Kashan, the Glossary
Kashan (کاشان) is a city in the Central District of Kashan County, in the northern part of Isfahan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.[1]
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Abbāsi House
The Abbāsi House is a large historic house museum in Kashan, Iran.
Abu Lu'lu'a
(أبو لؤلؤة فیروز, from Middle Persian: Pērōz), also known in modern Persian-language sources as (ابولؤلؤ) or (فیروز نهاوندی), was a Sasanian Persian slave who assassinated Umar ibn al-Khattab, the second Islamic caliph, in November 644.
Abu'l-Hasan Sani al-Mulk
Abu'l-Hasan Khan Ghaffari Kashani (ابوالحسن غفاری; 1814–1866) was an Iranian painter, miniature and lacquer artist, and book illustrator.
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Afdal al-Din Kashani
Afḑal al-Dīn Maraqī Kāshānī (افضلالدین مَرَقی کاشانی), also known as Baba Afzal (بابا افضل), was a Persian poet and philosopher.
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Agha Bozorg Mosque
Agha Bozorg Mosque (مسجد آقا بزرگ Masjed-e Āghā Bozorg) is a historical mosque in Kashan, Iran.
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Air pollution
Air pollution is the contamination of air due to the presence of substances called pollutants in the atmosphere that are harmful to the health of humans and other living beings, or cause damage to the climate or to materials.
Amir Ghafour
Amir Ghafour (امیر غفور; born 6 June 1991) is an Iranian volleyball player who plays as an opposite spiker for Iranian club Shahdab Yazd.
Aq Qoyunlu
The Aq Qoyunlu or the White Sheep Turkomans (Ağqoyunlular) was a culturally Persianate,Kaushik Roy, Military Transition in Early Modern Asia, 1400–1750, (Bloomsbury, 2014), 38; "Post-Mongol Persia and Iraq were ruled by two tribal confederations: Akkoyunlu (White Sheep) (1378–1507) and Qaraoyunlu (Black Sheep).
Aran o Bidgol
Aran o Bidgol (آران و بیدگل) is a city in the Central District of Aran va Bidgol County, Isfahan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. Kashan and Aran o Bidgol are Cities in Isfahan province.
Āmeri House
The Āmeris House (Persian: خانه عامریها) is a large historic house in Kashan, Iran. Kashan and Āmeri House are architecture in Iran.
Bakhsh
A bakhsh (بخش, also romanized as baxš) is a third-level administrative division of Iran.
Bazaar of Kashan
Bazaar of Kashan (بازار کاشان Bāzār-e Kāshān) is a bazaar in the center of the city of Kashan, Iran.
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Bible
The Bible (from Koine Greek τὰ βιβλία,, 'the books') is a collection of religious texts or scriptures, some, all, or a variant of which are held to be sacred in Christianity, Judaism, Samaritanism, Islam, the Baha'i Faith, and other Abrahamic religions.
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Biblical Magi
In Christianity, the Biblical Magi (or; singular), also known as the Three Wise Men, Three Kings, and Three Magi, are distinguished foreigners who visit Jesus after his birth, bearing gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh in homage to him.
Borujerdi House
The Borujerdi House (Persian: خانه بروجردیها) is a historic house museum in Kashan, Iran. Kashan and Borujerdi House are architecture in Iran.
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Carpet
A carpet is a textile floor covering typically consisting of an upper layer of pile attached to a backing.
Central District (Kashan County)
The Central District of Kashan County (بخش مرکزی شهرستان کاشان) is in Isfahan province, Iran. Kashan and Central District (Kashan County) are Populated places in Kashan County.
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Counties of Iran
Iran's counties (شهرستان, romanized as šahrestân) are administrative divisions of larger provinces (ostan).
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Dasht-e Kavir
Dasht-e Kavir (lit in classical Persian, from khwar (low), and dasht (plain, flatland)) or the Kavir Desert, also known as Kavir-e Namak or the Great Salt Desert, is a large desert lying in the middle of the Iranian Plateau.
