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Muhammad Reza Shah Pahlevi

(Encyclopedia)Muhammad Reza Shah Pahlevi mo͞ohämˈmäd rĭzä shä păˈləvē [key], 1919–80, shah of Iran (1941–79). Educated in Switzerland, he returned (1935) to Iran to attend the military academy in Teh...

Amol

(Encyclopedia)Amol ämōlˈ [key], city, Mazandaran prov., N Iran, near the Caspian Sea. It is a trade center for oranges, rice, iron, and coal. ...

Kazerun

(Encyclopedia)Kazerun käˌzĕro͞onˈ [key], city (1991 pop. 74,048), Fars prov., SW Iran. It is an agricultural trade center. ...

Gilan

(Encyclopedia)Gilan or Ghilan both: gēlänˈ [key], province, 14,709 sq mi (38,106 sq km), NW Iran, bounded in the N by ...

Qazvin

(Encyclopedia)Qazvin käzvēnˈ [key], city (1991 278,826), Tehran prov., NW Iran. A road and rail-transport center, the city has textile and flour mills, and wineries. Qazvin was probably founded by Shapur II, kin...

Gulf War

(Encyclopedia)Gulf War: see Persian Gulf War; Iran-Iraq War. ...

Najafabad

(Encyclopedia)Najafabad näjäfˌäbädˈ [key], city (1991 pop. 160,004), Esfahan prov., W central Iran, near Esfahan. It is the trade center for an agricultural region noted for its pomegranates. ...

Khorramabad

(Encyclopedia)Khorramabad khōrämˌäbädˈ [key], city (1991 pop. 249,258), capital of Lorestan prov., W Iran. It is the trade center of a mountainous region where fruit, grain, and wool are produced. ...

Karaj

(Encyclopedia)Karaj käräjˈ [key], city (1991 pop. 442,387), Tehran prov., N Iran, on the Karaj River. It is an agricultural market and a transportation center. Chemicals are manufactured there. ...

Sabalan

(Encyclopedia)Sabalan or Savalan säˌvəlänˈ [key], volcanic cone, 15,592 ft (4,752 m) high, NW Iran, near Ardebil. The prophet Zoroaster reputedly wrote the Avesta there. ...