Kahtouyeh, an Exemplary Tourist Site in Iran's Hormozgan
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Art & Culture November 22, 2017 3 This Day in History Kahtouyeh, an Exemplary Tourist (November 22) Today is Wednesday; 1st of the Iranian month of Azar 1396 solar hijri; corresponding to 3rd of the Islamic month of Rabi al-Awwal 1439 lunar hijri; and November 22, 2017, of the Christian Gregorian Calendar. Site in Iran’s Hormozgan 1375 lunar years ago, on this day in 64 AH, holy Mecca was attacked by the Omayyad TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Kahtouyeh dialect which has its roots in Larestani hordes of Yazid ibn Mu’awiyah, who ordered desecration of the sanctity of the holy Ka’ba by raining down fire and brimstone through catapults into Masjid al-Haraam (Grand Sacred Village is an exemplary tourism site language. Mosque). As a result the supreme symbol of monotheism was badly damaged and many in the Iranian southern province of The region also boasts delicious men, women and children who had sought refuge in the holiest sanctuary of Islam were Hormozgan. kebabs and local souvenirs. killed or badly burnt. The people, inspired by Mukhtar Ibn Abu Obayda Thaqafi, bravely Since it is a village on rooftops, Since the village has many butcheries defended the city. The siege and the sacrilege of the Ka’ba by Omayyad commander, it is known as ‘Masouleh of the selling fresh meat, local people also Haseen ibn Numayr – a bloodthirsty and blasphemous person involved in the martyrdom South’. Located 35km off Bastak take interest in cooking. of Prophet Mohammad’s (SAWA) grandson Imam Husain (AS) in Karbala – ended some city, Kahtouyeh lies on the Jenah- Its souvenirs include ‘masqati’ ― a two weeks later when news reached of the sudden death of the tyrant Yazid. During the three-odd years of his illegal rule, the accursed Yazid perpetrated three shockingly Faramarzan Road. It has a population kind of sweet made of sugar, starch sacrilegious acts. He ordered the slaughter of Imam Husain (AS) and other members of of 1,600 and is situated 300km from and aromatic compounds ― and spices the Prophet’s blessed household. He next attacked Medina, killing at the Battle of Harrah Bandar Abbas. which are favorites of customers from hundreds of companions of the Prophet and then ordering his commander Muslim ibn Kahtouyeh means in the heart of Persian Gulf littoral states. Uqbah to violate all Islamic laws through bloodshed, plunder of property, and rape of mountain since it is surrounded by Each year, thousands of tourists visit women for three days. Next he sent his forces to capture or kill the seditious Abdullah mountains, hills and valleys. Hormozgan Province along the Persian ibn Zubayr, who had sought refuge in Mecca. Before reaching Mecca, God’s wrath struck Muslim ibn Uqba in the form of a sting from a poisonous scorpion and he instantly died. Based on documents, the village Gulf to enjoy its natural beauties and The command of the army was taken over by the equally criminal Haseen ibn Numayr, was established 400 years ago. People see parts of ancient Persia. who was later to meet a humiliating death later at the hands of the forces of Mukhtar. from nearby villages migrated to Bandar Abbas is the capital city of 998 lunar years ago, on this day in 441 AH, the famous Arabic poet, Abu’l-Ala al- Kahtouyeh. Their main occupation the province, while Bandar Lengeh, Ma’arri died. Born in Maarra, as a 4-year old boy he lost his eyesight due to small pox was farming and animal husbandry Hajiabad, Minab, Qeshm, Jask, but this did not stop him from composing poems at the early age of 11. He wrote several Kahtouyeh Village is an exemplary tourism site in the Iranian southern by exploiting the water from nearby Bastak, Bandar Khamir, Parsian, works, including “Risalat-al-Ghufran” (Epistle of Forgiveness), which is an imaginary province of Hormozgan. spring. Roudan and Abu Musa are other major journey in the realms of the afterlife and includes dialogues with people in Heaven and Hell. Italian poet, Dante Alighieri, borrowed heavily from this work in writing the “Divine Kahtouyeh people speak in Bastaki cities of Hormozgan. Comedy”. 770 solar years ago, on this day in 1247 AD, Robin Hood, the heroic outlaw in English folklore, died according to the 1400 ballad “A Lytell Geste of Robyn Hode”.. 