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Shiraz

شيراز

A city in southern Iran, birthplace of the poets Sa'di and Hafez, and a centre of learning and literature.

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Shiraz is a city in southern Iran, birthplace of the two poets Sa'di and Hafiz, and a centre of learning and literature. 1 It is located at approximate coordinates of 29.6103 N and 52.5311 E, according to the same source. An additional source is needed for the city's Islamic history.

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Firouz Naderi· Mirza Jahangir Khan

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Firouz Naderi· Mirza Jahangir Khan

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islam.museum contributors. “Shiraz”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/place/shiraz/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-16.

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Firouz Naderi

Firouz Michael Naderi (25 March 1946 – 9 June 2023) was an Iranian-American electrical engineer and NASA executive who spent 36 years at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. He directed NASA's Mars Exploration Program through the successful landings of the Spirit and Opportunity rovers, later served as JPL's associate director and as Director for Solar System Exploration, received the NASA Distinguished Service Medal in 2005, and has asteroid 5515 Naderi named for him.