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	Firouzabad a City Drowned and Then Revived - CAIS Archaeological & Cultural Daily News of Iran©
		Firouzabad, located 100 kms south of the Fars province capital of Shiraz in southern Iran, is one of the most attractive and at the same time little known Iranian tourist towns.
		Firouzabad is situated in a low land compared to its surroundings.
		Alexander drowned the city by directing the flow of a river into the city, turning it to a lake that remained for a few centuries until Ardeshir drained the water by building a tunnel, founding a new city in its place.
	www.cais-soas.com /News/2003/July2003/11-07.htm (302 words)

	ooBdoo
		The ruins of Bishapur, Persepolis, and Firouzabad are all reminders of this.
		Thus due to the geographical characteristics of Fars and its proximity to the Persian Gulf, Fars has long been a residing area for different natives and tribes from other parts of the world such as the Turks, Semites, and Aryans who were under the influence of Iranian culture.
		The tribal woven rugs, the rose water made in Firouzabad, the sweets produced in Fasa, and the lime juice and plant essence extracted in Shiraz are of the highest quality.
	www.oobdoo.com /wikipedia/?title=Fars (931 words)

	Quakes hit Firouzabad and Assalouyeh in southern Iran
		Tehran, Sept 24, IRNA-Two earthquakes measuring 3.6 and 3.5 degrees on the Richter scale jolted the cities of Firouzabad and Assalouyeh in the southern provinces of Fars and Bushehr Sunday, respectively.
		The tremor was epicentered in an area measuring 52.8 degrees in longitude and 28.47 degrees in latitude, the report added.
		Firouzabad is located 100km southwest of the provincial capital city Shiraz.
	www.payvand.com /news/06/sep/1276.html (175 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The Karaj River is intercepted by the Amir Kabir Dam in the mountains to the north-west of Tehran.
		The average canal flows leaving the City from 1985 to 1987 were 433.000m3/d in the Firouzabad at Javanmard Ghasseb and 413.000 m3/d in the Sorkhe Hessar at 24 Pol-Siman.
		the qualitv of waters in the Sorkhe Hossar canal and the Firouzabad canal was surveved (15.000 chemical and 2.000 microscopic analyses).
	www-wds.worldbank.org /servlet/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2000/02/28/000094946_00021105302869/Rendered/INDEX/multi_page.txt (18079 words)

	Ancient Firouzabad structures threatened - CAIS Archaeological & Cultural Daily News of Iran©
		Announcing this, Azamollah Kazemi, an architect of Fars province?s Cultural Heritage and Tourism Department, told ISNA that ?Graveyard Town?, which spreads over an area of 400 hectares, includes relics dating back to the Elamite, Achaemenid, Sassanid eras as well as subsequent periods up to the modern time.
		Kazemi said given that the area served as the capital of the Sassanid dynasty, there is a strong likelihood of discovering inscriptions bearing useful information about the area.
		Of course, the experts did their best to prevent the destruction of Firouzabad historical site, but, they could not go on with maintenance of the site due to shortage of fund.
	www.cais-soas.com /News/2004/May2004/24-05.htm (307 words)

	netWMD - Protests Against Fraudulent Elections Break Out In Iran
		Four died in the town of Firouzabad in the southern Fars province, in protests on Saturday when the governor's office declared an unexpectedly high turnout in a tight race between a reformist and an Islamic conservative candidate.
		In Firouzabad, a crowd of several hundred people grew angry after one protester was shot and wounded by police.
		Tensions in Iran have been on the rise since Iran’s Islamist dictators disqualified 2,530 of the 8,157 candidates standing for election to parliament (“Majlis”).
	netwmd.com /articles/article456.html (488 words)

	German Archeologist Resumes Firouzabad Excavations - CAIS Archaeological & Cultural Daily News of Iran©
		Following three decades of inactivity, research studies and excavations at the historical site of Firouzabad, Fars province, was recently taken up by a renowned German archeologist, Dietrich Hoff.
		According to ISNA, Dr. Hoff was involved in excavations at Firouzabad prior to 1979.
		Director of the Cultural Heritage and Tourism Office in Firouzabad Omid Pirouz Daqouqi-Esfahani said that the objective of the excavation is to identify the lofty ideals of Emperor Aredeshir Babakan (Artaxerxes), founder of the Sassanid dynasty who was a prominent personality.
	www.cais-soas.com /News/2005/November2005/22-11.htm (258 words)

	Spartanburg SC \| GoUpstate.com \| Spartanburg Herald-Journal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The ancient Sasanian city of Gur/Firouzabad is nearly identical in its general circular design, radiating avenues, and the government buildings and temples at the epicenter of the city.
		The roundness points to the fact that it was based on Persian precedents such as Firouzabad in Persia.
		The two designers who were hired by al-Mansur to plan the city's design were Naubakht, a former Persian Zoroastrian who also determined that the date of the foundation of the city would be astrologically auspicious, and Mashallah, a former Jew from Khorasan, Iran.
	goupstate.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Baghdad (2333 words)