520 solar years ago, on this day in 1497 AD, Portugal’s Vasco da Gama, with the help St. Olaf College Students Voice Desire for Friendship With Iran of Muslim Arab navigators, became the first European to round the Cape of Good Hope TEHRAN (Dispatches) – St. Olaf desk of Mehr News Agency, was expressed a desire for friendship and each culture and for each individual. off the southernmost tip of Africa and discover the sea route to India. A treacherous and College in the U.S. celebrated World broadcast continuously in Buntrock communication between the Iranian “Faced with the complexity of murderous person, on landing in Calicut (presently Kozhikode), he indiscriminately massacred Hindus and Muslims, including the Arab navigator who had guided him. Later, Philosophy Day on Nov. 16 with 3,000 Commons at the center of the college people and the people of the United today’s world, philosophical reflection when 800 Arab merchants landed on the southern Indian coast for buying rice, he seized students who expressed desire for on the prospects of peace in the Persian States independent of the policies of is above all a call to humility, to take them; tortured them to death by cutting their hands, ears, and noses, and burned their friendship between the Iranian and Gulf. U.S. government. St. Olaf College a step back and engage in reasoned ships. American people independent of the American and Iranian flags were includes some Iranian students and dialogue, to build together the solutions 400 solar years ago, on this day in 1617 AD, Ottoman ruler, Sultan Ahmad I, died after policies of the U.S. government. displayed as a filmmaker recorded students of Iranian descent who came to challenges that are beyond our a reign of 14 years, during which he suffered setbacks both in Europe and against the On November 16 at St. Olaf College greetings to the Iranian people in the to the celebration to express their well control. This is the best way to educate Safavid Empire of Iran. Shah Abbas I and his famous general Allahverdi Khan shattered the Ottoman forces in Azarbaijan and regained Georgia and the parts of the Caucasus with 3,000 students and 200 faculties, name of the love of wisdom, the literal wishes for family at home. enlightened citizens, equipped to fight occupied by the Turks, forcing Grand Vizier Damad Nasuh Pasha to sign the treaty there was a celebration of Philosophy meaning of “philosophy”. By celebrating World Philosophy stupidity and prejudice. The greater recognizing Iran’s rights and settling the border between the two empires. Day in which a recorded message from Students expressed their consolations Day each year, on the third Thursday the difficulties encountered the greater 266 solar years ago, on this day in 1751 AD, the Maratha army was decisively defeated Mohammad Ghaderi, chief editor of and sympathy for victims of the of November, UNESCO underlines the the need for philosophy to make sense by the forces of Salabat Jang Asef od-Dowla of Hyderabad-Deccan in the first of three Tehran Times newspaper, and Javad recent, November 12, earthquake enduring value of philosophy for the of questions of peace and sustainable such victorious encounters that forced the Peshwa, Balaji Rao, to end his raids and agree Heiran-Nia, head of international along the Iran-Iraq border. They development of human thought, for development.” to peace. Salabat Jang’s troops were supported by French artillery units under Marquis De Bussy, who was given the titles Saif od-Dowlah Umdat ol-Mulk by the Muslim ruler. 243 solar years ago, on this day in 1774 AD, British soldier of fortune, Robert Clive, who established the military-political supremacy of the East India Company in Bengal, died in London. He reportedly committed suicide. A highly controversial and unprincipled Babies Understand Diverse Set of Words character, whom historians have dubbed a “psychopath”, he secured through hook and by crook for Britain, a large swath of what are now Bangladesh, India, and Pakistan, and the LONDON (Independent) – Babies “Language is definitely developing read out a word like “apple”, the alike than “car and juice”. wealth that filled British coffers, in addition to amassing a personal fortune. Arriving in have a basic understanding of a words India in 1744 as a clerk, he spent two years as assistant shopkeeper, before circumstance furiously under the surface,” said babies tended to direct their gaze to While the study doesn’t suggest thrust military command upon him in the petty battles with the French and their allies in ranging from ‘car’ to ‘foot’, according Professor Elika Bergelson of Duke the relevant image. babies appreciate the “full-fledged Peninsular India. He now resorted to treachery to undermine Muslim rule – first in the to new research. University, the lead author of the new This new study suggests that the adult meaning”, these findings suggest Deccan where the death of the powerful ruler Asaf Jah Nizam ul-Mulk gave the British an Scientists used to think babies only study published in PNAS. babies’ repertoire is even more diverse. a basic understanding of a range of opportunity to interfere, and then in Bengal and northeast India, where the ruler Nawab understood words from around one To test babies’ word recognition The babies were presented with two words, and that babies appreciate the Siraj od-Dowlah of Iranian origin, was betrayed and executed.