Right: a recreation of Xerxes based on historical documents and artifacts. Left: Hollywood’s portrayal of Xerxes in the movie 300. 🙃🙂3yr ⋅ alanzi79 ⋅ r/iran
Iran is the #1 middle eastern country with the highest number of registered World Heritage Sites by UNESCO. We are ranked as 10th place globally, tied with America.3yr ⋅ alanzi79 ⋅ r/iran
Beautiful Pahlavi-era hand-woven Persian rug map/poster of Iran and the world. I also love the fact that a free Iranian woman is represented to hold the flag!3yr ⋅ alanzi79 ⋅ r/iran
Khosrow I — traditionally known by his epithet of Anoushirvan Dadgar — most merciful most fair king of kings, king of Iran and Aniran. Sassanid excellence.3yr ⋅ alanzi79 ⋅ r/iran
During the reign of Mohammad Shah Qajar, 1 Tuman equalled 2 dollars and 50 cents. 🙂🙂🙂3yr ⋅ alanzi79 ⋅ r/iran
The first official news print of Iran — established in Tehran by Mirza Saleh Shirazi — during the reign of Mohammad Shah Qajar. 🇮🇷3yr ⋅ alanzi79 ⋅ r/iran
Welcome to Lorestan. The land of Iran’s gatekeepers. Separatists call us dogs for being the only ethnic minority because of our nationalism, Tehranis call us dehatis, and others (Bizhi wizhi people) like to steal our identity! Regardless, we were born Iranian and will die Iranian. 🇮🇷3yr ⋅ alanzi79 ⋅ r/iranian
Beneil Dariush, Iranian Assyrian from Urmia, has a fight with Tony Ferguson on may 15th. Dariush’s father was in the Iranian army and served as a pilot and is extremely patriotic. Beneil speaks Farsi fluently, along his mother tongue Aramaic. If you’re into MMA/UFC, tune in!3yr ⋅ alanzi79 ⋅ r/iranian
The oldest found document written in Persian in modern day Turkey. Age : 904 years old.3yr ⋅ alanzi79 ⋅ r/iranian
Khosrow and Shirin — the famous Persian love poet by Nezami Ganjavi — about the Sassanid king Khosrow and his love for Shirin, the first Armenian queen of Persia.3yr ⋅ alanzi79 ⋅ r/armenia
Iranian motorbike units during the Iran - Iraq War, November 1982. These units were used to hunt Iraqi Armour using RPG-7's carried by gunners on the back. [1080x1063]3yr ⋅ alanzi79 ⋅ r/iranian
This is the only time I’m rooting against Tony 😞 He will always be one of the best guys at the UFC without a doubt. Art by @InkVortex3yr ⋅ alanzi79 ⋅ r/ufc