David Alliance, Baron Alliance
David Alliance, Baron Alliance, (داوود آلیانس, דייוויד אליאנס; born 15 June 1932) is an Iran-born British-Israeli businessman and Liberal Democrat politician.
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Desert climate
The desert climate or arid climate (in the Köppen climate classification BWh and BWk) is a dry climate sub-type in which there is a severe excess of evaporation over precipitation.
Ehsan Hajsafi
Ehsan Hajsafi (احسان حاجصفی; born 25 February 1990), nicknamed the Persian cheetah, is an Iranian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Greek Super League club AEK Athens and captains the Iran national team.
Fin Garden
Fin Garden (باغ فین Bagh-e Fin) is a historical Persian garden located in Kashan, Iran. Kashan and Fin Garden are architecture in Iran.
Freeway 7 (Iran)
Freeway 7 (Persian: آزادراه ۷) (also known as Persian Gulf Highway-آزادراه خلیج فارس) is a freeway in central Iran.
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Golabgiri
Golabgiri (Persian, "making rosewater") is a festival taking place annually from mid-May to mid-June in Kashan, Isfahan Province, Iran.
Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI), also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Turkey to the northwest and Iraq to the west, Azerbaijan, Armenia, the Caspian Sea, and Turkmenistan to the north, Afghanistan to the east, Pakistan to the southeast, the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf to the south.
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Iran Standard Time
Iran Standard Time (IRST) or Iran Time (IT) is the time zone used in Iran.
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Iranian architecture
Iranian architecture or Persian architecture (معمارى ایرانی, Me'māri e Irāni) is the architecture of Iran and parts of the rest of West Asia, the Caucasus and Central Asia. Kashan and Iranian architecture are architecture in Iran.
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Iranian Plateau
The Iranian Plateau or Persian Plateau is a geological feature spanning parts of the Caucasus, Central Asia, South Asia, and West Asia. It makes up part of the Eurasian Plate, and is wedged between the Arabian Plate and the Indian Plate. The plateau is situated between the Zagros Mountains to the west, the Caspian Sea and the Köpet Dag to the north, the Armenian Highlands and the Caucasus Mountains to the northwest, the Strait of Hormuz and the Persian Gulf to the south, and the Indian subcontinent to the east.
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Isfahan
Isfahan or Esfahan (اصفهان) is a major city in the Central District of Isfahan County, Isfahan province, Iran. Kashan and Isfahan are Cities in Isfahan province.
Isfahan province
Isfahan Province (استان اصفهان) is one of the 31 provinces of Iran.
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Islamic Azad University
The Islamic Azad University (IAU; دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی, Dāneshgāh-e Āzād-e Eslāmi) is a private university system headquartered in Tehran, Iran.
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Islamic views on slavery
Islamic views on slavery represent a complex and multifaceted body of Islamic thought,Brockopp, Jonathan E., “Slaves and Slavery”, in: Encyclopaedia of the Qurʾān, General Editor: Jane Dammen McAuliffe, Georgetown University, Washington DC.
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Jalali Castle
The Jalali Castle is located in Kashan, Iran.
Jameh Mosque of Kashan
The Jameh mosque of Kashan is the oldest historical structure in Kashan, Iran.
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Jamshid al-Kashi
Ghiyāth al-Dīn Jamshīd Masʿūd al-Kāshī (or al-Kāshānī) (غیاث الدین جمشید کاشانی Ghiyās-ud-dīn Jamshīd Kāshānī) (c. 1380 Kashan, Iran – 22 June 1429 Samarkand, Transoxania) was an astronomer and mathematician during the reign of Tamerlane.
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Javad Kazemian
Javad Kazemian (جواد كاظميان; born 23 April 1981 in Kashan, Iran) is an Iranian former football winger.
Jean Chardin
Jean Chardin (16 November 1643 – 5 January 1713), born Jean-Baptiste Chardin, and also known as Sir John Chardin, was a French jeweller and traveller whose ten-volume book The Travels of Sir John Chardin is regarded as one of the finest works of early Western scholarship on Safavid Iran and the Near East in general.
