopping at Plasco Mall, photo from Life Magazine Atricle :1975 AD, March, 2: Shah Announces Single Party System Tags :Plasco , Shop , Mall

People Travelling in Kajaveh (Palanquin) Atricle :1881 AD, February, 28: Marv Separated From Iran Tags :Travel , Kajaveh , Palanquin , Qajar

People walk around in front of the central post administration office, Tehran 1946 Atricle :1946 AD, April, 28: Pishevari Arrives In Tehran Tags :Central , Post , Administration , Tehran , 1946

People welcome car carrying Ayatollah Khomeini on Feb, 1, 1979 Atricle :1978 AD, October, 5: Kuwait Rejects Ayatollah Khomeini Tags :Car , Ayatollah , Khomeini , 1979 , People , Welcome

Persian Gate Atricle :331 BC, October, 1: Battle Of Gaugamela Lost To Alexander Tags :Persian , Gate

Persian Qajar Woman Pilgrim strapped to her mule she is jolted closely veiled upon arrival at the shrine of Imam Reza in Mashhad Atricle :1909 AD, February, 13: Yepram Khan Leads The Uprising Tags :Persian , Qajar , Woman , Pilgrim , Hijab , Horse

Persian Soldier Fighting Beast Perspolis Atricle :522 BC, October, 3: Nebuchadnezzar III Proclaims King Tags :Persian , Soldier , Fight , Beast , Perspolis , Achaemenid

Persian War Map 1856 Atricle :1856 AD, December, 9: Anglo-Persian Wars : Bushehr Resistance Tags :Persian , War , Map , 1856

Persian workers during road construction in 1928 Atricle :1927 AD, February, 22: First Fatal Car Accident In Iran Tags :Worker , Road , Construction , 1928 , Transport

Perspolis Birdeye View Atricle :423 BC, January, 10: Dariush II Becomes King Tags :Pasargadae , View , Aerial , Achaemenid

Perspolis Takhtejamshid Entrance Atricle :465 BC, April, 16: Perspolis Becomes First Capital Tags :Perspolis , Takhtejamshid , Entrance , Achaemenid , Palace

Peykan Hillman Atricle :1962 AD, October, 13: Peykan Car Factory Founded Tags :Peykan , Hillman , Car , 2007 , Taxi

Phraortes Farvartish Bisotoun Atricle :678 BC, March, 21: Khashtrita Founds Medes Kingdom Tags :Phraortes , Farvartish , Bisotoun

PM Vosooghoddoleh Atricle :1917 AD, December, 14: USSR Nullifies Treaties Imposed On Iran Tags :Vosooghoddoleh , Qajar , Prime Minister

Portable Barber Shop Tehran 1958. Some barbers used to carry their stuff from neighborhood to neighborhood because the population was not dense. They used to offer cinnamon tea as promotion to their clients. Atricle :1958 AD, May, 11: Khosrau Rouzbeh Executed Tags :Portable , Barber , Shop , Tehran , 1958

Portrait of Naseroddin Shah Qajar of Persia Sporting Moustache by spy (Leslie Ward) Atricle :1897 AD, August, 11: Mirza Reza Kermani Hanged Tags :Naseroddin Shah , Qajar , Moustache , King

Prime Minister Mosaddegh and American President Truman Atricle :1953 AD, January, 15: The American Ambassador Meets Mosaddegh Tags :Mosaddegh , Truman , President , US , Prime Minister

Prophet Zoroaster or Zarathustra, the founder of the oldest organized religion on earth. Atricle :1768 BC, March, 25: Zarathustra is born Tags :Prophet , Zoroaster , Zarathustra

Public execution of convicts which has become a ususal scene in Iran, drawing international criticism Atricle :1997 AD, August, 14: The Night Bat Hanged Tags :Convict , Public , Execution

Pumping Station and Power Plant in the background parts of the Oil facilities Atricle :1924 AD, July, 8: North Petroleum Decree Approved Tags :Qajar , Pump , Station , Power , Plant , Oil

Qajar Ahmad Shah Ceremony Atricle :1917 AD, May, 15: Demonstrations Against Prime Minister Tags :Qajar , Ahmad Shah , Ceremony , King , Coronation

Qajar era : Imam Khomeini during his Childhood Atricle :1902 AD, September, 25: Ruhollah Khomeini Is Born Tags :Qajar , Khomeini , Child

Qajar Infantry 2500 Years Celebrations Atricle :1795 AD, March, 21: Agha Mohammad Khan Becomes King Tags :Qajar , Infantry , 2500 Years , Celebration , 1971

