Shiraz is one of the most important cities of Iran. This city is known is the city of flowers, poetry, lovers and sour orange scent.
Some of the titles used for this city are the seat of governments, abode of knowledge and the tower of saints. Its a hub for visiting some of the most famous highlights of pre Islamic Persia. in 1970s in southwest of Shiraz, several Elamite tablets dating back to 2000 BC were found which mentioned this city.
When Mongols invaded Iran, thanks to the ruler of Shiraz, they spared this city and therefore this city became a sanctuary. So it turned into a center of art. Some of the most important poets of Shiraz are Hafez and Sa’adi.
Medical Tourism
One other thing which make this city famous is medical tourism thanks to Mr. Mohammad Namazi. After he returned back to Iran from America, he found out that people in Shiraz are suffering from multiple disease. In 1955 he built the most advanced hospital in the middle east and a campus by it in Shiraz. He returned to America and invited Iranian students from John Hopkins, Berkeley and Stanford universities to work in Shiraz.
This hospital and its university were so advanced that students and professors were being exchanged between here and the university of Pennsylvania. Up until the 1979 revolution, you could still see American professors teaching in Shiraz.
First heart, kidney, liver and retina transplant in middle east were done in Shiraz as well. Even nowadays you see tons of tourists in Fars province for medical purposes.
In Persian mythologies,Tahmures, one of the kings built Shiraz and defeated demons and wanted to destroy them. In exchange for their lives, they taught him how to write and other languages like Chinese, Turkish, Roman, Sogdian and Arabic.
This city has always played a role in Iranian history. It was a cross road to different part of Iran and was used in the silk road as well.
Even nowadays you can find a lot of gardens in and around this city. Each of these gardens have their own unique stories so you can have a great time there. Some of these gardens are Eram, Delgosha, Jahan nama, Afif Abad, Narenjestane Ghavam and so on. This is a city that you will never forget in your life.
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