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	Great Wall of Gorgan to be Nominated for UNESCO Status
		Great Wall of Gorgan to be Nominated for UNESCO Status
		The Great Wall of Gorgan, otherwise known as Gorgan's Defense Wall, is extended for 200 kilometers in the southern coasts of the Caspian Sea.
		Recently, the extent of the Great Wall of Gorgan was traced in the waters of the Caspian Sea, buried in sediments.
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	Sections of Sasanian Great Wall of Gorgan is Under the Caspian Sea Waters - CAIS Archaeological & Cultural News of ...
		This part of the wall was buried in sediments as a result of the advancement of the sea over the years.
		Great Wall of Gorgan is the most ancient wall in Iran, constructed to prevent attacks by the Hephthalites from northern regions of the country.
		Examining the influence of the wall on the architectural style and social beliefs of the inhabitants of the region is also another goal behind this season of archeological excavations in the region.
	www.cais-soas.com /news/2006/September2006/30-09.htm (461 words)

	Gorgan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Gorgan and in general Golestan province has a world famous carpet and rug industry.Made by Turkmans, is inherited from the ancient Persian city of Boxârâ (Buchara).Jajim carpets are the exclusives of this province.
		This wall which is the largest defensive wall in the world after the Great Wall of China, starts from the Caspian coast, circles north of Gonbade Kavous, continues towards northwest and vanishes behind Pishkamar Mountains.
		Kiani who led the archeological team in 1971 believes that the wall was built during the Parthian Dynasty simultaneously with the construction of the Great Wall of China and it was restored during the Sassanid era (3-7th c.
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		Gorgan ; Hyrcania ; Hyrcana (Old Persian Varkâna\, 'land of wolves'; modern Persian Gorgan): part of the ancient Persian empire, on the southern shores of the Caspian Sea (present day Golestan, Mazandaran, Gilan and parts of Turkmenistan).
		Today Gorgan is the capital city of the Iranian province of Golestan.
		Athough the modern-day Gorgan is only a county and its central city (both by the same name), the ancient Hyrcania or Varkâna was the name of that whole general region.
	www.yourencyclopedia.net /hyrcania.html (877 words)

	Encyclopedia: Gorgan
		The Great Wall of China (Traditional Chinese: é•·åŸŽ; Simplified Chinese: é•¿åŸŽ; pinyin:), also known in China as the Great Wall of 10,000 LiÂ¹ (Traditional Chinese: è¬é‡Œé•·åŸŽ; Simplified Chinese: ä¸‡é‡Œé•¿åŸŽ; pinyin:), is an ancient Chinese fortification built from the end of the 14th century until the beginning of the 17th century, during the Ming...
		Gorgan University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources was founded in 1957 and was the first specialized agricultural university of Iran.
		Islamic Azad University of Gorgan is a member of Azad (Free) universities of Iran, it is situated in the city of Gorgan in the lush and pleasant touristic province of Golestan.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Gorgan (2816 words)

	Great Wall of Gorgan
		The Great Wall of Gorgan (also called the Gorgan Defense Wall and Sadd-e Eskandar) is an ancient defensive facility located in the Gorgan region of northeastern Iran.
		It consists of a 155 kilometre long, and 6 to10 metre wide wall, along the length of which are located a number of fortresses, spaced at intervals of between 10 and 50 kilometres.
		The wall was built during the Parthian Dynasty to protect Iran from the invasions of the northern (mostly Turkic) tribes.
	www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/Great_Wall_of_Gorgan (173 words)