	Iran-Fars Province: Other Cities
		Firouzabad is situated 100 km South of Shiraz.
		The city contains many historical monuments, including the castle of Dokhtar Castle, Palace of Firouzabad, Sassanid tower and the rock relief, going back to Sassanid Monarch.
		Kazeroun is located beside the ruins of the ancient city of Bishapour, 150 km West of Shiraz.
	www.caroun.com /Countries/Asia/Iran/Fars/Fars4.html (468 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		In a sign of respect for the pair, officials announced the twins would be honoured in an evening ceremony dedicated to the 300 recently recovered bodies of Iranian troops who died in the 1980-88 Iran-Iraq war.
		The bodies will then be flown for burial Saturday at their place of birth, the poor village of Firouzabad in the southern province of Fars.
		At Tehran's Mehrabad airport there were muted but nevertheless emotional scenes as around 100 friends, neighbours and well-wishers gathered to watch the two coffins carried by state officials from an Emirates plane.
	www.middle-east-online.com /english?id=6334=6334&format=0 (510 words)

	Quakes jolt cities of Firouzabad and Garmsar in Fars and Semnan provinces
		Quakes jolt cities of Firouzabad and Garmsar in Fars and Semnan provinces
		An earthquake measuring 3.2 degrees on the Richter scale jolted the city of Firouzabad in the southern province of Fars on Sunday, IRNA reported from Shiraz.
		The seismological base of the Geophysics Institute, affiliated to Tehran University, said the tremor, epicentered in an area 60 km southwest of Firouzabad, occurred at 10:13 hours local time (0643 GMT).
	www.payvand.com /news/04/feb/1165.html (176 words)

	Boston.com / News / World / Middle East / Iran hard-liners near parliament control (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		In Firouzabad, a town about 620 miles south of Tehran, violence erupted after local election results were announced Saturday evening, said Shah Hasani, an official at the provincial governor's office.
		"The situation in Firouzabad is back to normal now," he said.
		It was not known whether the losing candidate was reformist or conservative.
	www.boston.com /news/world/middleeast/articles/2004/02/22/iran_hard_liners_near_parliament_control (828 words)

	Pars Tourist Agency (Firooz Abad Iran ) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		This town is situated in the south-west of the province and has an area of 11270 sq.
		Tourist sites: Ardashir Babakan Palace or Sassanian Big Fire-temple located in the north of Firouzabad which is one of the magnificent monuments of Sassanid period.
		This fort is situated on a mount overlooking Firouzabad River, gap and in plain entry.
	www.key2persia.com /fi.htm (160 words)

	Iran-Lifestyles-Soghra (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		A man of few words, he had a clean appearance and always wore an impeccable white shirt with his sleeves rolled up.
		He came from Firouzabad, a village near the ancient ruins of Persepolis and the “gishlaq”, or the winter home of the Qashqaie nomads.
		I have never been to Firouzabad but I have heard that it is warm in the summer and mild in winter.
	www3.estart.com /iran/lifestyles/soghra.html (913 words)

	Alexander's Gas & Oil Connections - NIOC finishes seismographic operations at Kuhestan-2 project (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The deputy managing director of the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) noted that the project aimed at determining the limits of hydrocarbon resources in a depth of more than 3,000 metres.
		Mohammad Alizadeh Mohammadi stated that the project, which started in September 2002, will be implemented in two phases to produce 1,685 km seismographic lines in Fars, south of Kazeroun, south of Firouzabad and Qir regions.
		He noted that Fars province has an area of 143,700 sq km and is a gas-rich region.
	www.gasandoil.com /goc/company/cnm44578.htm (175 words)

	IRVAJ English - (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		A group of French poets is expected to arrive here on April 30 to commemorate the poets of both countries and will stay up to May 5.
		The Cultural Department of the French Embassy in Tehran told IRNA on Wednesday that upon arrival in Tehran, the group of poets will leave for a tour of the cities of Isfahan, Shahr-e Kord, Shiraz and Firouzabad along with 10 Iranian poets.
		On the last day of their visit, they are scheduled to leave the town of Firouzabad for Tehran with 30 poets to attend the poetry festival to be held at the 18th Tehran International Book Fair.
	www.iranvajahan.net /cgi-bin/news.pl?l=en&y=2005&m=04&d=27&a=5 (323 words)

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		Payvand News Of Iran - Archive - Quakes jolt cities of Firouzabad and Garmsar in Fars and Semnan provinces An earthquake measuring 3.2 degrees on the Richter scale jolted the city of...
		The sisters were born into a poor family of 11 children in Firouzabad,...
	cheap-airfares-tickets.com /firouzabad/cheap-tickets_firouzabad.html (458 words)

