Isfahan
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- proper noun
- As we traveled through Iran, Isfahan was a highlight with its stunning architecture and rich history.
- Isfahan University
- facility in Isfahan
Examples
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Isfahan's Chahar Bagh Theological Seminary and Imam Mosque, A and B. Isfahan has one of the greatest collections of Islamic architecture in the world.
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I toured Isfahan with an Emirati from Dubai who now teaches at Ohio State.
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All were from Isfahan, all very nice and oh so innocent.
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It is like our garden in Isfahan.
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On the road from Isfahan to Qom, we stopped in Kashan.
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When Abbas moved his capital from Kazvan to Isfahan, many Jews went to live there.
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Soon we will return to the flowers of Isfahan, the mosques of Qom, and to the fine hotels of old Tehran.
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"Khomeini promised us an Islamic democracy," my tutor, a kindergarten teacher in Isfahan, explained when I first visited Iran.
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Davood Mostofinejad is a Distinguished Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering, Isfahan University of Technology (IUT), Isfahan, Iran.
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Subsequently, a Turkmen leader, Nader Shah, captured Isfahan and went on to conquer Kabul and Delhi.
Academic text (2007)
Synonyms
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8.8
A city in central Iran famous for its old Persian buildings and large public squares
Surface Forms
Etymology
Isfahan comes from an old Persian name Spahān, which meant 'army' or 'place of armies'. That helps explain why Isfahan became a powerful city and a capital, because it began as an important military center.