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1. Country Studies
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   01-19-2007 : afghanistan, albania, algeria, angola, armenia, austria, azerbaijan, bangladesh, belarus, belize, bhutan, bolivia, brazil, bulgaria, cambodia, caribbean islands, chad, chile, china, colombia, comoros, country studies, cyprus, czech republic, dominican republic, ecuador, egypt, el salvador, estonia, ethiopia, finland, georgia, germany, ghana, guyana, haiti, honduras, hungary, india, indonesia, iran, iraq, israel, ivory coast, japan, jordan, kazakstan, kyrgyzstan, laos, latvia, lebanon, libya, lithuania, madagascar, maldives, mauritania, mauritius, mexico, moldova, mongolia, nepal, nicaragua, nigeria, north korea, pakistan, panama, paraguay, persian gulf states, peru, philippines, poland, portugal, romania, russia, saudi arabia, seychelles, singapore, somalia, south africa, south korea, spain, sri lanka, sudan, syria, tajikistan, thailand, turkey, turkmenistan, uganda, uruguay, uzbekistan, venezuela, vietnam
2. Persians in the Bible
   Has electronic books in Farsi.. (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index)
   01-16-2007 : e-books, farsi electronic books, iran, persians in the bible
3. Islamic Republic News Agency
   An online news service, with a guide to online news agencies and newswires in Iran. In English, French, Spanish, Persian, Arabic, and others.
   01-16-2007 : iran, islam, islamic republic news, muslims
4. Behind the Name: Etymology and History of First Names
   Gives the history behind first names from England, Ireland, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Iran, Turkey, India, some parts of Africa, and a number of other countries. Also covers Arabic names, biblical names, and mythological names.
   01-12-2007 : african, albanian, arabic, arabic names, armenian, azerbaijani, basque, biblical names, breton, bulgarian, catalan, chinese, cornish, corsican, czech and slovak, danish, dutch, england, english, esperanto, estonian, etymologies, finnish, first names, france, french, frisian, galician, german, germany, great britain, greek, hawaiian, hungarian, icelandic, igbo, india, indian, iran, iranian, ireland, irish, italian, italy, japanese, jewish, kazakh, khmer, korean, kurdish, latvian, lithuanian, macedonian, manx, maori, modern english, mythological names, names, native american, north korea, norwegian, polish, portuguese, provencal, romanian, russian, scottish, serbian and croatian, slovene, south korea, spain, spanish, swedish, thai, traditional english, turkey, turkish, ukrainian, united kingdom, vietnamese, welsh, yoruba
5. The Story of the Revolution
   Short history of the 1979 Iranian Revolution in which Muslim fundamentalists, under the leadership of the Ayatollah Khomeini, overthrew Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi. Audio clips are in Farsi with English transcripts.. (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index)
   01-12-2007 : 1979, ayatollah khomeini, bani-sadr, bazargan, biographies (bakhtiar shahpour, history, iran, islam, islam and state, muslim fundamentalists, muslims, revolution, shah mohammed reza pahlavi
6. One World - Nations Online
   'Made to improve cross-cultural understanding and global awareness through information.... a portal of gateways to the countries, cultures and nations in this world, a reference directory ...' and more.
   01-11-2007 : afghanistan, akrotiri, albania, algeria, american samoa, andorra angola, anguilla, antarctica, antigua and barbuda, arctic ocean, argentina, armenia, aruba, ash and cartier islands, atlantic ocean, australia, austria, azerbaijan, bahamas, baker island, bangladesh, barbados, bassas da india, belarus, belgium, belize, benin, bermuda, bhutan, bolivia, bosnia and herzegovina, botswana, bouvet island, brazil, british indian ocean territory, british virgin islands, brunei, bulgaria, burkina faso, burma, burundi, cambodia, cameroon, canada, cape verde, cayman islands, central african republic, chad, chile, china, christmas island, clipperton island, cocos islands, colombia, comoros, congo, congo (brazzaville), congo (kinshasa), cook islands, coral sea islands, costa rica, cote d'ivoire, country studies, croatia, cuba, cyprus, czech republic, denmark, dhekelia, djibouti, dominica, dominican republic, east timor, ecuador, egypt, el salvador, england, equatorial guinea, eritrea, estonia, ethiopia, europa island, european union, falkland islands, faroe islands, federated states of, fiji, finland, france, french guiana, french metropolitan, french polynesia, french southern and antarctic territories lands, gabon, gambia, gaza strip, georgia, germany, ghana, gibraltar, great britain, greece, greenland, grenada, guadeloupe, guam, guatemala, guernsey, guinea, guinea-bissau, guyana, haiti, heard and