...that the Syrian Kalilag and Damnag fables originated in the Panchatantra, a collection of Sanskrit language animal stories written around 200 BC?

...that the nearly completed Sivand Dam project in Fars Province, Iran will flood 130 archaeological sites and hasten the destruction of the ancient Persian city of Pasargadae?

...that riots broke out among Azeris in Iran after a newspaper published a cartoon about a cockroach?

...that the 5th-century Sassanian Emperor of Iran Yazdegerd I (pictured on coin) was given the epithets of Ramashtras ("the most quiet") as well as Al Khasha ("the harsh")?

...that Shirazi wine from the Persian city of Shiraz was white and has nothing to do with the Shiraz grape used to make wine today?

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...that the Syrian Kalilag and Damnag fables originated in the Panchatantra, a collection of Sanskrit language animal stories written around 200 BC?

Portal:Iran/Did you know/2

...that the Diadochi were generals of Alexander the Great who sought power after his death?

Portal:Iran/Did you know/3

...that Azerbaijanis live in Iran, Georgia, Turkey, Iraq and the United States, as well as Azerbaijan?

Portal:Iran/Did you know/4

...that Wikipedia has lots articles about Persian Kings?

Portal:Iran/Did you know/5

...that Iranian space rocket Kavoshgar-5 will contain a rhesus monkey?

Portal:Iran/Did you know/6

...that Lake Urmia, Iran's largest lake, is too salty to support fish?

Portal:Iran/Did you know/7

...that the 999-year-old Gonbad-e Qabus in Golestan, Iran is the world's tallest brick tower at 70 meters (230 feet)?

Portal:Iran/Did you know/8

...that the Anglo-Soviet invasion of Persia was launched to secure oil for Britain and provide a route for Lend-Lease supplies desperately needed by the Soviet Union during World War II?

Portal:Iran/Did you know/9

...that the Islamic Republic of Iran Railways add about 500 km of new track each year to their network with planned links to Iraq, Pakistan, and Afghanistan?

Portal:Iran/Did you know/10

...that Russia won the 1804-1813 Russo-Persian War, because of its superior technology, despite Persia upscaling its efforts at the end of the war, and declaring it a holy war?

DYK: 11-20

Portal:Iran/Did you know/11

...that the Russo-Persian War of 1796 was cancelled by Tsar Paul I within one month after his ascension to the Russian throne?

Portal:Iran/Did you know/12

...that the modern states of Armenia and Azerbaijan occupy those territories that were conquered by Ivan Paskevich from Persia during the Russo-Persian War, 1826-1828?

Portal:Iran/Did you know/13

...that the nearly completed Sivand Dam project in Fars Province, Iran will flood 130 archaeological sites and hasten the destruction of the ancient Persian city of Pasargadae?

Portal:Iran/Did you know/14

...that during the Shiraz blood libel, the first to start the pogrom of the Jewish quarter were the soldiers sent to protect the Jews against mob violence?

Portal:Iran/Did you know/15

...that more than one million Koreans moved to Arab countries and Iran between 1975 and 1985?

Portal:Iran/Did you know/16

...that the song "Push The Button" was believed by some to relate to Iran's attempt to build nuclear weapons?

Portal:Iran/Did you know/17

...that, in connection with the 7th-century Turkic conquest of Aghvania, the invaders were reported "to suck the children's blood like milk"?

Portal:Iran/Did you know/18

...that the Iran-Pakistan barrier is currently being constructed by Iran along its border with Pakistan to stop illegal migration and thwart terror attacks?

Portal:Iran/Did you know/19

...that riots broke out among Azeris in Iran after a newspaper published a cartoon about a cockroach?

Portal:Iran/Did you know/20

...that the origin of the Azerbaijanis has been traced to indigenous Caucasians from more than a millennium ago?

DYK: 21-31

Portal:Iran/Did you know/21

...that Jews of Iran is the first documentary film about Iran's Jewish minority?

Portal:Iran/Did you know/22

...that in the peak days of Iranian migration to Japan, Iran Air flights to Tokyo were fully booked several years in advance?

Portal:Iran/Did you know/23

...that Iran and Cuba have been seeking to strengthen their relationship in recent years?

Portal:Iran/Did you know/24

...that a Franco-Persian alliance (artist's impression pictured) was concluded by Napoleon in 1807 as a step to help him accomplish his objective of attacking British India?

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...that a shrine in Shiraz over the tomb (pictured) of the famed Persian poet Hafez was pulled down in 1899 by protesters, because it was being built by a Zoroastrian?

Portal:Iran/Did you know/26

...that the 5th-century Sassanian Emperor of Iran Yazdegerd I (pictured on coin) was given the epithets of Ramashtras ("the most quiet") as well as Al Khasha ("the harsh")?

Portal:Iran/Did you know/27

...that Persian miniatures sometimes depict the Prophet Muhammad (example pictured), but usually do not show his face?

Portal:Iran/Did you know/28

...that Tanaz Eshaghian's film Be Like Others explores the experiences of transsexuals in Iran, a country that outlaws homosexuality but sanctions sex-reassignment surgery?

Portal:Iran/Did you know/29

...that Gholhak Garden, a British diplomatic compound in northern Tehran, has been at the center of diplomatic controversy between Britain and Iran?

Portal:Iran/Did you know/30

...that during the Samanid dynasty, commentary on Persian poetry took the form of either slander or excessive praise, usually through sophistry or exaggeration of trivial errors in a rival's poetry?

Portal:Iran/Did you know/31

...that Shirazi wine from the Persian city of Shiraz was white and has nothing to do with the Shiraz grape used to make wine today?

DYK: 32-42

Portal:Iran/Did you know/32

...that the ancient Persian columns of the Achaemenid Empire (example at Persepolis pictured) were revived by 19th-century Parsis in India, and in Iran in the 20th century?

In Iran, Ikat which is called Darayee has been carried out in different areas and now in Yazd there are some workshops to produce it. it is said that this kind of cloth has been used in the dowry, as a bride's property in the old days. in popular belief, there is a quote that people who bought this type of cloth were wealthy.[22]

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