Persian Culture

 
     In the central Asian, the mountainous regions of the Middle East, Arabian Desert and the Semi Arid regions of Africa, migration has been adopted as an historical way of life and complement to sedentary living. Pastoral, migratory style of living has existed in Iran since the ancient times . . .

Iranian History

 
     Iran has been inhabited by humans since pre-historic times and recent discoveries have begun to shed light upon what these ancient cultures were like in Iran, centuries before the earliest civilizations arose. Cyrus the Great created the Cyrus Cylinder, considered to be the first declaration of human rights. Cyrus' principles of ruling – advocating "love" rather than "fear" – no doubt, along with other great documents of Peoples' Rights throughout history such as the Magna Carta, influenced the original United States Constitution . . .

Flag of Iran

 
     The current flag of Iran was adopted on July 29, 1980, and is a reflection of the changes brought to Iran by the Islamic Revolution. the national emblem, representative of the word Allah in red is centered in the white band. ALLAH AKBAR "God is Great" . . .

Iranian Coat of Arms

 
     The coat of arms of Iran since 1980 Iranian Revolution features a stylized Arabic script of the word Allah, God. The symbol consists of four crescents and a sword. The four crescents are meant to stand for the word Allah. The five parts of the emblem symbolize the Principles of the Religion. Above the sword is a shadda: in Arabic script, this is used to double a letter, here it doubles the strength of the sword . . .

People of Iran

 
     The people within present-day Iran are the descendants of many of the world's oldest known civilizations. The history of people in Iran covers over six thousand years. Iran is also one of the few states that comprise the Cradle of Humanity. The name Iran is a cognate of Aryan and literally means "Land of the Aryans". Iran is a founding member of the United Nations, NAM, OIC, OPEC, and ECO. Iran is significant in international politics on account of its large supply of petroleum and regional influence. Iran is a diverse country consisting of people of many religions and ethnic backgrounds cemented by the Persian culture . . .

Nomads of Iran

 
     Pastoral, migratory style of living has existed in Iran since the ancient times. Despite the fact that Iran is considered to be one of the most ancient centers of agriculture and sedentary settlement a particular way of life characterized by migration has developed in this land due to ecologic and socio-economic conditions . . .

Iran Ethnic Music

 
     The music of Iran has thousands of years of history dating back to the Neolithic age as attested by the archeological evidence chiefly in Elam, one of the earliest world civilizations in the south western Iran. A distinction needs to be made between the science of Music or Musicology which as a branch of mathematics has always been held in high regards in Iran; as opposed to Music performance . . .