“This Ancient Citadel Looks Like a Giant Sandcastle”

“This Ancient Citadel Looks Like a Giant Sandcastle”

 

A simple political map of Iran
A simple political map of Iran from our friends at the CIA
(A publicly-funded effort, publicly available)

 

There’s much more to Iran than a theocratic regime with which America has been at odds since the revolution of 1977.  This is a fun little item:

 

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/destinations/asia/iran/bam-iran-ancient-mud-city-unesco/

 

In my Humanities 242, we read (a substantial part of) Firdawsi’s Shahnameh in English translation, including the story alluded to in the linked article.

 

Posted from Boston, Massachusetts

 

 


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