	CONSERVATIVES WON THE ELECTIONS
		Election-related violence has killed at least eight and injured 16 others in two towns in southern Iran, a local official said.
		In Firouzabad, a town about 620 miles south of Tehran, violence erupted after local results were announced Saturday evening, said Shah Hasani, an official at the provincial governor's office.
		He said three people were killed and 15 injured in clashes between police and supporters of a candidate who lost.
	www.iran-press-service.com /articles_2004/Feb_04/elections_results_22204.htm (544 words)

	USATODAY.com - Hundreds pay their respects to parents of Iranian twins (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		LOHRASB, Iran (AP) — Hundreds of people dressed in fl paid respects to the parents of 29-year-old conjoined twins who died during separation surgery, as the sisters' caskets arrived Friday in their home province of Fars.
		Dadollah Bijani, the father of the Iranian conjoined twins embraces one of their coffins as they arrived in Firouzabad.
		Ladan and Laleh Bijani will be buried in the village of Lohrasb, 680 miles southwest of Tehran, on Saturday.
	www.usatoday.com /news/world/2003-07-11-twins-iran_x.htm (515 words)

	The Hindu : The shattered dreams
		Ladan, who was the more extroverted sister, said at a news conference last month.
		The sisters were born into a poor family of 11 children in Firouzabad, southern Iran.
		They were raised by doctors in Teheran, under the spotlight of the Iranian media.
	www.hindu.com /thehindu/2003/07/09/stories/2003070905391400.htm (483 words)

	CNN.com - Iran's Khatami prays for twins - Jul. 7, 2003
		Rezaie said the parents of the twin sisters would not be able to go to Singapore as they were both over 80 years old and it was too difficult for them to travel.
		Laleh and Ladan, who were born in Firouzabad in southern Iran in 1974, have also received support from Singapore's small Iranian community, many of whom have donated blood to the city-state's national blood bank.
		If the operation is successful the sisters will be the first conjoined adult twins to be separated.
	edition.cnn.com /2003/WORLD/meast/07/07/iran.twins (553 words)

	Firuzabad - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Firouzabad.
		Firuzabad or Firouzabad is a town of south-central Iran, in the province of Fars, 72 mi.
		It is situated in a fertile plain, 15 mi.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Firuzabad (279 words)

	Post-poll clashes claim seven lives -DAWN - Top Stories; 23 February, 2004
		Another source told the agency that the protesters were venting their anger over alleged irregularities in the polls.
		In Firouzabad in the southern province of Fars, a local politician told AFP that "three or four people" were killed and six others injured there on Saturday after similar protests.
		The source said the victorious conservative candidate there raised suspicions after winning an "abnormally high number of votes".
	www.dawn.com /2004/02/23/top11.htm (213 words)

	IranExpert:Eight protesters killed as anger erupts over Iranian election
		EIGHT PEOPLE have died in clashes with police in two towns in southern Iran over disputed results for a parliamentary election in which Islamic conservatives have won a big victory over reformists.
		In Firouzabad, the trouble began after the local governor declared an unexpectedly high turnout.
		An angry crowd demanded a recount and turned violent after police shot and wounded one demonstrator.
	www.iranexpert.com /2004/protests23february.htm (522 words)

	BakuTODAY.net - 8 Die in Clashes over Controversial Iranian Election (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Early results show that Iran's Islamic hardliners have won by a landslide over the nation's reformist parties, but voter turnout was extremely low.
		Officials in Iran's southern town of Firouzabad say violence broke out when people grew angry over an apparent win by a conservative candidate in the parliamentary election.
		In the town of Izeh, police and protesters clashed because of a dispute over election results.
	www.bakutoday.net /view.php?d=8084 (424 words)

	The Daily Star: Internet Edition Fri. July 18, 2003 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Standing before a tea-stall, he saw the tragedy of the capsized launch unfold on TV.
		Laleh and Ladan Bijani, daughters of Dodollah Bijani of Lohrasb in Firouzabad, Iran, died in Singapore after doctors pried apart tightly packed brain tissues and blood vessels to separate their fusedskulls.
		It is anybody's taking-aback to read the lead news (DS Jun 29) of a massive amount of ammunitions hauled at Bogra that made a long safe journey reportedly from Chittagong.
	www.thedailystar.net /2003/07/18/d3071802.htm (136 words)

	Free Will: Daily libertarian conservative news and commentary! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Eight people have died in clashes in southern Iran as hundreds gathered to protest against suspected vote rigging.
		Four people, including a policeman, died in clashes yesterday in Firouzabad in the southern Fars province after the governor's office declared an unexpectedly high turnout in a tight race between a reformist and an Islamic conservative candidate.
		Another four were killed in the southwestern Khuzestan province when police clashed with a group of people protesting election results in the town of Izeh, the ISNA students' news agency reported, citing an unnamed official.
	www.freewillblog.com /index.php/weblog/comments/3299 (230 words)

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