Qajar kings promoted Ashura Ceremonies for their own political agenda. Subscript on this photo from 1905 says that mourners in white demanded release of a convict. Atricle :964 AD, July, 28: Mourning In New Lunar Years Tags :Qajar , Ashura , Ceremony , 1905 , Mourn

Qajar Majlis (Parliament ) first term Representatives Atricle :1906 AD, October, 7: Majlis First Term Begins Tags :Qajar , Majlis , Parliament , Representative , First

Qajar Mullahs Smoking Hooka in the open air, RTL: Sheikh Hadi Karbalayi, Seyed Esmail Rizi, Sheikh Mohammad Taghi Agha Najafi, Haji Agha Nurollah, Seyed Serajeddin Sadr Atricle :1892 AD, May, 14: Cancellation Of Tobacco Concession Tags :Qajar , Mullah , Smoke , Hooka

Qajar Public Transportation, people travelling in carts Atricle :1893 AD, May, 27: Shah Gives Firooz Region To Russia Tags :Qajar , Public , Transport

Qajar Smoking Party called chopoghkeshan Atricle :1976 AD, June, 1: Smoking Ban In Public Tags :Qajar , Smoke , Party

Qanun of Medicine : Samanid scientist Avicenna operating on a woman, operation tools are displayed top-left. His Canon of Medicine was long a standard work in the field. Atricle :1477 AD, December, 1: Qanun Of Medicine Published In Europe Tags :Samanid , Avicenna , Qanun of Medicine , Painting , Medicine , Book

Qazvin Alamout Castle cheep donkey ride is available for fun or people with disabilities Atricle :1092 AD, November, 2: Nezamolmolk Assassinated Tags :Qazvin , Alamout , Castle , Donkey , Transport

Qazvin: Rocks form Shapes that resemble Human face on top of the Alamout Castle Atricle :1124 AD, May, 23: Hassan Sabbah Dies Tags :Qazvin , Alamout , Castle , Human

Qazvin: ruins of the famous Alamout Castle where the word assassination was born Atricle :1256 AD, November, 19: Alamout Surrenders To Hulagu Tags :Qazvin , Alamout , Castle

Qom Lights on Hz. Masumeh Mausoleum on his brother Imam Reza's Birthday Atricle :1996 AD, January, 28: Shiites Silenced In Bahrain Tags :Qom , Masoumeh , Mausoleum , Imam Reza , Birthday , 2008

Queen Farah Pahlavi receives the crown from Mohammadreza Shah Atricle :1967 AD, October, 26: Mohammad Reza Crowns Himself Tags :Mohammad Reza Shah , Coronation , Queen , Farah Diba , Crown

Queen Fouziye Fawzia Atricle :1939 AD, March, 15: Mohammad Reza Pahlavi Marries Fouziye Tags :Queen , Fouziyeh , Egypt

Queen Soraya of Iran Ostankino Palace Russia 1956 Atricle :1956 AD, November, 13: Population Of Iran Tags :Queen , Sorayya , Ostankino , Palace , Russia , 1956 , Esfandiari

Ramsar Hotel 1951 Atricle :1971 AD, February, 2: The Ramsar Convention On Wetlands Tags :Ramsar , Hotel , 1951

Rejayee is seen during a mass prayer session with Khatami Atricle :1981 AD, August, 30: President And Prime Minister Assassinated Tags :Rejayi , Mohammad Khatami , Pray

Relief from Perspolis: A subject presents a horse, one of many artifacts cut and smuggled out of Iran. Currently kept in France Atricle :521 BC, May, 24: Artavardiya Defeats Vahyazdata Tags :Relief , Present , Horse , Perspolis , Achaemenid

Remains of Reza Shah's statue at the University of Tehran Atricle :1935 AD, March, 22: Persia Shall Be Called Iran Tags :Reza Shah , University , Tehran , Pahlavi , Statue

Remains of the Rhagae Citadel from South 2009. These city walls were built to protect the city from invaders around 4000 BC. Dimensions used to be 2500m x 1800m circling an area of 4500000 meters where the city was located. Atricle :645 AD, July, 25: Rhagae Uprising Against Caliphates Tags :Rhagae Citadel , South , 2009 , Arc , 4000BC

Representatives from Majles (Parliament) Second Term Atricle :1909 AD, November, 15: Majlis Second Term Begins Tags :Second , Majlis , Parliament

Reza Khan poses with a machine gun as Major in Hamedan in 1919 Atricle :1919 AD, August, 9: Iran-Britain Treaty Signed Secretly Tags :Reza Khan , Machine , Gun , Army

Reza Khan seen as the guard at the Embassy of Netherlands Atricle :1921 AD, April, 30: British General Ironside Leaves Iran Tags :Pahlavi , Shah , Reza Khan , Holland , Embassy