Kalim Kashani
Kalim Kashani (1581/1585-1651) (کلیمکاشانی) was one of the leading Persian poets of the 17th century.
Kamal-ol-molk
Mohammad Ghaffari (محمد غفاری; September 29, 1848 — August 18, 1940), better known as Kamal-ol-Molk ("Perfection of the Realm"; کمالالمُلک), was an Iranian painter and part of the Ghaffari family in Kashan.
Karkas Mountains
The Karkas mountain chain (کوهستان كركس or رشتهکوه کرکس Reshteh kuh-e Karkas) is a mountain range in central Iran.
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Kashan Airport
Kashan Airport (فرودگاه کاشان) is one of the oldest airports in Iran, which became operational in 1954.
Kashan County
Kashan County (شهرستان کاشان) is in Isfahan province, Iran.
Kashan University of Medical Sciences
Kashan University of Medical Sciences (KAUMS) is a medical school of Iran.
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Köppen climate classification
The Köppen climate classification is one of the most widely used climate classification systems.
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List of historical structures in Isfahan province
This is a list of historical structures in Isfahan Province, Iran.
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Maranjab Desert
The Maranjab Desert is located in Aran va Bidgol, Esfahan province, Iran and north-east of Aran o bidgol.
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Meydan Mosque, Kashan
The Meydan Mosque (میدان مسجد) is a historical mosque in Kashan, Iran.
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Mohammad Motamedi
Seyyed Mohammad Motamedi (محمد معتمدی; born September 24, 1978) is an Iranian traditional vocalist, and a ney player.
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Mohsen Fayz Kashani
Mul·lā "al-Muḥsin" "al-Fayḍ" al-Kāshānī (1598–1680; ملا محسن فیض کاشانی) was an Iranian Twelver Shi'i Muslim, mystic, poet, philosopher, and muhaddith (died c. 1680 ᴄᴇ).
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Mohtasham Kashani
Muhtasham Kashani (1500–1588) (محتشمکاشانی) was an Iranian poet of the Safavid era.
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Molla Fathollah Kashani
Molla Fathollah Kashani was a 15th-century jurisprudent, theologian, and commentator.
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Moluk Zarabi
Moluk Farshforosh Kashani (ملوک ضرابی, March 22, 1907 Kashan – January 5, 2000 Tehran), known as Moluk Zarabi, was a Persian traditional music singer and Actor from Iran.
Mosque
A mosque, also called a masjid, is a place of worship for Muslims.
Mulla Muhammad Mahdi Naraqi
Muhammad Mahdi Naraqi (محمد مهدی نراقی.) (1795–1715) was a Twelver Shi'i scholar, theologian and moral philosopher.
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Namak Lake
Namak Lake (Daryâče-ye Namak, i.e., salt lake) is a salt lake in Iran.
Natanz
Natanz (نطنز) is a city in the Central District of Natanz County, Isfahan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. Kashan and Natanz are Cities in Isfahan province.
National Centers for Environmental Information
The National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) is a U.S. government agency that manages one of the world's largest archives of atmospheric, coastal, geophysical, and oceanic data.
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (abbreviated as NOAA) is a US scientific and regulatory agency charged with forecasting weather, monitoring oceanic and atmospheric conditions, charting the seas, conducting deep-sea exploration, and managing fishing and protection of marine mammals and endangered species in the US exclusive economic zone.
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Nativity of Jesus
The nativity of Jesus, nativity of Christ, birth of Jesus or birth of Christ is documented in the biblical gospels of Luke and Matthew.
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Nishapur
Nishapur (نیشاپور, also help|italic.
Odoric of Pordenone
Odoric of Pordenone (c. 1280–14 January 1331), was a Franciscan friar and missionary explorer from Friuli in northeast Italy.
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OpenStreetMap
OpenStreetMap (OSM) is a free, open geographic database updated and maintained by a community of volunteers via open collaboration.
