City of Poets

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City of Poets is a celebrated nickname for Shiraz, Iran, renowned as the home of legendary Persian poets such as Hafez and Saadi and a historic center of literature and culture.

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instanceOf cultural epithet
nickname
appliedSince modern era
appliesTo Shiraz, Iran
surface form: Shiraz
associatedLanguage Persian
associatedPoet Hafez
Saadi
associatedWith Persian culture
Persian literature
Persian poetry
country Iran
culturalSignificance symbol of Iran’s literary heritage
hasHeritageSiteContext tombs of Hafez and Saadi in Shiraz
languageOfNickname English
reasonForNickname association with famous Persian poets
historic center of culture
historic center of literature
refersTo Shiraz, Iran
relatedConcept Shiraz as cultural capital of Iran
usedFor promoting cultural tourism in Shiraz

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Shiraz, Iran nickname City of Poets