Reza Khan seen in the Savadkoohi Brigade Atricle :1923 AD, October, 25: Sardar Sepah Becomes Prime Minister Tags :Reza Khan , Savadkooh , Brigade , Qajar

Reza Shah 500 Irls Atricle :1935 AD, December, 1: Reza Shah Dismisses Prime Minister Tags :Reza Shah , Pahlavi , Shah , Banknote

Reza Shah adored the Turkish leader Mustafa Kemal Ataturk as the founder of modern Turkey Atricle :1940 AD, February, 1: Iran Offers Alliance To Britain Tags :Reza Shah , Pahlavi , Ataturk , Turkey

Reza Shah and his queen Tajolmoluk Atricle :1940 AD, June, 25: Mansour Appointed Prime Minister Tags :Reza Shah , Pahlavi , Tajolmolook , Queen

Reza Shah Cabinet Ministers Atricle :1935 AD, June, 15: Majlis Tenth Term Begins Tags :Reza , Shah , Cabinet , Minister , Reza Shah , Pahlavi

Reza Shah in uniform Atricle :1939 AD, October, 25: Majlis Twelveth Terms Begins Tags :Reza Shah , Uniform , Pahlavi , Soldier

Reza Shah Mummy Atricle :1944 AD, July, 4: Reza Shah Dies In Exile Tags :Reza Shah , Pahlavi , Mummy , Corpse

Reza Shah on the throne. Self crowned coronation ceremony Atricle :1926 AD, April, 25: Reza Khan Becomes Reza Shah Tags :Reza Shah , Coronation , Ceremony , Pahlavi

Reza Shah Pahlavi and a group of officers testing first Iran made Mauser rifles in 1932 Atricle :1930 AD, January, 27: Mauser Becomes Iran's Rifle Tags :Pahlavi , Reza Shah , Mauser , 1932

Reza Shah Pahlavi on Time Magazine Cover page April, 25, 1938 titled : 20th-Century Darius Atricle :1938 AD, August, 18: Trans-Iranian Railway Completed Tags :Reza Shah , Pahlavi , Time , Magazine

Reza Shah Pahlavi's ceremonial funeral in Egypt after his exile and death in Johannesburg 1944 Atricle :1944 AD, February, 26: Majlis Fourteenth Terms Begins Tags :Reza Shah , Pahlavi , Funeral , Egypt , 1944

Reza Shah Pahlavi's Navy Drown by a sting attack from the British during the World War II Atricle :1941 AD, August, 25: Britain And Soviets Invade Iran Tags :Pahlavi , Navy , Drown , 1941 , Reza Shah

Reza Shah takes oath at the Majlis Atricle :1926 AD, July, 10: Majlis Sixth Term Begins Tags :Reza Shah , Majlis , Pahlavi , Parliament , Baharestan

Reza Shah with his children Ashraf and Mohammadreza Atricle :1919 AD, October, 27: Ashraf Pahlavi Is Born Tags :Reza Shah , Children , Shams , Ashraf , Mohammad Reza Shah , Pahlavi

Rhagae Abdolazim Museum : A bronze Bowl from Safavid era with Quranic Inscriptions Atricle :1638 AD, September, 20: Ottomans Lay Siege To Baghdad Tags :Rhagae , Abdolazim , Museum , Bowl , Safavid , Inscription

Rhagae Abdolazim Museum All Pahlavi Money banknotes Atricle :1930 AD, March, 18: Iran Switches To Rial Tags :Rhagae , Abdolazim , Museum , Pahlavi , Money , Banknote

Rhagae Abdolazim Museum Silver Coin Ghaznavi Atricle :988 AD, November, 15: Foundation Of Ghaznavi Dynasty Tags :Rhagae , Abdolazim , Museum , Silver , Coin , Ghaznavi

Rhagae Abdolazim Museum: A Bowl made of clay Seljuk era Atricle :1071 AD, July, 7: The Silent Rise Of Hasan Sabbah Tags :Rhagae , Abdolazim , Museum , Bowl , Seljuk , Pottery

Rhagae Babouyeh cemetery famous wrestler Takhti's Tomb 2009 Atricle :1968 AD, January, 7: Takhti Found Dead Tags :Rhagae , Babouyeh , Takhti , Tomb , 2009

Rhagae Citadel Atricle :330 BC, May, 19: Rhagae Falls After 3 Days Of Resistance Tags :Rhagae , Citadel

Rhagae Shah Abdolazim Museum Brass Bowl engraved decorated with verses of Quran/ Safavid Atricle :1606 AD, July, 27: Ganjeh Taken Back From Ottomans Tags :Rhagae , Abdolazim , Museum , Bowl , Safavid , Quran , Islamic

