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Alan & Susan
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Is this pronounced the same as the ancient Persian city: ISS-fa-harn?
Andrew Maly
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It would appear that the location is:

Eşfahān (inhabited place)

Coordinates:
Lat: 32 41 00 N degrees minutes Lat: 32.6833 decimal degrees
Long: 051 41 00 E degrees minutes Long: 51.6833 decimal degrees


Note: A major city in west-central Îrān, Eşfahān became the capital of the region by Toghril Beg, the Turkish conqueror and founder of the Seljuq dynasty, in the mid-11th century. Although the city experienced much growth, only a few mosques and minarets survive from this period. After the fall of the dynasty, Esfahān declined, but was made capital again by Abbas I (reg 1588-1629), and entered its golden age, during the Safavid dynasty (1501-1732), when the city was rebuilt. During the early 18th century, the city was taken by the Afghans after a lenghty seige, and it went into decline until the mid-20th century, when Reza Shah Pahlavi commissioned reconstruction and restoration of many of the city's historical structures.

Source: http://www.getty.edu/vow/TGNFullDisplay?find=Ispahan&place=&...
Mik Svellov
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sbilbey wrote:
Is this pronounced the same as the ancient Persian city: ISS-fa-harn?


It depends on which language you want to pronounce it in.
Drew
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Pig Latin, then.
Ron K
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Drew1365 wrote:
Pig Latin, then.


Itway isway onouncedpray ahanyspay
J. David Koch
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I always thought it was pronounced: WISE PA HAN

Which makes it sound like a new headache medication only available by prescription.

Just a thought.....
 
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