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	Khvarvaran (Modern Iraq), An Iranian Province
		Later the tide began to turn, and in 627-628 the Byzantines, under the leadership of the Heraclius, invaded Khvarvaran (today Iraq) and sacked the imperial capital at Tyspawn (Ctesiphon).
		The Islamic conquest was followed by mass immigration of Tazis from eastern Arabia and Mazun (Oman) to Khvarvaran.
		Khvarvaran, now became a province of the Muslim Caliphate with a new name called Iraq, which stretched from North Africa and later Spain in the west to Sind (now southern Pakistan) in the east.
	www.iranchamber.com /geography/articles/khvarvaran.php (1062 words)

	Top Literature - Khvarvaran
		The Islamic conquest was followed by mass immigration of Arabs from eastern Arabia and Mazun (Oman) to Khvarvaran.
		Khvarvaran, now became a province of the Muslim Caliphate with a new name called Iraq.
		At first the capital of the Caliphate was at Madinah (al-Medina), but, after the murder of the third caliph, 'Uthman, in 656, his successor, the Prophet's cousin and son-in-law 'Ali, made Iraq his base.
	encyclopedia.topliterature.com /?title=Khvarvaran (1069 words)

	Khvarvaran - Qwika (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		Khvarvaran This article or section does not cite...
		Khvarvaran, now became a province of the Muslim...
		with the capital at Ctesiphon in the Khvarvaran province.
	www.qwika.com /find/Khvarvaran (257 words)

	Sassanid Empire - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		Shahryar is the fictional Sassanid King of kings in The Book of One Thousand and One Nights, who is told stories by Scheherazade.
		In administering this empire, Sassanid rulers, took the title of Shāhanshāh (King of Kings), became the central overlords and also assumed guardianship of the sacred fire, the symbol of the national religion.
		Examples include palaces at Firouzabad and Bishapur in Fars and the capital city of Ctesiphon in Khvarvaran province, Iraq.
	www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/Sassanids (10730 words)

	Academy of Gundishapur - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Most scholars believe Shapur I, son of King Ardeshir (Artaxexes), to have founded the city after defeating a Roman army led by the emperor Valerian.
		However, a few scholars believe that there may have been a city at this location under the Parthian dynasty of what is now Iran proper and Khvarvaran province what is today known as Iraq.
		It was under the rule of the Sassanid monarch Khosrau I (531-579 CE), known as Anushiravan, the blessed, and as Chosroes by the Greeks and Romans, that Gundishapur became known for medicine and erudition.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Academy_of_Gundishapur (1037 words)

	Parthian castle Discovered in Khvarvaran Province - CAIS Archaeological & Cultural Daily News of Iran©
		Parthian castle Discovered in Khvarvaran Province - CAIS Archaeological and Cultural Daily News of Iran©
		Iraqi archaeologists recently announced that they have discovered a castle that dates to the late Parthian and early Sasanian of Iranian periods.
		The Iranian Parthians and the Sasanians dynasties were the hires of Achaemenid empire who controlled all parts of Mesopotamia from the seventh century B.C. to the seventh century A.D. The Arab Muslims defeated the Sasanians-Iran and conquered all the Iranian land including Khvarvaran province (today known as Iraq) in ca.
	www.cais-soas.com /news/2000/March2000/02-March.htm (241 words)

	Shapur I of Persia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		Shapur I advanced into Asia Minor, but Ballista beat him back.
		Septimius Odenathus, prince of Palmyra, rose in his rear, defeated the Persian army, reconquered Carrhae and Nisibis, captured the royal harem, and twice invested Ctesiphon (263–265) in Khvarvaran province (in present-day Iraq).
		Shapur I was unable to resume the offensive and lost Armenia again.
	encyclopedia.vestigatio.com /Shapur_I_of_Persia (1064 words)

	Articles - Shapur I of Persia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		At last the emperor Valerian marched against him, but Valerian was taken prisoner in the Roman-controlled province of Edessa, when he attempted to meet for negotiations in 260.
		Shapur advanced into Asia Minor, but was beaten by Ballista; and now Septimius Odenathus, prince of Palmyra, rose in his rear, defeated the Persian army, reconquered Carrhae and Nisibis, captured the royal harem, and twice invested Ctesiphon (263-265) in Khvarvaran province nowadays Iraq.
		Shapur was unable to resume the offensive; he even lost Armenia again.
	www.motionize.com /articles/Shapur_I (963 words)

	History of Iran information - Search.com
		The gradual decline of Abbasids speeded this progress, reaching to a point where Shi'ite Buwayhid dynasty of Persia subsequent of capture of whole mainland Iran thus completing the Persia's goal of full independence.
		They even invaded Khvarvaran (Iraq) (Aragh-e-Arab) and took the city of Baghdad, the Abbasids capital, and imprisoned the Caliph.
		Culturally, all of initial dynasties tried more or less to re-establish Persian culture and language.
	domainhelp.search.com /reference/History_of_Iran (3720 words)

	Sassanid dynasty - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		The Sassanids established an empire roughly within the frontiers achieved by the Achaemenids, with the capital at Ctesiphon in the Khvarvaran province.
		The Sassanids system of social stratification reinforced by Zoroastrianism consciously sought to resuscitate Persian traditions and to obliterate Greek cultural influence.
		The splendour in which the Sassanian monarchs lived is well illustrated by their surviving palaces, such as those at Firouzabad and Bishapur in Fars, and the capital city of Ctesiphon in Khvarvaran province, nowadays Iraq.
	www.vacilando.org /_cliextra/baghdadmuseumorg/includepage.php?title=Sassanian&action=edit (4831 words)

	Who gives a damn about Israeli-Palestinian conflicts
		Who gives a damn about Israeli-Palestinian conflict; let these two Semitic nations kill each other to the last person.
		These two ungrateful nations have harmed Iran and Iranians as much as their savage Arab-brothers of the occupied Iranian-territories of the south of the Persian Gulf, and Arabs living (temporally) in the occupied province of Khvarvaran (known as Iraq) and as much as the Americans, British and Russians.
		Didn’t we Iranians have freed Jews from Babylonian captivity in 7th century BC, and instead of showing their gratefulness to us, they have a celebration called Purim (as one the most important celebration in Judaism), which they have been celebrating the massacre of 75,000 Iranians by Jews!
	arizonapersian.com /iran/_disc4/0000022e.htm (227 words)

	Articles - History of Iran (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		The gradual decline of Abassids speeded this progress, reaching to a point where Shi'ite Buwayhid dynasty of Persia subsequent of capture of whole mainland Iran thus completing the Persia's goal of full indepdence.
		They even invaded Khvarvaran (Iraq) (Aragh-e-Arab) and took the city of Baghdad, the Abassids capital, and imprisoned the Caliph.
		Culturally, all of intiall dynasties tried more or less to re-establish Persian culture and language.
	www.epsona.com /articles/History_of_Iran (3012 words)

	SkyscraperCity - Ctesiphon (Sassanid Capital) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		February 12th, 2006 11:28 AM Wasn't Ctesiphon also a Parthian capital before becoming a Sassanid capital?
		Ctesiphon (Parthian: Tyspwn as well as Tisfun) is one of the great cities of ancient Mesopotamia and the capital of the Parthian Empire and its successor, the Sassanid Empire, for more than 800 years located in the ancient Iranian province of Khvarvaran.
		Located approximately 20 miles southeast of the modern city of Baghdad, along the river Tigris, it rose to prominence along with the Parthian Empire in the first century BC, and was the seat of government for most of its rulers.
	www.skyscrapercity.com /printthread.php?t=317033 (2136 words)

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