Paleolithic
The Paleolithic or Palaeolithic, also called the Old Stone Age, is a period in human prehistory that is distinguished by the original development of stone tools, and which represents almost the entire period of human prehistoric technology.
Pari Zangeneh
Pari Zangeneh (پری زنگنه) (born 1939, Kashan, Iran) is an Iranian opera and folk singer (Spinto soprano).
Persian carpet
A Persian carpet (translit) or Persian rug (translit),Savory, R., Carpets,(Encyclopaedia Iranica); accessed January 30, 2007.
Persians
The Persians--> are an Iranian ethnic group who comprise over half of the population of Iran.
Provinces of Iran
Iran is subdivided into thirty-one provinces (استان ostân), each governed from a local centre, usually the largest local city, which is called the capital (Persian: مرکز, markaz) of that province.
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Qajar art
Qajar art was the architecture, paintings, and other art forms produced under the Qajar dynasty, which lasted from 1781 to 1925 in Iran (Persia). Kashan and Qajar art are architecture in Iran.
Qamsar
Qamsar (قمصر) is a city in, and the capital of, Qamsar District of Kashan County, Isfahan province, Iran. Kashan and Qamsar are Cities in Isfahan province and Populated places in Kashan County.
Qara Qoyunlu
The Qara Qoyunlu or Kara Koyunlu (Qaraqoyunlular,; قره قویونلو), also known as the Black Sheep Turkomans, were a culturally Persianate, Muslim Turkoman "Kara Koyunlu, also spelled Qara Qoyunlu, Turkish Karakoyunlular, English Black Sheep, Turkmen tribal federation that ruled Azerbaijan, Armenia, and Iraq from about 1375 to 1468." "Better known as Turkomans...
Qom
Qom (قم) is a city in the Central District of Qom County, Qom province, Iran, serving as capital of the province, the county, and the district.
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Ravand
Ravand (روند) is a village in Dizaj Rural District, in the Central District of Khoy County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran.
Reza Abbasi
Reza Abbasi (رضا عباسی), also known as Aqa Reza (– 1635), was the leading Persian miniaturist of the Isfahan School during the later Safavid period, spending most of his career working for Shah Abbas I. He is considered to be the last great master of the Persian miniature, best known for his single miniatures for muraqqa or albums, especially single figures of beautiful youths.
Road 71 (Iran)
Road 71 connects Tehran to the Persian Gulf.
Romanization
In linguistics, romanization is the conversion of text from a different writing system to the Roman (Latin) script, or a system for doing so.
Saeed Hajjarian
Saeed Hajjarian (سعید حجاریان, born 1954) is an Iranian reformist political strategist, journalist, pro-democracy activist and former intelligence officer.
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Safavid dynasty
The Safavid dynasty (Dudmâne Safavi) was one of Iran's most significant ruling dynasties reigning from 1501 to 1736.
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Safavid Iran
Safavid Iran, Safavid Persia or the Safavid Empire,, officially known as the Guarded Domains of Iran, was one of the largest and long-standing Iranian empires after the 7th-century Muslim conquest of Persia, which was ruled from 1501 to 1736 by the Safavid dynasty.
School
A school is both the educational institution and building designed to provide learning spaces and learning environments for the teaching of students under the direction of teachers.
Sefid-Ab
Sefid-Ab is an archeological site in central Iran and is the first known evidence for Upper Paleolithic occupation of that region.
Shah
Shah (شاه) is a royal title that was historically used by the leading figures of Indian and Iranian monarchies.
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Shrine of Abu Lu'lu'a
The Shrine of Abu Lu'lu'a (بقعه ابولولو), also known as the Shrine of Bābā Shujāʿ al-Dīn (بقعه بابا شجاع الدين) is a mausoleum built over what is popularly believed to be the final resting place of Abu Lu'lu'a Firuz, a Persian slave who assassinated the second Islamic caliph Umar ibn al-Khattab in 644.
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Silk
Silk is a natural protein fiber, some forms of which can be woven into textiles.
