"Isfahan without the river has no future."

"Isfahan, half the world."

"Esfahan is a multiethnic city where Muslims, Jews and Christians cohabit peacefully."

"The cities of Baghdad and Isfahan were at the heart of the Islamic civilization."

"The city is mainly known abroad as the site of Iran's premier nuclear research facility. What once was a sleepy town …"

"Susa and the land of Anšan humbly saluted Inana like tiny mice. In the great mountain ranges, the teeming multitudes …"

"Susa and the land of Anšan humbly saluted Inana like tiny mice. In the great mountain ranges, the teeming multitudes …"

"By the favor of Ahuramazda, this Gate of All Nations, I built. Much other good (construction) was built within this (…"

"When you see Persepolis for the first time as I did, facing Marvdasht, you are likely to be disappointed but once ins…"

"The Macedonians were ashamed that so renowned a city had been destroyed by their king in a drunken revel; therefore t…"