History of Qom dates back to the 5th millennium BC when many people resided in the city. There are many ancient buildings, relics and texts which indicate the town was a regional one and named Kum. When the Arabs invaded Iran in the 7th century, they renamed this region as Qom. Umar ibn al-Khattab was the caliph during the invasion by the Arabs. Abu Musa Ash'ari also sent his soldiers to help Arabs fight this town in 645 AD. This resulted in a...more
Reginald Dwight, now known as Sir Elton John, has grabbed the headlines once again with the birth of his son, Zachary Jackson Levon Furnish-John. Celebrity gossip suggests that the day of his birth, being Christmas day, 2010 may have been planned as a publicity stunt, but such suggestions are angrily denied by Sir Elton and his husband, David Furnish.The identity of Zachary's surrogate mother is not being given out, though rumour has it that she...more
According to Iranian myths, the history of Damghan begins with the construction of this place by Hooshang, who was credited with the establishment of the Pishdadi dynasty in Iran, and was the great grandson of Keyumars. The town had many names and one of them is Qoomes. This was originally a province which extended from Sabzevar to Garmsar, with the Alborz mountains bordering the north and the Lut desert in the south. Damghan was the capital of this province until 1st century. When Alexander invaded Iran, it got the name of Hecatompylos, the name the Greeks attributed to all flourishing cities. The Tappeh HessarThere are remains of an ancient settlement in the town by the name of Tappeh Hessar. Before you take a trip to Iran, it is interesting to know that the archaeologists Professor Hertzfeld and Dr. Schmidt have studied this historical mound extensively. Studying various layers of this mound, you can learn about the history of Damghan. You can see glimpses of the Mades dynasty in some layers which was simultaneous with that of Mesopotamia. You can also discover the Achaemenid, Parthian and Seleucid influences in another layer of the Tappeh. It was very famous when the Seleucid...more
Your travel to Shahroud will take you to the largest city of Semnan province. It is located 410 km from Tehran as well as from Mashad, making a junction with the Gorgan road. It is bordered on the north by the Alborz mountains and in the south, by the desert regions. The river Tash, flows through the place and empties itself in the desert. The town...more
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