Gilan - Article Index

Encyclopedia - Constitutionalist Movement Of Gilan: Encyclopedia Ii - Constitutionalist Movement Of Gilan - History Of The Movement
In 1914 Mīrzā Kūchak Khān met in Tehran with other prominent figures of the Constitutional Revolution and helped organized a plan of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mirza Kuchak Khan: Encyclopedia Ii - Mirza Kuchak Khan - Jangal Movement
Unfortunately, given the shortcomings of the advanced social thinkers and activists of the time on one hand and the stronger establishmen...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cuisine Of Iran: Encyclopedia - Cuisine Of Iran
The cuisine of Iran is diverse, with each province featuring dishes, as well as culinary traditions and styles, distinct to their regions...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Astara Iran: Encyclopedia - Astara Iran
Astara is a city in the Iranian province of Gilan. It lies on the border with Azerbaijan Republic. It is a relatively important border tr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Astara Rayon: Encyclopedia - Astara Rayon
Astara is a rayon in southeastern Azerbaijan. Astara is also a city in the Iranian province of Gilan. Astara rayon - What does Astara mea...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tea: Encyclopedia - Tea
Tea is a product made from the leaves or buds of the tea bush Camellia sinensis. It is commonly consumed in the form of a beverage made b...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Constitutionalist Movement Of Gilan: Encyclopedia Ii - Constitutionalist Movement Of Gilan - Further Analysis
Initially, when commencing the movement, Mirza and his allies formed a union called Ettehad-e-Islam (The Islamic Union). Although in the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mirza Kuchak Khan: Encyclopedia Ii - Mirza Kuchak Khan - Early Life
Kuchak Khan was born Younes, son of Mirza "Bozorg" (meaning "big" in Persian), and was thus nicknamed Mirza "Kuchak" (meaning "small") in...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mirza Kuchak Khan: Encyclopedia Ii - Mirza Kuchak Khan - Historical Analysis
Historians have tried to analyze the factors that contributed to the demise of the Jangal Movement. Some of the main studies including th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Persian Socialist Soviet Republic: Encyclopedia Ii - Persian Socialist Soviet Republic - Formal Declaration Of The Republic
In May of 1920 the Soviet Republic of Gilan, officially known as the Persian Socialist Soviet Republic, came into being. Of note is that ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cuisine Of Iran: Encyclopedia Ii - Cuisine Of Iran - Varieties Of Rice
It is believed that rice (berenj in Persian) was brought to Iran from southeast Asia or the Indian subcontinent in ancient times. Varieti...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Iran: Encyclopedia Ii - Iran - History
Written history in Iran begins with the Proto-Elamites around 3000BC, and continues with the arrival of The Aryans and the establishment ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ardabil Province: Encyclopedia Ii - Ardabil Province - Climate And Geography
Many tourists come to the region for its cool climate (max 35 °C) during the hot summer months. The winters are bitter cold, with a temp...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mazandaran Province: Encyclopedia Ii - Mazandaran Province - History
Climatic conditions of Mazandaran have prevented the preservation of historical monuments. Thus there are only a few sound vestiges remai...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Historical Iranian Architects: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Historical Iranian Architects - Contemporary
List of historical Iranian architects - inside Iran. Mohsen Foroughi (law college) Hooshang Seyhoon (Ibn sina monument/Nader shah Monu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Iran: Encyclopedia Ii - Iran - History
Sometime around 1500 to 1000 BC, the Iranian nomads of Indo-European stock emigrated to the Iranian plateau possibly from Central Asia. I...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gorgan: Encyclopedia Ii - Gorgan - History
The name "Hyrcania" is how it was recorded by the Greek historians, but the local name in Old Persian was Varkâna as it is recorded in D...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Masouleh: Encyclopedia Ii - Masouleh - Geography And Climate
Masouleh is approximately 60 km southwest of Rasht and 25 km west of Fuman. The village is 1 050 meters above sea level in the Alborz (or...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Nuclear And Radiation Accidents: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Nuclear And Radiation Accidents - Accident Types
List of nuclear and radiation accidents - Criticality accidents. Criticality accidents and power excursions in nuclear reactors, for ex...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Nuclear And Radiation Accidents: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Nuclear And Radiation Accidents - Accident Types
List of nuclear and radiation accidents - Criticality accidents. Criticality accidents and power excursions in nuclear reactors, for ex...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rasht: Encyclopedia Ii - Rasht - History
For a more comprehensive treatment of the region, see the history section of Gilan. Rasht was first mentioned in historical documents in ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Coban Chobanids: Encyclopedia Ii - Coban Chobanids - Height And Fall Under Abu Sa'id