Rhagae Shah Abdolazim Shrine Golden Dome, Minarets and pool Atricle :868 AD, July, 2: Imam Hadi Murdered Tags :Rhagae , Abdolazim , Shrine , Minaret , Golden , Dome

Road and Railroad bridge built over the Rhada river near the oil fields Atricle :1909 AD, April, 14: British Persian Petroleum Company Registered Tags :Railway , Bridge , Oil , Field , Train , Transport

Robert Shirley dressed as male and female, one of first European spies who penetrated Shah Abbas Safavi's Royal court Atricle :1548 AD, July, 27: 4th Occupation Of Tabriz By Ottomans Tags :Robert , Shirley , Shah Abbas , Court , British , Safavid , Painting

Rock relief in Barmedelak (Barm-e Dilak) 9 km SE Shiraz near Abunasr Palace shows Sassanid prince probably Bahram II offering flowers to his wife Anahid, showing such affection and love is very significant. Queen's dress is also remarkable. Atricle :402 AD, December, 13: The Iranian Army Divided By Four Tags :Shiraz , Barmedelak , Bahram , Anahid , Relief , Flower , Love , Queen , Sassanid

Royana Cloned Iranian Sheep Atricle :2006 AD, October, 1: Royana, Cloned Sheep Is Born Tags :Royana , Clone , Iranian , Sheep

RTL: President Jimmy Carter, Mohammad Reza Shah, Rosalynn Carter, Queen Farah Diba Washington-Nov, 15, 1977 Atricle :1977 AD, November, 16: Shah Meets Carter In Washington Tags :Washington , Mohammad Reza Shah , President , 1977 , Jimmy Carter , Queen , Wife , Farah Diba

Ruins of Perspolis, once capital of the world stands the test of time. Atricle :323 BC, June, 11: Alexander Dies In Babylon Tags :Perspolis , Ruin , Achaemenid , Column

Russian Cossacks greet the imperial Qajar coach Iran 1910 Atricle :1911 AD, July, 29: Shah Wanted, Dead Or Alive Tags :Russia , Cossack , Iran , 1910 , Soldier

Saddam Hussein Caught Atricle :2006 AD, December, 31: Saddam Hussein Sacrificed Tags :Saddam , Iraq , War

Saddam Hussein Execution : Expiration date arrived Atricle :1980 AD, September, 17: Saddam Nullifies Algiers treaty Tags :Saddam , Execution , Iraq

Safavi Cavalary Unit Atricle :1534 AD, July, 12: Tabriz Seized By Ottomans Tags :Safavid , Cavalry , Painting

Safavi historical 33 Pol bridge built on Zayanderood river in Isfahan Atricle :1515 AD, May, 4: The Portuguese Occupy Hormuz Island Tags :33Pol , Bridge , Zayanderood , Isfahan , Safavid

Safavid Painting Atricle :1577 AD, August, 24: Shah Ismail II Of Safavid Dynasty Dies Tags :Safavid , Painting , Dance , Alighapoo

Safavid Shah Ismail : Born into a Shiite family with close ties to the Sufi tradition, he became head of a Shiite military force, the Kizilbash, at the age of 14. He promoted Shiite faith in Iran and helped the country regain its cultural independence. Atricle :1512 AD, November, 24: Uzbeks Defeat Safavid-Mughal Alliance Tags :Safavid , Shah Ismail , Painting

Safavid Shah Tahmasp Flag: The Safavid dynasty was a descendent of Ak Koyunlu (White Sheep) tribe Atricle :1478 AD, July, 15: Ak Koyunlu Clash At The Battle Of Khoy Tags :Ak Koyunlu , Shah Tahmasp , Flag , Safavid

Safavid Shah Tahmasp is seen in a Painting at Chelsotoon palace in the historical city of Isfahan. Atricle :1551 AD, August, 15: Vardzia Evacuated Tags :Safavid , Shah Tahmasp , Isfahan , Painting , Chehelsotoon

Sarcastic photo depicting lack of discipline among commanders of Iranian armed forces shown during a parade Atricle :2001 AD, October, 26: Iran Allies With US Against Taliban Tags :Commander , Armed , Force , Army

Sarvestan Palace Shiraz Built by Sassanid king Bahram V (Goor) reign (420-438) Atricle :473 AD, January, 13: Bahram Goor's War Trainer Dies Tags :Sarvestan , Palace , Shiraz , Sassanid , Bahram

Sasanian Bronze Statuete Atricle :280 AD, September, 28: Bahram II Rejects Roman Offer Tags :Sassanid , Bronze , Statue , Art