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Sohrab Sepehri
Sohrab Sepehri (October 7, 1928 – April 21, 1980; سهراب سپهری) was a notable Iranian poet and painter.
Sultan Amir Ahmad Bathhouse
Sultan Amir Ahmad Bathhouse (Hammam-e Sultan Amir Ahmad), also known as the Qasemi Bathhouse, is a traditional Iranian public bathhouse (hammam) in Kashan, Iran. Kashan and Sultan Amir Ahmad Bathhouse are architecture in Iran.
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Tabatabai House
The Tabatabai House is a historic house museum in Kashan, Iran. Kashan and Tabatabai House are architecture in Iran.
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Tabriziha Mosque
The Tabriziha Mosque (مسجد تبریزیها) is a historical mosque in Kashan, Iran.
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Tepe Sialk
Tepe Sialk (تپه سیلک) is a large ancient archeological site (a tepe, "hill, tell") in a suburb of the city of Kashan, Isfahan Province, in central Iran, close to Fin Garden. Kashan and tepe Sialk are architecture in Iran.
Textile
Textile is an umbrella term that includes various fiber-based materials, including fibers, yarns, filaments, threads, different fabric types, etc.
Timur
Timur, also known as Tamerlane (8 April 133617–18 February 1405), was a Turco-Mongol conqueror who founded the Timurid Empire in and around modern-day Afghanistan, Iran, and Central Asia, becoming the first ruler of the Timurid dynasty. An undefeated commander, he is widely regarded as one of the greatest military leaders and tacticians in history, as well as one of the most brutal and deadly.
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Timurid Empire
The Timurid Empire was a late medieval, culturally Persianate Turco-Mongol empire that dominated Greater Iran in the early 15th century, comprising modern-day Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan, much of Central Asia, the South Caucasus, and parts of contemporary Pakistan, North India and Turkey.
Traditional Persian residential architecture
Traditional Persian residential architecture is the architecture employed by builders and craftsmen in the cultural Greater Iran and the surrounding regions to construct vernacular houses. Kashan and Traditional Persian residential architecture are architecture in Iran.
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Trewartha climate classification
The Trewartha climate classification (TCC), or the Köppen–Trewartha climate classification (KTC), is a climate classification system first published by American geographer Glenn Thomas Trewartha in 1966.
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Ulugh Beg
Mīrzā Muhammad Tarāghāy bin Shāhrukh (میرزا محمد تراغای بن شاهرخ; میرزا محمد طارق بن شاهرخ), better known as Ulugh Beg (الغبیک; Uluğ Bey; 22 March 1394 – 27 October 1449), was a Timurid sultan, as well as an astronomer and mathematician.
Umar
Umar ibn al-Khattab (ʿUmar ibn al-Khaṭṭāb), also spelled Omar, was the second Rashidun caliph, ruling from August 634, when he succeeded Abu Bakr as the second caliph, until his assassination in 644.
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UNESCO
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO; pronounced) is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) with the aim of promoting world peace and security through international cooperation in education, arts, sciences and culture.
University of Kashan
University of Kashan (Kashan University or UK, Persian: دانشگاه کاشان) is located in the city of Kashan, Iran, 230 kilometers south of the capital Tehran.
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Upper Paleolithic
The Upper Paleolithic (or Upper Palaeolithic) is the third and last subdivision of the Paleolithic or Old Stone Age.
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Ustad Ali Maryam
Ustad Ali Maryam (استاد علی مریم) was an Iranian architect of the 19th century. Kashan and Ustad Ali Maryam are architecture in Iran.
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World Heritage Site
World Heritage Sites are landmarks and areas with legal protection by an international convention administered by UNESCO for having cultural, historical, or scientific significance.
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1778 Kashan earthquake
The city of Kashan in Iran was struck by a major earthquake just before dawn on 15 December 1778.
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See also
Oases of Iran
- Kashan
- Tabas
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kashan
Also known as History of Kashan, Kashan, Iran, Kāshān.
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