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Shiraz
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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A celebrated city of Persia, occupying a charming site on an elevated plain, 165 m. NE. of Bushire; founded in the 8th century; was for long a centre of Persian culture, and a favourite resort of the royal princes; its beauties are celebrated in the poems of Häfiz and Sádi, natives of the place; has been thrice wrecked by earthquakes, and presents now a somewhat dilapidated appearance.
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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Shiraz'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/s/shiraz.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Shiraz'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/s/shiraz.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
