The Qajar dynasty ruled Iran from the late 18th century to the early 20th century. Read more on the Qajars [+]

ancient and great Persian king of the Achaemenid dynasty. Read more on Xerxes [+]

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(literally "water meat") fatty mutton on the bone cooked with potatoes, chickpeas and white beans in a soup with tomato paste.

type of thick barley soup.

polite word for 'sir' or 'gentleman'.

tomb, burial place.

town, city.

Zoroastrian eternal fire temple.

high-ranking Shiite Muslem cleric.