Iranian Azarbaijan - Article Index

Encyclopedia - Alevi: Encyclopedia - Alevi
Alevis are adherents of a branch of Islam, related to Shia Islam (Although some Alevi's claim that it is a completly seperate religion fo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - David Rohl: Encyclopedia - David Rohl
David M. Rohl is a British Egyptologist and historian who has put forth several controversial theories concerning the chronology of Ancie...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Elam: Encyclopedia Ii - Elam - History
Knowledge of Elamite history remains largely fragmentary, reconstruction being based on mainly Mesopotamian sources. The city of Susa was...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Iran-related Topics: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Iran-related Topics - Iranian Related
List of Iran-related topics - Administrative and geographic. Iranian Kurdistan Major cities in Iran Provinces of Iran List of mountain...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ethnic Politics Of Khuzestan: Encyclopedia Ii - Ethnic Politics Of Khuzestan - Ethnic Grievances
It is claimed by some sources that oil revenues from the province are spent in other areas of Iran favoured by the Islamic Republic, whil...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - David Rohl: Encyclopedia Ii - David Rohl - Theories
David Rohl - Egypt. His published works A Test of Time and Legend set forth Rohl's theories for dating Egyptian kings of the 19th throu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Oghuz Turks: Encyclopedia Ii - Oghuz Turks - Origins
The Oghuz Turks have perhaps been the most successful branch of Turkic peoples and families. Their history as kings, statesmen, warriors,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alevi: Encyclopedia Ii - Alevi - Belief
Alevis are followers of the Twelvers, a Shia sect. Belief in Allah is varied. Though some accept the idea of a personal creator, many bel...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ethnic Politics Of Khuzestan: Encyclopedia Ii - Ethnic Politics Of Khuzestan - Demographics
The Khuzestani population is predominantly divided between Arabic and Persian speaking groups. How much of the population is ethnically A...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ethnic Politics Of Khuzestan: Encyclopedia Ii - Ethnic Politics Of Khuzestan - Historical Background
Ethnic politics in Khuzestan revolves primarily around the issue of local control of resources. Unlike most other Iranian provinces, Khuz...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alevi: Encyclopedia Ii - Alevi - People
Alevis can be ethnic Zazas, Turks, Kurds, Turkmens and Azeri with a particular concentration in mid-Eastern Turkey in a belt from Çorum ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alevi: Encyclopedia Ii - Alevi - Historical
The Alevis have traditionally been discriminated against and persecuted in the rural areas of East Central Turkey which are their heartla...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ethnic Politics Of Khuzestan: Encyclopedia Ii - Ethnic Politics Of Khuzestan - April 2005 Riots
In April 2005, riots broke out in several Khuzestani cities, following the circulation of a letter marked "top secret" from President Kha...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Elam: Encyclopedia Ii - Elam - Etymology
The Elamites called their country Haltamti (in later Elamite, Atamti), which the neighboring Akkadians rendered as Elam. Elam means "high...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ethnic Politics Of Khuzestan: Encyclopedia Ii - Ethnic Politics Of Khuzestan - Media
Ethnic politics of Khuzestan - Newspapers. The editor of Ahvaz's Persian language Hamsayeha newspaper, Mohammad Hezbawi (also known as ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ethnic Politics Of Khuzestan: Encyclopedia Ii - Ethnic Politics Of Khuzestan - Political Organisations
There are a number of Iranian Arab political parties operating in exile, but no known political party representing other ethnic groups in...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ethnic Politics Of Khuzestan: Encyclopedia Ii - Ethnic Politics Of Khuzestan - Terrorist Attacks In Khuzestan
In 2005, Ahvaz witnessed a number of terrorist attacks. The first came ahead of the presidential election on 12 June. Interior Ministry o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Oghuz Turks: Encyclopedia Ii - Oghuz Turks - Literature
Oghuz Turkish literature includes the famous Book of Dede Korkut which was UNESCO's 2000 literacy work of the year, as well as the Oguzna...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Oghuz Turks: Encyclopedia Ii - Oghuz Turks - Turcoman & Turkmen
The terms "Turkmen" and "Turcoman" were often used as a designation for the Muslim-Oghhuz Turks (Azerbaijanis, Turks of Turkey, central A...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Elam: Encyclopedia Ii - Elam - Elamite Studies
In a 2001 talk, Basello Gian Pietro (Istituto Universitario Orientale, Naples) stated: While even today the languages play a basic role ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Elam: Encyclopedia Ii - Elam - The Elamite Legacy
The Assyrians thought that they had utterly destroyed the Elamites, but new polities emerged in the area after Assyrian power faded. Howe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Elam: Encyclopedia Ii - Elam - Elamite Language
Elamite is unrelated to the neighboring Semitic, Sumerian and Indo-European languages. It was written in a cuneiform adapted from Akkadia...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - David Rohl: Encyclopedia Ii - David Rohl - Biography
Rohl traces his fascination with ancient Egypt to a visit of that country at the age of ten, which featured a journey on the Nile on King...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alevi: Encyclopedia Ii - Alevi - Music And Poetry
Alevis have had an influence even greater than their numbers because of their significant role in Turkish music and poetry. The most imp...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Oghuz Turks: Encyclopedia Ii - Oghuz Turks - Name
The name Oghuz is derived from the words "arrow" and "tribes." The depiction of an archer shooting an arrow was the flag of the Seljuk Em...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Oghuz Turks: Encyclopedia Ii - Oghuz Turks - Homeland In Transoxiana
In the 8th century, the Oghuz Turks made a new home and domain for themselves in the area between the Caspian and Aral seas, a region tha...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Oghuz Turks: Encyclopedia Ii - Oghuz Turks - Social Unit
The militarism that their empires were very well known for was rooted in their centuries-long nomadic lifestyle. In general they were a h...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Oghuz Turks: Encyclopedia Ii - Oghuz Turks - Anthropology
The Oghuz Turks are considered by some historians as genetically, culturally and linguistically "the purest of Turks". According to Lev G...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alevi: Encyclopedia Ii - Alevi - Alevis
Adherents of Alevism (in Turkish Alevîlik) are called Alevis. The exact number of Alevis is not known, with estimates varying from 20 to...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - David Rohl: Encyclopedia Ii - David Rohl - Writings
David Rohl - Published Books. A Test of Time: The Bible - from Myth to History, 1995 Pharaohs and Kings: A Biblical Quest, 1996 (A Tes...   » Read the article