Sassanid Dejposht Castle in Abdanan located on a high hill Atricle :217 AD, April, 8: Roman Emperor Caracalla Killed In Carrhae Tags :Sassanid , Dejposht , Castle , Abdanan

Sassanid era a drawing from Prophet Mani Atricle :216 AD, April, 14: Prophet Mani Is Born Tags :Sassanid , Prophet , Mani

Sassanid Gavmishan Bridge at the cross section of Simareh and Kashkan rivers Atricle :102 AD, February, 14: Defeat of Chinese Forces In Transoxiana Tags :Sassanid , Gavmishan , Bridge , Simareh , Kashkan

Sassanid Gavmishan bridge on Simara river Atricle :542 AD, September, 23: Sukhumi Taken Back From Roman Occupation Tags :Sassanid , Gavmishan , Bridge

Sassanid Harsin Basin Atricle :467 AD, November, 14: First Rain After 3 Years Of Drought Tags :Sassanid , Harsin , Basin

Sassanid Hezar Darb (Thousand Gates) Castle in Darreshahr of Elam Atricle :525 AD, December, 12: The City Of Argan Built Tags :Hezar Darb , Castle , Sassanid , Elam

Sassanid Hormazd II Coin Atricle :302 AD, September, 7: Hormazd II Becomes King Tags :Sassanid , Hormazd , Coin

Sassanid Infantry 2500 Years Celebrations Atricle :199 AD, July, 26: Khazars Pushed Back North Of Darband Tags :Sassanid , Infantry , 2500 Years , Celebration , Army , Soldier

Sassanid king Ardeshir Babakan castle Atricle :337 AD, September, 22: Start Of Persian Roman Wars Tags :Ardeshir , Castle , Sassanid

Sassanid Map Persian Gulf Atricle :1984 AD, August, 10: UN Resolution Registers "The Persian Gulf" Tags :Sassanid , Map , Persian Gulf

Sassanid Mithraseum (Mehrabeh) unearthed in Ostia Italy Atricle :562 AD, September, 8: Yemen Seeks Persian Help Tags :Sassanid , Italy , Mitra , Temple

Sassanid Palace Sarvestan Shiraz Atricle :378 AD, August, 28: Shapour Rejects War Proposal Tags :Sassanid , Palace , Sarvestan , Shiraz

Sassanid Poledokhtar Bridge in Miyaneh, East Azarbaijan was partly destroyed by a mine that Soviet backed Democrat Party militia planted. Atricle :1946 AD, December, 12: Azerbaijan Separatists Busted Tags :Poledokhtar , Bridge , Miyaneh , Sassanid , Azarbaijan , Russia

Sassanid Pottery Rhagae Dancers Atricle :721 AD, March, 24: Failed Attempts To Revive Sassanid Dynasty Tags :Sassanid , Pottery , Rhagae , Dance

Satellite photo from the Persian Gulf Atricle :1971 AD, November, 30: Greater And Lesser Tunb Seized Tags :Persian Gulf , Aerial

Scenes from a C130 Plane crashing near Mehrabad airport killing 128 onboard Atricle :2005 AD, December, 6: IAF C-130 Plane Crash Kills 128 Tags :Tehran , C130 , Plane , Crash , Mehrabad , 2005 , Transport

Scenes from the Iranian Fokker-50 Kish Air Plane Crash in Sharjah, Emirates 2004 killing 38 people onboard Atricle :2004 AD, February, 10: Iranian Plane Crashes In Emirates, Kills 43 Tags :Kish Air , Crash , Sharjah , Emirates , 2004 , Airplane , Transport

School Kids Killed in Dezful during a raid by Iraq Atricle :1982 AD, May, 24: Khorramshahr Liberated Tags :School , Children , Dead , Dezful , War , Iraq , Sacred Defense

Shah Abbas Caravansaray Ahar Atricle :1723 AD, April, 12: Mir Mahmoud Forces Defeated In Qazvin Tags :Shah Abbas , Caravansaray , Ahar , Azarbaijan , Safavid

Shah Gone Atricle :1979 AD, January, 16: Shah Flees To Egypt Tags :Shah , Mohammad Reza Shah , Pahlavi

Shah Ismail Safavi Atricle :1502 AD, March, 11: Shah Ismail Becomes King Tags :Shah Ismail , Safavid , Statue

Shah Ismail Safavi Statue Fountain Atricle :1487 AD, July, 17: Shah Ismail Is Born Tags :Shah Ismail , Safavid , Statue , Fountain , King

Shah Ismail Safavi's Portrait Atricle :1120 AD, March, 30: Manouchehr II Becomes Shervan King Tags :Shah Ismail , Safavid , Portrait , King