Coban attempted to neutralize the influence of the viziers. In 1318, he convinced the discredited former vizier Rashid al-Din to return t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sarbadars: Encyclopedia Ii - Sarbadars - History
Sarbadars - Foundation. The Sarbadar state came into existence around early 1337. At that time, much of Khurasan was under the control ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tudeh Party Of Iran: Encyclopedia Ii - Tudeh Party Of Iran - History
Tudeh Party of Iran - Birth of the Communist movement in Iran. The history of the communist movement in Iran dates back to the late 19t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Qazvin Province: Encyclopedia Ii - Qazvin Province - Qazvini Attractions
Qazvin contains several archeological excavations dating back 9000 years ago. There are also 23 castles from the Ismaili Assassins nearby...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tea: Encyclopedia Ii - Tea - Tea Culture
Tea is often drunk at social events, such as afternoon tea and the tea party. It may be drunk early in the day to heighten alertness; it ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Iranian Scientists And Scholars: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Iranian Scientists And Scholars - Classical Pre-modern Era
The following is a non-comprehensive list of Iranian scientists and engineers that lived from antiquity up until the begining of the mode...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Iranian Scientists And Scholars: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Iranian Scientists And Scholars - Classical Pre-modern Era
The following is a non-comprehensive list of Iranian scientists and engineers that lived from antiquity up until the beginning of the mod...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mazandaran: Encyclopedia Ii - Mazandaran - History
Climatic conditions of Mazandaran have prevented the preservation of historical monuments. Thus there are only a few sound vestiges remai...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cadusii: Encyclopedia Ii - Cadusii - History
Cadusii - Before the Persian empire. They appear to have been constantly at war with their neighbours. First subjected by the Assyrians...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Astara Iran: Encyclopedia Ii - Astara Iran - History
"Astara is an area where Zoroaster(zartosht)may have visited and there were Its history dates back to 6000 years ago.The spoken language ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Astara, Iran: Encyclopedia Ii - Astara, Iran - History
"Astara is an area where Zoroaster(zartosht)may have visited and there were Its history dates back to 6000 years ago.The spoken language ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Iran: Encyclopedia Ii - Iran - Government And Politics
Iran is a constitutional Islamic Republic, whose political system is laid out in the 1979 constitution called Qanun-e Asasi. Iran's makeu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Iran: Encyclopedia Ii - Iran - Geography
Iran borders Azerbaijan (length of border: 432 km / 268 mi ) and Armenia (35 km / 22mi) to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, T...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Persian Socialist Soviet Republic: Encyclopedia Ii - Persian Socialist Soviet Republic - Background And History
The Jangal movement that had been started in 1914 was further boosted and gained gravity after the victory of the Bolsheviks in Russia. I...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Qazvin Province: Encyclopedia Ii - Qazvin Province - Geography And Climate
The province covers 15821 km² between 48-45 to 50-50 east of Greenwich Meridian of longitude and 35-37 to 36-45 north latitude of the eq...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Qazvin Province: Encyclopedia Ii - Qazvin Province - Introduction And History
Qazvin was the location of a former capital of the Persian Empire and contains over 2000 architectural and archeological sites. It is a p...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sarbadars: Encyclopedia Ii - Sarbadars - Government
The Sarbadars are unique among the major contenders in post-Ilkhanid Persia in that none of their leaders ruled as legitimate sovereigns....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Persian Socialist Soviet Republic: Encyclopedia Ii - Persian Socialist Soviet Republic - Historical Analysis
Historians have tried to analyze the factors that contributed to the demise of the Jangal movement. Some of the main studies including th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mazandaran Province: Encyclopedia Ii - Mazandaran Province - Geography And Culture
Mazandaran province is geographically divided into two parts: the coastal plains, and the mountainous areas. The Alborz Mountain Range su...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Iran: Encyclopedia Ii - Iran - Demographics
Iran - Ethnic groups. The majority of Iran's population speak one of the Iranian languages, though Persian is the official language. Wh...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Iran: Encyclopedia Ii - Iran - Culture
Iran has a long history of art, music, architecture, poetry, philosophy, Traditions, and ideology. Many Iranians believe their culture to...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Iran: Encyclopedia Ii - Iran - Economy