	Iranica.com - GORGAÚN
		Gorga@n (Latin Hyrcania), the district of "the wolves" (still seen thereabouts), north of the Alborz (q.v.) watershed, and adjoining the southeastern quarter of the Caspian Sea, is mentioned already as Varka@na- in the Behistun inscription (2.92; see BÈSOTUÚN iii).
		Apart from historical references, the province of Gorga@n is richly endowed with prehistoric and archaeological remains.
		Bivar and Ge‚za Fehe‚rva‚ri, "The Walls of Tammisha," Iran 4, 1966, pp.
	www.iranica.com /articles/v11f2/v11f2034a5.html (1892 words)

	info: GREAT WALL OF CHINA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The Great Wall that can still be seen today was built during the Ming Dynasty, on a much larger scale and with longer lasting materials (solid stone used for the sides and the top of the Wall) than any wall that had been built before.
		The primary purpose of the wall was not to keep out people, who could scale the wall, but to ensure that semi-nomadic people on the outside of the wall could not cross with their horses or return easily with stolen property.
		He spotted the Great Wall with binoculars, but said that 'it wasn't visible to the unaided eye.' An Apollo astronaut said no human structures were visible at a distance of a few thousand miles.
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	Hyrcania : Gorgan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Gorgan ; Hyrcania ; Hyrcana (Old Persian Varkâna, 'land of wolves'; modern Persian Gorgan): part of the ancient Persian empire, on the southern shores of the Caspian Sea (present day Gorgan, Mazandaran, Gilan and Turkmenistan).
		Gorgan is the capital city of the Iranian province of Golestan.
		Although Parthia was forever lost to the Seleucids[?], Hyrcania was in the last decad of the third century reconquered by king Antiochus III the Great (223-187).
	www.explainthat.info /go/gorgan.html (890 words)

	Read about Gorgan at WorldVillage Encyclopedia. Research Gorgan and learn about Gorgan here! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Gorgan (گرگان); Hyrcania ; Hyrcana (Old Persian Varkâna, 'land of wolves'; modern Persian Gorgan): part of the ancient Persian empire, on the southern shores of the
		Today Gorgan (Jorjan in Arabic) is the capital city of the Iranian province of Golestan.
		Cyrus the Great (559-530 BC) or Cambyses (530-522 BC).
	encyclopedia.worldvillage.com /s/b/Gorgan (848 words)

	Hyrcania (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Gorgan ; Hyrcania ; Hyrcana (Old Persian Varkâna, 'land ofwolves'; modern Persian Gorgan): part of the ancient Persian empire, on the southern shores of the Caspian Sea (present day Gorgan, Mazandaran, Gilan and Turkmenistan).
		Athough the modern-day Gorgan is only a county and its central city (both by the samename), the ancient Hyrcania or Varkâna was the name of that whole general region.
		They were also responsible for the 'wall of Alexander', which is 180 km long and has forty castles.Nonetheless, it was not an uncontested part of their empire; for example, it is known to have revolted in 58 CE.
	www.therfcc.org /hyrcania-6347.html (808 words)

	The Great Wall of Gorgan to be Nominated for UNESCO' World Heritage List - Archaeological and Cultural News of the ...
		Archeological evidence suggests that it was built during the Sassanid dynastic era (224–651 CE), although most archeologists date it to a historic period earlier and believe that it was constructed during the Parthian dynastic period (248 BCE–224 CE) to protect mainland Iran from nomads from the north.
		The wall was later restored during the Sassanid dynasty which is why evidence from this historic period abounds in the architecture of the wall.
		Comparable to the Great Wall of China, Gorgan’s Defensive Wall has a cultural-historic importance and speaks of the rich civilization which once populated the northern regions of Iran.
	www.cais-soas.com /news/2006/November2006/15-11.htm (577 words)

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	Gorgan -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Today Gorgan is the capital city of the (A theocratic islamic republic in the Middle East in western Asia; Iran was the core of the ancient empire that was known as Persia until 1935; rich in oil; involved in state-sponsored terrorism) Iranian province of (Click link for more info and facts about Golestan) Golestan.
		Hyrcania is situated between the Caspian Sea -which was called Hyrcanian Ocean in Antiquity- in the north and the (Click link for more info and facts about Alborz) Alborz mountains in the south and west.
		Nonetheless, it was not an uncontested part of their empire; for example, it is known to have revolted in AD (Click link for more info and facts about 58) 58.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/G/Go/Gorgan.htm (782 words)