mcdonald islands, holy see, honduras, hong kong, howland island, hungary, iceland, india, indian ocean, indonesia, iran, iraq, ireland, islas malvinas, isle of, israel, italy, ivory coast, ivory coast - cote d'ivoire, jamaica, jan mayen, japan, jarvis island, jersey, johnston atoll, jordan, juan de nova island, kazakhstan, keeling islands, kenya, kingman reef, kiribati, kuwait, kyrgyzstan, laos, latvia, lebanon, lesotho, liberia, libya, liechtenstein, lithuania, luxembourg, macau, macedonia, madagascar, malawi, malaysia, maldives, mali, malta, man, marshall islands, martinique, mauritania, mauritius, mayotte, mexico, micronesia, midway islands, moldova, monaco, mongolia, montserrat, morocco, mozambique, myanmar, namibia, nauru, navassa island, nepal, netherlands, netherlands antilles, new caledonia, new zealand, nicaragua, niger, nigeria, niue, norfolk island, north korea, northern mariana islands, norway, oman, pacific ocean, pakistan, palau, palmyra atoll, panama, papua new guinea, paracel islands, paraguay, peru, philippines, pitcairn islands, poland, portugal, puerto rico, qatar, reunion, romania, russian federation, rwanda, samoa, san marino, sao tome and principe, saudi arabia, senegal, serbia and montenegro, seychelles, sierra leone, singapore, slovakia, slovenia, solomon islands, somalia, south africa, south georgia and south sandwich islands, south korea, southern ocean, spain, spratly islands, sri lanka, st. helena, st. kitts and nevis, st. lucia, st. pierre and miquelon, st. vincent and the grenadines, sudan, suriname, svalbard and jan mayen islands, swaziland, sweden, switzerland, syria, taiwan, tajikistan, tanzania, thailand, timor-leste, togo, tokelau, tonga, trinidad and tobago, tromelin island, tunisia, turkey, turkmenistan, turks and caicos islands, tuvalu, uganda, ukraine, united arab emirates, united kingdom, united states of america, united states pacific island wildlife refuges, uruguay, uzbekistan, vanuatu, vatican city, vatican city state, venezuela, viet nam, virgin islands (british), virgin islands (u.s.), wake island, wallis and futuna, west bank, western sahara, yemen, yugoslavia, zambia, zimbabwe,
7. World Factbook: Iran
   Covers geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues.
   12-15-2006 : iran
8. Iran
   Has an annotated list of links on Iran's history, politics, languages, and human rights. (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index)
   11-29-2006 : history, human rights, iran, languages, middle eastern, politics
9. BBC Country Profile: Iran
   An overview of the country's political history, statistics, leader profiles, and more. Click on the Timeline link on the right side of the page for a chronology of events.. (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index)
   11-29-2006 : chronologies, iran, leader profiles, political history, statistics, timeline
10. Selections of Arabic, Persian, and Ottoman Calligraphy
    'This presentation exhibits 355 Arabic calligraphy sheets, ranging from the 9th to the 19th centuries.' Images are accompanied by a background essay about the scripts. The site also includes special presentations on Ottoman and Persian calligraphic styles and noteworthy items, and a bibliography.. (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index)
    11-10-2006 : alphabets, arabic, arabs, calligraphy: arabic, calligraphy: ottoman, calligraphy: persian, iran, koran, kufi, language, persians, qur'an, turkey, turks, writing, writing systems
11. The Festival of 'Yalda'
    Brief information about the celebration of the winter solstice in Iran (formally Persia), 'which refers to the birthday or rebirth of the sun.' Gives a brief history, and description of the traditions of the Yalda festival, including bonfires, holiday foods, and prayers. Show similarities with the celebration of Christmas.. (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index)
    11-09-2006 : holidays, holidays: iran, iran, persia, shab-e yalda, solstices, summer and winter, winter solstice
12. Amnesty International Library: Iran
    Gives background information and any other types of violations or concerns. Documents in English, French, Spanish and Arabic.
    11-09-2006 : amnesty international, human rights, iran
13. Creative Minds Unlimited: Myths, Legends and Folklore
    Monthly discussions of myths and legends from around the world.
    11-08-2006 : ancient hawaiian, ancient winter celebrations, artemis, chiron, dragons, egyptian stele poem, gawain and the green knight, greece, hercules, iran, ireland, king arthur arthurian romances, lady of the lake, legendary loves, legends and folklore, mayan aztec creation myths, myths, native american india, pele and maui, rainbows and fairies
14. Glass Steel and Stone
    Includes 654 great, aesthetically-pleasing structures in 125 cities and 36 countries.
