EGYPT IRAN LAST SHAH OF IRAN GRAVE

Grave of Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi, the last Shah of Iran

epa01669023 Egyptian visitors at the grave of Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi, the last Shah of Iran, during the traditional Iranian Nowruz holiday celebration in Cairo, Egypt on 18 March 2009. The last Shah died in exile after fleeing Iran in 1980 during the Islamic revolution led by Ayatollah Khomeini that toppled him. The Nowruz holiday, which means new day, is celebrated by Iranian people and initiated in Ancient Iran and has spread to many other parts of the world including parts of West Asia, Central Asia, South Asia, Northwestern China and the Caucasus. Nowruz marks the first day of spring and the beginning of the Iranian year, which usually occurs on March 21 or the previous/following day. The term Nowruz first appeared in Persian records in the second century AD, but it was also an important day for a long time, where kings from different nations under the Persian Empire used to bring gifts to the emperor of Persia on Nowruz EPA/KHALED EL FIQI < WBC의 생생 현장! 3210 + 무선인터넷키 >

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