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The most important Persian cities

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  Quote Cyrus Shahmiri Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Topic: The most important Persian cities
    Posted: 15-Sep-2005 at 14:44
Which ones do you think were/are more important than others in the Persian history?
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  Quote Zagros Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 15-Sep-2005 at 18:06

OTHER!!!!

I think you know which

 

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  Quote ramin Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 15-Sep-2005 at 23:17
Originally posted by Zagros

OTHER!!!!

Kermanshah?!

it varies throughout different eras. If we divide the periods by three (Pre-Islamic, islamic and modern) I'd say Shiraz, Isfahan and Tehran.

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  Quote Afghanan Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 15-Sep-2005 at 23:52

I choose Bakhdhi - "The Pride of Ariana"

 

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  Quote HulaguHan Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 15-Sep-2005 at 23:54
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  Quote Cyrus Shahmiri Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 16-Sep-2005 at 03:19
I think "Mashhad/Tus(Susia)/Neishabur", these cities have been always among the most important cultural, religious, scientific and economic Persian cities.
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  Quote Miller Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 16-Sep-2005 at 03:54
Ctesiphon it was the Iranian capital longer than any other city( I think)
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  Quote Zagros Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 16-Sep-2005 at 05:41
Yes, you're right.
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  Quote Guests Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 16-Sep-2005 at 11:59

Semerkant and Bukhara were some most important and richest Iranian cities for Iranians before Timur as I know. But not Persian cities for sure. They were Sogdian cities.

For Persians, I guess Isfahan and Shiraz are the most important ones. Tabriz has a dominant non Persian population. Also Balkh and Nishabur are important Persian cities I believe...

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  Quote Zagros Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 16-Sep-2005 at 12:30
By "Persian" I think he is applying the general western term for ancient Iran, my city isn't Persian in the sense you're thinking either.
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  Quote Khabalood Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 17-Sep-2005 at 01:27
why isn't Pasargad on the list? It was our first capital.
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  Quote Dari Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 17-Sep-2005 at 14:30

Or Ecbatana? What about Manzerdan (spelling?) or Gilan? But I'd have to say Ctesphion. Capital of many empires following the Selecuid dynasty. Personally though, I like Mashad (my mother's family's city), Khorosan and that whole district area.

Oh you forgot Bandar-Abbas!



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  Quote Iranban Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 17-Sep-2005 at 22:51

Dari, Gilan and Mazandarans arent cities

And what's so important about Bandar Abbas?

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  Quote Behi Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 18-Sep-2005 at 12:16
What about Estakhar??
It had strong influence in our history
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  Quote Cyrus Shahmiri Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 18-Sep-2005 at 13:06
I really forgot Hamedan (Ecbatana) but other cities that you mentioned were not as important as those ones that I mentioned.

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