    11-08-2006 : albania, algeria, architecture-general, australia, austria, belgium, belize, bhutan, british isles, brunei, buildings, canada, chile, china, croatia, czech republic, egypt, england, finland, france, germany, gibraltar, great britain, greece, holland, holy see, hungary, india, iran, ireland, israel, italy, japan, jordan, kuwait, laos, lithuania, malaysia, malta, mexico, monuments, myanmar, netherlands, new zealand, peru, russia, sealand, serbia and montenegro, south africa, south korea, spain, taiwan, tunisia, turkey, united arab emirates, united kingdom, united states, venezuela, vietnam
15. News Services
    Links to a number of news services around the world.
    11-08-2006 : africa, algeria, arabia gulf, central asia, egypt, iran, islam, israel, lebanon, libya, pakistan, palestine, persian gulf, somalia, tunisia, turkey
16. MENIC: The Middle Eastern Network Information Center: Iran
    Cover arts and humanities, economics, education, health and sciences, government, maps, news, and Iranian-American organizations. (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index)
    11-08-2006 : arts, economics, education, government, health and sciences, humanities, iran, iranian-american organizations, maps, middle eastern, news
17. WWW Virtual Library: Iran
    'Social, Political and Economic Studies.' Also has vintage maps of Iran
    11-07-2006 : economics: iran, iran, maps: iran, politics: iran, social, virtual libraries
18. Iran in the Bible
    Discusses Persia (modern Iran) in the Bible as well as individual Persians. The bottom of the page has links to many other Persian/Farsi sites.. (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index)
    11-07-2006 : artaxerxes i and ii, bible, cyrus, darius, farsi, iran, iran in the bible, persians, rulers of: ahasuerus
19. CountryWatch.com
    A subscription service, providing up-to-date source of information on 192 countries, including population profile, currency, map, people, history, economy, agriculture, energy, metals, and environment. Also provides current news about the country.
    11-07-2006 : afghanistan, africa, agriculture, albania, algeria, andorra austria, angola, antigua and barbuda, area studies, argentina, armenia, asia and the pacific, australia, azerbaijan, bahamas, bahrain, bangladesh, barbados, belarus, belgium, belize, benin, bhutan, bolivia, bosnia-hercegovina, bosnia-herzegovina, botswana, brazil, brunei, bulgaria, burkina faso, burundi, cambodia, cameroon, canada, cape verde, central african republic, central america, chad, chile, china, colombia, comoros, congo (brazzaville), congo (kinshasa), cote d'ivoire, country studies, croatia, currency, cyprus, czech republic, denmark, djibouti, east timor, economic geography, economy, egypt, energy, england, environment. news: current, equatorial guinea, eritrea, estonia, ethiopia, europe, fiji, finland, foreign news, france, gabon, gambia, geography, georgia, germany, ghana, great britain, greece, guinea, guinea bissau, history, holy see, hungary, iceland, india, indonesia, iran, iraq, ireland, israel, italy, japan, jordan, kazakhstan, kenya, kiribati, kuwait, kyrgyzstan, laos, latin america, latvia, lebanon, lesotho, liberia, libya, liechtenstein, lithuania, luxembourg, macedonia, madagascar, malawi, malaysia, maldives, mali, malta, map, marshall islands, mauritania, mauritius, metals, micronesia, middle east, moldova, monaco, mongolia, morocco, mozambique, myanmar, namibia, nauru, nepal, netherlands, new zealand, niger, nigeria, north africa, north korea, norway, oman, pakistan, palau, papua new guinea, people, philippines, poland, population profile, portugal, qatar, romania, russia, russia and the newly independent states, rwanda, samoa, san marino, sao tome and principe, saudi arabia, senegal, serbia and montenegro, seychelles, sierra leone, singapore, slovakia, slovenia, solomon islands, somalia, south africa, south america, south korea, spain, sri lanka, sudan, swaziland, sweden, switzerland, syria, tajikistan, tanzania, thailand, timor-leste, togo, tonga, tunisia, turkey, turkmenistan, tuvalu, uganda, ukraine, united arab emirates, united kingdom, uzbekistan, vanuatu, vietnam, yemen, zambia, zimbabwe
20. Portals to the World: Iran
    Covers the culture, education, economy, geography, government, history, religion, search engines, and much more.. (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index)
    11-05-2006 : culture, economy, education, geography, government, history, iran, religions, search engines: country specific

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