Shah Ismail Safavi's Profile Atricle :1514 AD, August, 23: Shah Ismail Loses The Chaldoran War Tags :Shah Ismail , Safavid

Shahrefarang : First Iranian Movie Theatres so-to-say. Iranians got first glimpses from West through these units that could serve 2-3 at a time. Atricle :1945 AD, February, 4: Sidelines Of The Yalta Conference Tags :Shahrefarang , First , Iranian , Movie , Theatre , Cinema

Shapour 2nd of Sassanid dynasty Atricle :309 AD, September, 5: Shapour II Becomes King Tags :Shapour , Sassanid , King

Shapour Statue Bishapour Atricle :245 AD, November, 3: Shapour I Ordered Building City Of Caspian Tags :Shapour , Statue , Bishapour , Sassanid

Shapour Valerian Oval Atricle :359 AD, December, 3: Shapour II Gives A Last Ultimatum To Romans Tags :Shapour , Valerian , Sassanid , Painting , Fight

ShapurI Cave Bishapour Atricle :266 AD, November, 24: Construction of Bishapour Was Completed. Tags :Shapour , Cave , Bishapour , Sassanid

Sheikh Fazlollah Nouri Hanging Execution Atricle :1908 AD, November, 13: Sheikh Fazlollah Hanged Tags :Sheikh Fazlollah Nouri , Hanging , Execution , Constitutional Monarchy , Revolution

Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque is located at the Eastern corner of the Naghshejahan square in Isfahan. With no minarets, it was used as the royal mosque and a secret gathering place for Safavid officials Atricle :1694 AD, August, 14: Hossein Becomes King Tags :Mosque , Isfahan , Islamic , Safavid , Naghshejahan , Religion

Shiraz Arc of Karimkhan and a view of the Toopkhaneh (Canon) Square Atricle :1770 AD, November, 27: Karimkhan Zand Rejects Russia's Alliance Offer Tags :Arc , Karimkhan , Toopkhaneh , Square , Zand , Cannon

Shiraz Barmedelak :Rock Relief of Two Sassanid kings probably Bahram and Shapour during a ceremony at the firealtar Atricle :551 AD, March, 9: Tagh-e-Kasra Construction Completed Tags :Shiraz , Barmedelak , Bahram , Shapour , Relief , Sassanid

Shiraz Vakil Bazaar 1750 Atricle :1785 AD, February, 18: Jafar Khan Ascends The Throne Tags :Shiraz , Vakil , Bazaar , 1750 , Zand

Shirin Ebadi Receiving Nobel Prize Atricle :2003 AD, December, 10: Shirin Ebadi Becomes Nobel Laurette Tags :Shirin Ebadi , Nobel Prize

Shredded Documents US Embassy Atricle :1979 AD, November, 4: Iranian Students Seize U.S. Embassy In Tehran Tags :Document , US , Embassy , Hostage , Crisis

Siege Tower Achaemenid 2500 Celebrations Atricle :52 BC, March, 3: Roman Senate Discusses Carrhae Defeat Tags :Siege , Tower , Achaemenid , 2500 Years , Celebration

Silhouette of a Chariot running towards Tisfun Palace Atricle :226 AD, October, 3: Ardeshir Marries Mitra Tags :Chariot , Tisfun , Sassanid , Palace

Site of Iranian oil refineries in Khuzestan province Atricle :1937 AD, February, 4: Parliament Ratifies Amiranian Deal Tags :Refinery , Khuzestan , Oil

Soldiers in modern attires stay guard by the statue of an Acaemenid spearman at Royal Guard Headquarters in Tehran Atricle :1947 AD, January, 2: 23 Pishevari Officers Executed Tags :Royal , Guard , Headquarters , Tehran , Soldier

Soldiers look on Shah's Mercedes Atricle :1937 AD, September, 11: Majlis Eleventh Term Begins Tags :Shah , Mercedes , Soldier

South Lebanon: Army of Iran backed Hezabollah (Party of God) during the 33 days War with Israel destroys a Merkava Tank Atricle :1996 AD, April, 9: Party Of God Strikes Israel Back Tags :Lebanon , Hezbollah , War , Israel , Tank

Stable for Horses inside the Alamout Castle/ Qazvin Atricle :1138 AD, January, 20: Assassin Master Kia Bozorg Dies Tags :Qazvin , Alamout , Castle , Horse , Stable

Students from Sharif University of Technology Atricle :1961 AD, February, 14: Inauguration Of Melli University Tags :Student , Sharif , University , Technology , Girl

Supporting Mosaddegh Majlis Atricle :1952 AD, July, 21: Great Iranian Uprising Tags :Mosaddegh , Majlis , Parliament , Demonstration

