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The Encyclopædia Iranica is a comprehensive research tool dedicated to the study of Iranian civilization in the Middle East, the Caucasus, Central Asia, and the Indian subcontinent.

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PHILATELY i. The Postage Stamps of Iran

PHILATELY i. The Postage Stamps of Iran

PHILATELY i. The Postage Stamps of Iran. Both a utensil…
23 min
NEŠALJ i. The Village

NEŠALJ i. The Village

NEŠALJ i. The Village Nešalj is located in Niāsar Rural…
8 min
BĀDGĪR

BĀDGĪR

BĀDGĪR (wind-tower), literally “wind catcher,” a traditional structure used for…
3 min
SHAMI STATUE

SHAMI STATUE

SHAMI STATUE, from Šāmi, Khuzestan, 1.94 m high, the only…
5 min
KAKRAK

KAKRAK

KAKRAK, a Buddhist site comprised of a group of caves,…
5 min
GILĀN xxi. Cooking

GILĀN xxi. Cooking

GILĀN xxi. Cooking Eating habits and culinary preparations in Gilān…
40 min
KARNĀ

KARNĀ

KARNĀ (Karrenāy), designation of three types of musical instrument, the…
4 min
AVIATION

AVIATION

AVIATION, history of civil aviation since 1927. i. The Formation…
23 min
FARROḴI

FARROḴI

FARROḴI (فرّخی), township on the southern edge of the Great Desert,…
7 min
RHYTON

RHYTON

RHYTON in ancient Iran. The word rhyton is the Greek…
38 min
NAḴL

NAḴL

NAḴL, one of the principal objects related to the mourning…
13 min
MAHMUD, AHMAD

MAHMUD, AHMAD

MAHMUD, AHMAD (Aḥmad Maḥmud, also known as Aḥmad Eʿṭāʾ, b.…
20 min

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This monument of scholarship in Iranian Studies is a mine of detailed information, with bibliographical references, on every aspect of Iranian history, thought, languages, and civilization.

Dr. Farhad DaftaryInstitute of Ismaili Studies, in Journal of the American Oriental Society

La premiere fois qu'une encyclopédie pluridisciplinaire sur lʼIran est mise en chantier.

Prof. Jean CalmardUniversity of Paris, in Abstracta Iranica

A real tour de force. There is no project in the entire Middle Eastern field more worthy of support than the Encyclopaedia Iranica.

Prof. Richard N. FryeHarvard University, In Journal of the American Oriental Society

The Encyclopaedia Iranica volumes are the most extensive and important contributions to the study of Islamic and pre-Islamic Iranian history and culture that have been made in this century.

Dr. Prudence HarperCurator Emerita of Ancient Near Eastern Art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Encyclopaedia Iranica will be judged as the most significant contribution of our century to the advancement of Iranian studies as a scholarly enterprise.

Prof. Ali BanuaziziBoston College, in International Journal of Middle East Studies

Une grande entreprise.

Prof. Gilbert LazardMembre de l'Institut, in Journal Asiatique

The foremost reference work on Iran ever produced and one of the premier reference works in the humanities published in our time.

Prof. Roy MottahedehHarvard University, in Middle East Journal

The Encyclopaedia Iranica is not just a necessity for Iranists; it is of inestimable value for everyone concerned with the history and culture of the Middle East.

Prof. Richard BullietColumbia University, in International Journal of Middle Eastern Studies

Encyclopaedia Iranica is indispensable for any scholarly work of specialists in the fields of Iranian and Islamic Studies. [It] deserves the highest praise and full support.

Prof. Werner EndeAlbert-Ludwigs-Universitat, in ZDMG