Apart from learning English which is the main goal here I think knowing about each other helps us to create a mutual atmosphere which directly helps us to learn English.I started this blog so friends come and provide each other with all they can about their hometown and everything they think is interesting for us to know.God bless,Alireza.
Shiraz lies in Fārs Province a central area for Persian civilisation. The massive ruins of the Persian Empire's grand palace Persepolis, about 2500 years old, are about 60 km northeast of Shiraz. Firouzabad, and Pasargadae are other nearby historic settlements.
The earliest reference to Shiraz is on Elamite clay tablets dated to 2000 BCE, found in June 1970 during digging for the construction of a brick kiln in the southwest corner of the city. The tablets, written in ancient Elamite, name a city called Tiraziš, this is interpreted as /tiračis/ or /ćiračis/. This name became Old Persian /širājiš/; through regular sound change comes the modern Persian name Shirāz. The name Shiraz also appears on clay sealings found at Qasr-i Abu Nasr, a Sassanid ruin, east of the city, (2nd century CE). As early as the 11th century several hundred thousand people inhabited Shiraz. Its size has decreased through the ages. The oldest sample of wine in the world dating to approximately 7000 years ago was discovered on clay jars recovered outside Shiraz.
Cuneiform records from Persepolis show that Shiraz was a significant township in Achaemenid times.
The city became a provincial capital in 693, after the Arab invaders conquered Istakhr, the nearby Sassanian capital. As Istakhr fell into decline, Shiraz grew in importance under the Arabs and several local dynasties.The Buwayhid dynasty (945 — 1055) made it their capital, building mosques, palaces, a library and an extended city wall.
The city was spared destruction by the invading Mongols when its local ruler offered tributes and submission to Genghis Khan. Shiraz was again spared by Tamerlane when in 1382 the local monarch, Shah Shoja agreed to submit to the invader. In the 13th century, Shiraz became a leading center of the arts and letters, thanks to the encouragement of its ruler and the presence of many Persian scholars and artists. For this reason the city was named by classical geographers Dar al-Elm, the House of Knowledge.Among the important Iranian poets, mystics and philosophers born in Shiraz were the poets Sa'di and Hafez the mystic Roozbehan and the philosopher Mulla Sadra.
If you go to shiraz you have plenty of chances to see many beautiful places such as beautiful gardens and many historical places among them I can mention some names for example you can visit Persepolis or Eram Garden,Afifabad Garden,When in Shiraz you must visit the Jame’e Atigh Mosque. Another place worth visiting is the New Mosque. There are some important tombs in this city like the Saadi Tomb, Khwaju Kermani Tomb, Hafez Tomb. Shah Cheragh is also a very popular site. There are many religious sites in this city that are namely Vakil Mosque, Nasir al-Mulk mosque. The other places worth visiting are the Khan school, Narangestan Qavam (Bagh-e-naranjestan), Ghal'eye Karim Khan, delgosha garden (Bagh-e-delgosha).
I hope I can upload some beautiful pictures from my city for you my friends to get an idea of where I live,and if someday you get the chance to visit here let me be your host.
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Shiraz lies in Fārs Province a central area for Persian civilisation. The massive ruins of the Persian Empire's grand palace Persepolis, about 2500 years old, are about 60 km northeast of Shiraz. Firouzabad, and Pasargadae are other nearby historic settlements.
The earliest reference to Shiraz is on Elamite clay tablets dated to 2000 BCE, found in June 1970 during digging for the construction of a brick kiln in the southwest corner of the city. The tablets, written in ancient Elamite, name a city called Tiraziš, this is interpreted as /tiračis/ or /ćiračis/. This name became Old Persian /širājiš/; through regular sound change comes the modern Persian name Shirāz. The name Shiraz also appears on clay sealings found at Qasr-i Abu Nasr, a Sassanid ruin, east of the city, (2nd century CE). As early as the 11th century several hundred thousand people inhabited Shiraz. Its size has decreased through the ages. The oldest sample of wine in the world dating to approximately 7000 years ago was discovered on clay jars recovered outside Shiraz.
Cuneiform records from Persepolis show that Shiraz was a significant township in Achaemenid times.
The city became a provincial capital in 693, after the Arab invaders conquered Istakhr, the nearby Sassanian capital. As Istakhr fell into decline, Shiraz grew in importance under the Arabs and several local dynasties.The Buwayhid dynasty (945 — 1055) made it their capital, building mosques, palaces, a library and an extended city wall.
The city was spared destruction by the invading Mongols when its local ruler offered tributes and submission to Genghis Khan. Shiraz was again spared by Tamerlane when in 1382 the local monarch, Shah Shoja agreed to submit to the invader. In the 13th century, Shiraz became a leading center of the arts and letters, thanks to the encouragement of its ruler and the presence of many Persian scholars and artists. For this reason the city was named by classical geographers Dar al-Elm, the House of Knowledge.Among the important Iranian poets, mystics and philosophers born in Shiraz were the poets Sa'di and Hafez the mystic Roozbehan and the philosopher Mulla Sadra.
If you go to shiraz you have plenty of chances to see many beautiful places such as beautiful gardens and many historical places among them I can mention some names for example you can visit Persepolis or Eram Garden,Afifabad Garden,When in Shiraz you must visit the Jame’e Atigh Mosque. Another place worth visiting is the New Mosque. There are some important tombs in this city like the Saadi Tomb, Khwaju Kermani Tomb, Hafez Tomb. Shah Cheragh is also a very popular site. There are many religious sites in this city that are namely Vakil Mosque, Nasir al-Mulk mosque. The other places worth visiting are the Khan school, Narangestan Qavam (Bagh-e-naranjestan), Ghal'eye Karim Khan, delgosha garden (Bagh-e-delgosha).
I hope I can upload some beautiful pictures from my city for you my friends to get an idea of where I live,and if someday you get the chance to visit here let me be your host.
Thanks,
God bless you all.
Alireza.