Hormozgan Province is one of the 31 provinces. It is in the south of the country, in Region 2, facing Oman and UAE. Its area is 70,697 km2 (27,296 sq mi), and its provincial capital is Bandar Abbas. The province has fourteen islands in the Persian Gulf and 1,000 km (620 mi) of coastline. Read More »
Sadaf Khadem, the first female Persian boxer to win an overseas fight, intends to stay in France, where she fought in April, after an arrest warrant was issued by her country. Khadem and her trainer, Mahyar Monshipour, are in Poitiers and had been expected to return back home after the win over Anne Chauvin. The 24-year-old, who works as a ... Read More »
The actress performs “in the flesh” in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is literally “one who answers”. Read More »
Public baths are also known as bathhouses, hammams, and Turkish baths. Public baths contain facilities such as baths, showers, swimming pools, massage tables, saunas and steam rooms. Read More »
A minister is a politician who heads a government department, making and implementing decisions on policies in conjunction with the other ministers. Read More »
Kabul is the capital and largest city of Afghanistan, located in the eastern section of the country. It is also a municipality, forming part of the greater Kabul Province. Read More »
Originally part of Kievan Rus, Belarus was part of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth until the Polish Partitions in the 18th century. Read More »
Women travellers needing a cheap and not particularly stylish manteau (overcoat) or scarf have plenty of options at this pedestrian mall running between Ferdowsi St and Sa’di St just south of Jomhuri-ye Eslami – it has different names depending on which direction you enter. Read More »
The film director gives direction to the cast and crew and creates an overall vision through which a film eventually becomes realized, or noticed. Directors need to be able to mediate differences in creative visions and stay within the boundaries of the film’s budget. Read More »
Since 2009, the annual production of automobiles in China has exceeded that of the European Union or the United States and Japan combined. In 2016, for example, 33.9% of the world’s cars were manufactured in China, over 205 million in total. Read More »