Since, to judge from the inscriptions, the buildings of Persepolis commenced with Darius I, it was probably under this king, with whom the scepter passed to a new branch of the royal house, that Persepolis became the capital of Iran proper.
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In Lahijan, the historic capital of Iran's tea industry, land that was once a lush vista of tea bushes is now occupied by houses and flats, built by tea factory owners who have moved into the building trade in response to their industry's decline.
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The officials saw the Iranian test of the Shahab-3, with an 800-mile range, as a political demonstration of prowess and strategic reach, noting that the shorter-range Scud-type missiles that Iran has long possessed can hit Baghdad, the capital of Iran's main rival, Iraq.
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The major cities at risk, he said, in addition to Los Angeles, Tokyo and Taipei, the capital of Taiwan, include Athens, Greece; Istanbul, Turkey; Tehran, the capital of Iran; Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan; Calcutta, India; Jakarta, Indonesia; and Manila, the Philippines.
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Tehran was first chosen as the capital of Iran by Agha Mohammad Khan of the Qajar dynasty in 1796, in order to remain within close reach of Iran's territories in the Caucasus, before being separated from Iran as a result of the Russo-Persian Wars, and to avoid the vying factions of the previously ruling Iranian dynasties.
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Gulbadan Beghum, sister of the Emperor in her book'Humayaunnama'( preserved in Gulistan Library at Tehran, capital of Iran ) and Zohar Aftabchi in his book'Tazkirat-ul-Wakiat'had described in detail that how for ten days there were festivities celebrated, profuse lightings, fireworks, feasts, etc ., continued during this period.
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Nevertheless, with so many Arab countries preferring to stay at arm's length from Albright and her Israeli counterpart, David Levy, the year's most important gathering of Arab officials will now take place not in Doha, but at an Islamic summit meeting next month in Tehran, the capital of Iran, to which neither the United States nor Israel will be invited.
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Before taking a flight to Ahvaz, capital of Iran's southwestern Khuzestan province, to prepare for his entry into Iraq, al-Hakim told worshippers it was the desire of his Supreme Council of the Islamic Revolution of Iraq " to realize the will of the Iraqi people, promote justice, something Iraq was deprived of ( under Saddam ), try to rebuild the country and establish good relations with our neighbors ."