	Encyclopedia: Wonder of the World (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		This list is supposed to have been written by someone close to Alexander the Great, in order to emphasize the size of his empire: in fact, the seven wonders demarcate the territory Alexander had conquered.
		After the collapse of the great civilizations of antiquty, the memories of the destroyed ancient wonders faded.
		After a lot more of the world was discovered by the western world, wonders new to the western world made their appearance on new lists of wonders:
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Wonder-of-the-World (795 words)

	Gardeshyaran International Tours and Travel Agency
		North of Gorgan a wall from west to east (from the Caspian coast, circles north of Qonbad-e Qabus) is the largest defensive wall after the Great Wall of China.
		The wall, the castles and fortresses near the wall all are mostly built of large squared bricks; even the form of the castles and fortresses although vary in dimension and shape are squared.
		Despite the existance of several natural defensive barriers as it is a mountanious region, the building of the wall was nothing but showing the political power of the ruling govenment.
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	God of War 2 walkthrough, God of War 2 guide, God of War 2 faq
		Throwing is a great way to kill them, since Kratos is invincible during the animation.
		Like the situation at the beginning of the Palace of the Fates, align the opening in the iron fence with the chamber door, one of which has a granite wall that must be pulled out to stop the walls from revolving.
		Break the walls to unveil the Statue of the Fates.
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	Iran At A Glance \|\| Imam Reza (A.S.) Network
		Above the main wall of the structure, there are a number of chambers, reminiscent of the construction of the mausoleum of Sultan Sanjar and Oljaitu.
		Khorassan Province is one ot the great historical and cultural centers of Iran containing the cities of Mashhad, Nayshabour, Birjand, Sabzevar, and the famous city of Tabas on the outskrits of the desert and the periphery of the province.
		The great tiled dome over the sanctuary at the north end of the building is covered with large arabesques in yellow, fl and white against a brilliant turquoise background.
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	Articles - Seven Wonders of the World (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The Great Pyramid is located in the city of Giza, a necropolis of ancient Memphis, and today part of Greater Cairo, Egypt.
		Today, the Great Pyramid is enclosed, together with the other pyramids and the Sphinx, in the touristic region of the Giza Plateau.
		Referred to as the great marble temple, or temple D, it was sponsored by the Lydian king Croesus and was designed by the Greek architect Chersiphron.
	www.kamero.net /articles/Seven_Wonders_of_the_World (5091 words)

	The Ancient Near East
		The wall, located in the nothern province of Golestan is considered the longest historical wall of Iran, and the second longest in Asia after the world-famous ancient wall of China.
		The wall is 200 kilometers long and therefore, according to head of the Iranian Cultural Heritage and Tourism Office in Golestan, Mohammad Rabi’i, excavation to identify its ancient remains would take several years.
		So far some 40 fortresses have been identifed near the wall and scientists preparing for excavations of the upcoming archaeological season, plan to find more of them in the eastern wing of the wall which is yet unknown to them.
	www.worldagesarchive.com /Individual%20Web%20Pages/ANE.html (290 words)

	Seven Wonders of the World - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		After the collapse of the great civilizations of antiquity, the memories of the destroyed ancient wonders faded.
		Great Sphinx of Giza (near the Great Pyramid, in Egypt)
		The Great Barrier Reef, Spanning more than 2000 km along the northeastern coast of Australia
	www.southhouston.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Seven_Wonders_of_the_Ancient_World (830 words)

	Worldisround - Amazing IRAN - North Africa/Middle East photos (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Beautiful wall paintings of the palace built during the Safavid Dynasty...
		In this wall painting at the Ali Gapou Palace in Isfahan, Royals and court...
		This wall painting at the Ali Gapou Palace in Isfahan depicts a...
	www.worldisround.com /articles/73022/index.html (1357 words)

