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Cities 1: Capital of Iran
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Tehran
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Cities 2: Capital of Iran under the Safavid Empire.
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Isfahan
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Cities 3: Site of the shrine of Fatima bint Musa, and thus a holy city in Shia Islam
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Qom
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Cities 4: Capital of Afsharid Iran, second largest city in Iran, and the country's spiritual capital
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Mashhad
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Artificial Landmarks 1: Ruins of the Achaemenid capital after it was destroyed by Alexander the Great. Preserved writings from this site helped to decipher cuneiform.
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Persepolis
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Artificial Landmarks 2: Palace that hosted the Qajar dynasty.
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Golestan
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Artificial Landmarks 3: Largest adobe building in the world.
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Bam Citadel
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Artificial Landmarks 4: This dam and bridge's nickname means "bridge of thirty three spans."
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Allahverdi Khan Bridge
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People 1: Founder of the Achaemenid Empire known for his tolerance, including allowing the Jewish people to return to Jerusalem after being expelled by Nebuchadnezzar II of Babylon.
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Cyrus the Great
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People 2: This philosopher and physician's works, including the famous "Canon of Medicine," helped to bring about modern medicine and stand as some of the most important creations of the Islamic Golden Age.
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Avicenna
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People 3: Founder of the Afsharid dynasty, known for his military conquests.
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Nader Shah
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People 4: One of the first physicians to use experimental medicine, as well as an early proponent of pediatric care and ophthalmology. He is celebrated every 27th of August.
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Abu Bakr al-Razi
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History 1: Last major empire of Iran prior to the Muslim conquest, known for their promotion of Zoroastrianism and conflicts with Rome and Constantinople.
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Sasanian Empire
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History 2: Period of self-rule following the collapse of the Abbasids
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Iranian Intermezzo
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History 3: Revolt that established a parliament in Qajar Iran
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Constitutional Revolution
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History 4: US operation to oust President Mohammed Mosaddeq in retaliation for nationalizing British oil industries.
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Operation Ajax
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Culture 1: National epic of Greater Iran, narrating the history of Iran from the beginning of the world to the Muslim conquest.
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Shahnameh
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Culture 2: The most famous painting of Qajar court painter Kamal-ol-Molk, done in a realism style and beginning Iranian modern art.
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Mirror Hall
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Culture 3: Stick and ball game played on horseback, first played by nobility.
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Polo
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Culture 4: Iranian New Year, generally set to the spring equinox.
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Nowruz
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Food 1: Noodles frozen in a sugar-and-rosewater syrup.
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Faloodeh
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Food 2: Variety of cookie often filled with walnuts and dates and usually consumed on holidays such as Ramadan or Easter.
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Koloocheh
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Food 3: Fried egg dish popular worldwide, believed to have originated in ancient Persia.
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Omelette
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Food 4: Lamb stew traditionally prepared with legumes such as chickpeas and served in stone pots.
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Abgoosht
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Folklore 1: Tyrannical king with snakes growing out of his shoulders, said to have been imprisoned under Mount Damavand, Asia's highest volcano.
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Zahhak
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Folklore 2: Winged creature with the body of a bird, claws of a lion, and head of a dog. Despite its monstrous appearance, it is generally shown as a benevolent entity.
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Simurgh
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Folklore 3: In Zoroastrianism, the representation of all evil
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Angra Mainyu
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Folklore 4: Hero of the answer to Culture 1, known for his seven labors and faithful steed Rakhsh
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Rostam
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Athletes 1: Youngest chess player to achieve a FIDE rating of 2800, beating Magnus Carlsen's record.
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Alireza Firouzja
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Athletes 2: Heel wrestler known for his rivalry with Hulk Hogan.
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The Iron Sheikh
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Athletes 3: Not only a weightlifter who won two Olympic championships, four World Weightlifting championships, and five Asian championships, but also a politician.
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Hossein Rezazadeh
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Athletes 4: Until this footballer was surpassed in 2021 by Ronaldo, he was the highest international goal scorer of all time at 109 goals.
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Ali Daei
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