Taarikhaane was one of first Sassanid firealtars turning into mosque Atricle :794 AD, December, 9: Arab Caliph Appoints Iranian Vezir Tags :Taarikhaane , Mosque , Islamic

Taarikhaane, First Iranian Mosque near Damghan. It's a historical building that used to be a fire altar in before the Arab invasion Atricle :641 AD, October, 31: Sepahan Becomes Isfahan Tags :Taarikhaane , First , Iranian , Mosque

Taghebostan Bisotoun Embossed King Hunting wild boar Atricle :630 AD, December, 25: Iran Signs Peace Treaty With Romans Tags :Bisotoun , Embossed , Hunt , King , Taghebostan , Sassanid

Taghebostan, a combination of Stone, green and water in Kermanshah Embossed Ardeshir is shown taking sacred diadem from Ahouramazda Mitra Atricle :635 AD, September, 27: The Battle Of Qadesiya Tags :Taghebostan , Kermanshah , Ardeshir , Ahouramazda , Mitra , Sassanid , Embossed

Takhte Soleyman Castle Takab Azarbaijan Sassanid, on the south side, Khosrau's terrace and bedroom are located Atricle :250 AD, June, 11: Gondishapour Library Inaugurated Tags :Soleyman , Castle , Takab , Azarbaijan , Sassanid , Firealtar , Khosrau

Tehran 1907 : Political prisoners during Constitutional Movement in Bagheshah (Shah's garden) Atricle :1907 AD, August, 30: Aminossoltan Assassinated Tags :Political , Prisoner , Bagheshah , Tehran , 1907 , Constitutional Monarchy , Revolution

Tehran 1946 AD (1325 H) Bank Melli - National Bank of Iran Atricle :1946 AD, January, 5: Tripartite Commission For Persian Affairs Tags :Tehran , 1946 , Bank Melli

Tehran 1960: Tajrish/Shemiran (1340 H) Sareband, the first stop for hikers and mountain climbers Atricle :1960 AD, December, 5: Iran To Import Wheat From The U.S. Tags :Tehran , 1960 , Tajrish , Sareband

Tehran 2009 Iranian boys hold US and Iranian Flags during Takhti Wrestling Cup as part of sportsman diplomacy. Atricle :2000 AD, March, 18: U.S. Ends A Few Sanctions Imposed On IRAN Tags :Tehran , Iran , US , Flag , Takhti , Wrestle , Cup , 2009 , Iranian Flag

Tehran Airport: One week after the coup, the military junta awaits exiled Mohammad Reza Shah in 1953 Atricle :1953 AD, June, 19: CIA Agent Kermit Creeps In Tags :Tehran , Airport , Shah , 1953

Tehran Azadi Square Night Atricle :1998 AD, April, 4: Tehran Mayor Detained Tags :Tehran , Azadi , Square , Yellow , Light , Shahyad , Night

Tehran Azadi Square Yellow light Atricle :2002 AD, January, 29: Iraq, Iran, North Korea In Axis Of Evil Tags :Tehran , Azadi , Square , Yellow , Light , Shahyad , Night

Tehran Bazaar 1954 Atricle :1954 AD, March, 28: Legalizing The Oil Consortium Tags :Tehran , Bazaar , 1954

Tehran Bazaar Lotfali Khan Zand Tomb : The place is not in shape and the signs directing to a museum are fake. Atricle :1789 AD, May, 10: Lotfali Khan Becomes Last Zand King Tags :Tehran , Bazaar , Lotfali , Khan , Zand , Tomb , 2009

Tehran Conference 1943 Atricle :1943 AD, November, 28: Stalin, Roosevelt And Churchill In Tehran Tags :Tehran , Conference , 1943 , Churchill , Roosevelt , Stalin

Tehran Darvazeh Dowlat : Modern style encountering Traditional school of thought. Atricle :1942 AD, September, 27: U.S. Founds Iranian Military Mission Tags :Tehran , Darvazeh , Dowlat , Modern , Traditional

Tehran Dowlat Gate Atricle :1943 AD, September, 14: Iran Joins The United Nations Tags :Tehran , Dowlat , Gate

Tehran Jomhouri Cinema burning in Fire / Nov, 14, 2008 Atricle :2008 AD, November, 14: Jomhouri Movie Theater On Fire Tags :Tehran , Jomhouri , Cinema , Fire , 2008 , Theatre , Movie

Tehran Lalezar 1944 Atricle :1921 AD, February, 21: The Coup d'état Of Reza Khan Tags :Tehran , Lalezar , 1944 , Street