	Sassanid Canals Discovered in Gorgan, Iran - Persian Journal Latest Iran news & Iranian Newspaper (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		According to director of the studies, Babak Aminpour, latest work in the area which was aimed at identifying the structure of one of the historical fortresses near the ancient wall of Gorgan led to the discovery of remains of clay architectural structures dating to the Sassanid era.
		Previous to the new discovery, remains of an architectural structure and a fire temple dating to the Sassanid era were found in the vicinities of Gorgan wall.
		Gorgan wall is the longest historical wall of Iran and is considered the second longest historical wall of Asia after the Great Wall of China.
	www.iranian.ws /iran_news/publish/article_7754.shtml (424 words)

	CHN \| News
		Studies by a joint team of Iranian and British archeologists on the Great wall of Gorgan led into discovery of the extent of the Wall in the waters of the Caspian Sea as well as 18 Sassanid kilns.
		Tehran, 30 September 2006 (CHN Foreign Desk) -- Geophysical studies by a joint group of archeologists from Iran and Britain on the remaining parts of the Great Wall of Gorgan in the southern coasts of the Caspian Sea, northern Iran, led into the discovery of the extent of the Wall in the Sea.
		Discovery of fragmented clay and glass vessels and two earthenware tallow-burners are among other achievements by the Iranian-British archeology team in Gorgan.
	www.chnpress.com /news/?section=2&id=6689 (399 words)

	Iransaga - The Abbassid Period of Persian Art
		Artists and craftsmen put themselves at the disposal of the new rulers and the needs of the new religion, and Moslem buildings adopted the methods and materials of the Sassanian period.
		In the centre is a tiny representation of the bird Simurgh.
		These wall paintings were found in the reception rooms of bourgeois houses and in the non-public parts of palaces, especially the harem quarters, where no religious function took place.
	www.artarena.force9.co.uk /abbassids.htm (672 words)

	Hyrcania
		Hyrcania became part of the Achaemenid empire during the reign of king Cyrus the Great (559-530) or Cambyses (530-522).
		It is possible -and seems increasingly likely- that during the Persian period, a wall was built to defend Hyrcania against the nomads of the Central-Asian steppe.
		The latter was satrap in Hyrcania and may have used troops from Hyrcania and the 'upper satrapies', that is Aria, Parthia, Arachosia, Bactria and Sogdia.
	www.livius.org /ho-hz/hyrcania/hyrcania.html (684 words)

	Iransaga - Mazanderan Province
		From the Bay of Gorgan and Bandar-e Torkaman lies a vast fertile plain caught between the mountains in the south and the Turkoman desert to the north.
		North of Gorgon, close to the Turkmenistan frontier, are the remains of an ancient wall known as Sadd-e Eskandar, or Alexander's Wall.
		According to popular belief, this wall was built by Alexander the Great, although it is more likely that it is of late Sassanian date and was designed to protect the Gorgan Plain from nomad raids.
	www.art-arena.com /mazanderan.htm (596 words)

	Gorgan - Enpsychlopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The wide Dasht-e Gorgan and Gonbad,lies southeast of the Caspian Sea, bounded by the Caspian Sea in the west, high mountain ranges in the south and east and Iran-Turkmenistan border on the North.
		The proposed block is located North of the Town of Gorgan and is geographically bounded by 37o 00' 37o 30' latitdea and 54o-54o 30' longitude and covers an area of about 1,700 km
		Gorgan valley has a semi-arid climate.The average annual temperature is 18.2 centigrade and the annual rainfal is 556mm.
	www.grohol.com /psypsych/Gorgan (1424 words)

	FedNet \| Chronology : Thousands of Years Ago (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Gorgan will be responsible for the destruction of a pirate empire near Triacus.
		Young Q, 0, Gorgan, The One, and (*) face the wrath of the Q Continuum for the extermination of the Tkon Empire.
		Gorgan, escaping from the Q Continuum's wrath, dives into the Bajoran wormhole and encounters the wormhole entities within who impede his progress.
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