Iran's economy is a mixture of central planning, state ownership of oil and other large enterprises, village agriculture, and small-scale...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Iran: Encyclopedia Ii - Iran - Culture
Like all ancient civilizations, culture constitutes the focal point and heart of Iranian civilization. The art, music, architecture, poet...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tea: Encyclopedia Ii - Tea - The Word Tea
The Chinese character for tea is 茶, but it is pronounced very differently in the various Chinese dialects. Two pronunciations have made...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tea: Encyclopedia Ii - Tea - Tea Preparation
This section describes the most widespread method of making tea. Completely different methods are used in North Africa, Tibet and perhaps...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cuisine Of Iran: Encyclopedia Ii - Cuisine Of Iran - Essential Accompaniments
There are certain accompaniments (mokhalafat) which are essential to every Iranian meal at lunch (nahar) and dinner (shahm), regardless o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cuisine Of Iran: Encyclopedia Ii - Cuisine Of Iran - Varieties Of Bread
There are four major Iranian flat breads: Nan-e barbari: thick and oval-shaped. Nan-e lavash: thin, crispy and round or oval, and is als...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tea: Encyclopedia Ii - Tea - Tea Spreads To The World
As the Venetian explorer Marco Polo failed to mention tea in his travel records, it is conjectured that the first Europeans to encounter ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tea: Encyclopedia Ii - Tea - Tea Origin And Early History In Asia
The cradle of the tea plant is in Southeast Asia. Spontaneous growth of assamica variant is observed in area ranging from Chinese provinc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tea: Encyclopedia Ii - Tea - Cultivation
Tea is produced from leaves and leaf buds of Camellia sinensis, the tea plant. All tea varieties, such as green, oolong, and black tea, a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tea: Encyclopedia Ii - Tea - Processing And Classification
The main types of tea are distinguished by their processing. Leaves of Camellia sinensis, if not dried quickly after picking, soon begin ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tea: Encyclopedia Ii - Tea - Blending And Additives
Main article: Tea blending and additives Almost all teas in tea-bags and most other teas sold in western countries are blends. Blending m...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cuisine Of Iran: Encyclopedia Ii - Cuisine Of Iran - Regional Cuisines
Cuisine of Iran - Gilan. See Gilan: People and Culture Kateh is the traditional dish of Gilan, and is simply Persian rice cooked in wat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cuisine Of Iran: Encyclopedia Ii - Cuisine Of Iran - Alcoholic Beverages
Though strictly banned sometime after the Iranian Revolution of 1979, alcoholic beverages are readily available in Iran. The most common ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Iran: Encyclopedia Ii - Iran - Economy
Iran's economy is a mixture of central planning, state ownership of oil and other large enterprises, village agriculture, and small-scale...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Iran: Encyclopedia Ii - Iran - Demographics
Iran - Ethnic groups. The majority of Iran's population speak one of the Iranian languages, though only Persian is an official language...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mazandaran: Encyclopedia Ii - Mazandaran - Geography And Culture
Mazandaran province is geographically divided into two parts: the coastal plains, and the mountainous areas. The Alborz Mountain Range su...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ardabil Province: Encyclopedia Ii - Ardabil Province - History
The history of Ardabil has close connections to that of Azarbaijan. The province is believed to be as old as the Achaemenid era. It is me...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Iran: Encyclopedia Ii - Iran - Geography
Iran borders Azerbaijan (length of border: 432 km / 268 mi ) and Armenia (35 km / 22mi) to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, T...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Iran: Encyclopedia Ii - Iran - Provinces
Iran consists of 30 provinces: Tehran Qom Markazi Qazvin Gilan Ardabil Zanjan East Azarbaijan West Azarbaijan Kurdistan Hamadan Kermansh...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gorgan: Encyclopedia Ii - Gorgan - Geography And Climate
The wide Dasht-e Gorgan (the Plain of Gorgan), lies southeast of the Caspian Sea, bounded by the Caspian Sea in the west, high mountain r...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gorgan: Encyclopedia Ii - Gorgan - Culture
Gorgan has contributed to the rich literature, poetry and science of Iran and even the world by celebrities such as Abdolqaher Gorgani, S...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Iran: Encyclopedia Ii - Iran - Government And Politics
Iran is a constitutional Islamic Republic, whose political system is laid out in the 1979 constitution called Qanun-e Asasi. Iran's makeu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Coban Chobanids: Encyclopedia Ii - Coban Chobanids - Rise To Power
Amir Coban was first mentioned as a supporter of Gaykhatu during the latter's successful campaign for the Ilkhanid throne. During Ghazan'...   » Read the article