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Reza Shah Pahlavi was born in the village of Alasht in Savadkuh County, Mazandaran Province, in 1878, to Major Abbas-Ali Khan and Noush-Afarin.

Esmat Bagherpour Baboli 26 February 1925 – 1 September 2004), also known as Delkash, was an Iranian diva singer and occasional Actor with a rare and unique voice.

Hayedeh, the legendary diva of Persia, was born in Tehran. Her career began as a singer on a Tehran radio program called Golhaye Rangarang (Colorful Flowers), directed by Davood Pirnia.

Iran is an energy superpower and the Petroleum industry in Iran plays an important part in it. In 2004 Iran produced 5.1 percent of the world’s total crude oil (3.9 million barrels (620,000 m3) per day), which generated revenues of US$25 billion to US$30 billion and was the country’s primary source of foreign currency.

Thousands of people in Tehran, Shiraz and other cities and towns across Iran took to the streets on Saturday to protest against the sharp rise in petrol prices.