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Abā-baṣīr

Abā-baṣīr, Educational Institute and Cultural and Social Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired. (Muʾassese-ye

Alliance School

Alliance School. An educational institution dedicated to the schooling of Jewish students in Isfahan (established

Elāhī Qumsheʾī, Mahdi

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Gaz

Gaz

Gaz,one of the traditional nougats and souvenirs of Isfahan. The word gaz is a simple

Durcheʾī, Muhammad-Bāqer

Durcheʾī, Muhammad-Bāqer, an Emāmī jurist of the 13th and 14th centuries/19th and 20th centuries (1848–1963/1264–1342).1

Yakhchāl-hā-ye sunnatī (Traditional icehouses)

Yakhchāl-hā-ye sunnatī (Traditional icehouses), one of the public utility buildings of Isfahan. In the not-so-distant

Ketābī, Muhammad-Bāqer

Ketābī, Muhammad-Bāqer, a veteran professor of literature and senior researcher of Nahj al-Balāgha (1923–2018/1302–1397). He

Joshua the Prophet

Joshua the Prophet (Yūsha‛ Nabī), The tomb and mausoleum within the Takht-e Fulād* cemetery. It

Shafaqī, Sīrūs

Shafaqī, Sīrūs (1933–2023/1312–1402), a contemporary geographer and scholar on Isfahan. He was born in Urmia,