Tehran Mozaffaroddin Shah Qajar signs Constitutional Monarchy decree 1906 Atricle :1906 AD, August, 17: First Iranian Parliament Is Born Tags :Tehran , Mozaffaroddin Shah , Constitutional Monarchy , 1906 , Qajar

Tehran One of the buildings of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in United Nations Street Atricle :1997 AD, November, 22: European Envoys Back In Tehran Tags :Tehran , Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Tehran Qajar era : Shah Abdolazim Gate Atricle :1833 AD, October, 25: Abbas Mirza Dies Tags :Tehran , Qajar , Abdolazim , Gate

Tehran Qajar era : Soldiers pose with group of citizens at Darvazeh-Dowlat Gate Atricle :1829 AD, February, 11: Russia's Minister Plenipotentiary Killed In Tehran Tags :Tehran , Qajar , Darvazeh , Dowlat , Gate

Tehran, November, 21, 1997 Protesters shout slogans against Ayatollah Montazeri after Friday prayers, for questioning Ayatollah Khamenei's authority. Atricle :1997 AD, November, 25: Questioning Supreme Leader Leads To Protests Tags :Tehran , 1997 , Friday , Protest , Ayatollah Montazeri , Velayat Faghih

Tehran's famous Tajrish Square on a snowy day late 1970s Atricle :1979 AD, November, 5: PM Bazargan Resigns Tags :Tehran , Tajrish , Square , 1970s , Car , Traffic , Bazaar

Tehran's Milad Tower Atricle :2008 AD, October, 7: Milad Tower Inaugurated Tags :Milad Tower , Tehran

Teimur Castle Zahedan Atricle :879 AD, May, 28: Divdastian Uprising Tags :Teimurid , Castle , Zahedan

Teimur Lang Statue Atricle :1387 AD, August, 27: Teimur Conquers Isfahan Tags :Teimur Lang , Statue

Tents erected in the back of Persepolis ruins during 2500 Years Celebrations in 1971 Atricle :1971 AD, August, 14: Bahrain Declares Independence Tags :Perspolis , 2500 Years , Celebration , 1971 , Aerial , Achaemenid , LIFE

Terrace Wall Ecbatana Atricle :612 BC, December, 14: Iran-Akkad Alliance Conquers Nineveh Tags :Terrace , Wall , Ecbatana , Hamedan , Medes

The 183 karats Daryayenoor (ocean of light) pink diamond is the twin of the Koohenoor (mountain of light) and one of the oldest known jewels in the world. Plunered by Teimur, it was retrieved by Nader Shah in 1739 from India. Atricle :1738 AD, August, 10: Jalalabad Surrenders Tags :Diamond , Jewel , Museum , Daryayenoor

The Aliabad Tower is located 42 km from Kashmar Mongol height:18m Atricle :1251 AD, July, 1: Second Mongol Expedition Of Persia Tags :Tower , Kashmar , Mongol , Khorasan , Brick

The bodyguard of Persian Consulate 1910 US Atricle :1910 AD, May, 26: Newspapers Banned Tags :Guard , Persian , Consulate , 1910 , US

The British Imperial Bank Persia, later known as Bank Bazargani Tehran, 1942 Atricle :1942 AD, May, 26: Iran / U.K. Trade Treaty Tags :1942 , Imperial , Bank , Persia , Street , Car

The bust of Parthian Queen Musa, Italian wife of Farhad IV wearing both a seleucid diadem and achaemenid Tiara at the Iran Bastaan (ancient) Museum. The beautiful lady was also known as the goddess of welfare and victory (Tyche) . Atricle :2 BC, April, 1: Farhad IV Murdered Tags :Parthian , Queen , Musa , Bust , Achaemenid , Tiara

The cabinet of ministers visit Shah at the royal palace Atricle :1950 AD, December, 15: Toodeh Party Founders Escape From Prison Tags :Cabinet , Minister , Shah , Palace , Mohammad Reza Shah , Pahlavi , Palace

The Castle in Kalat built by Nader Shah also called the building of the sun Atricle :1746 AD, September, 4: Iranians and Ottomans Sign A Lasting Peace Treaty Tags :Castle , Kalat , Nader Shah , Afshar

The commemorative plaque installed in the chapel of the Sisters of Charity by the Polish community in lsfahan on October 7, 1943 Atricle :1943 AD, September, 9: Iran Declares War On Germany Tags :Honor , Chapel , Sister , Polish , Community , lsfahan , 1943 , Refuge

The dome at Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque is used as a classical design on Persian carpets. At center, glittering tiles form a shape that resembles a peacock always pointing the Kiblah Atricle :1694 AD, August, 6: Sultan Hossein Ascends The Throne Tags :Mosque , Dome , Safavid , Isfahan ,