Isfahan

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city historical city

Isfahan is a historic Iranian city renowned for its Safavid-era architecture, grand mosques, and role as a major political and cultural center in early modern Persia.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city ⓘ
historical city ⓘ
capitalOf Isfahan region ⓘ
surface form: Isfahan Province
continent Asia ⓘ
country Iran ⓘ
countryCapitalStatus former national capital of Iran ⓘ
formerCapitalOf Persia ⓘ
Safavid Empire ⓘ
governedBy Isfahan City Council ⓘ
hasAirport Isfahan International Airport ⓘ
hasArchitecturalStyle Islamic architecture ⓘ
Persian architecture ⓘ
Persian architecture ⓘ
surface form: Safavid architecture
hasFunction educational center ⓘ
industrial center ⓘ
tourist destination ⓘ
hasLandmark Ali Qapu Palace ⓘ
Chehel Sotoun Palace ⓘ
Imam Mosque ⓘ
Khaju Bridge ⓘ
Naqsh-e Jahan Square ⓘ
Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque ⓘ
Si-o-se-pol Bridge ⓘ
hasSquare Naqsh-e Jahan Square ⓘ
heritageType Islamic heritage city ⓘ
Persian cultural heritage site ⓘ
historicalPeriodOfFlourishing Safavid Empire ⓘ
surface form: Safavid dynasty
knownFor Islamic art ⓘ
Persian gardens ⓘ
Safavid-era architecture ⓘ
grand mosques ⓘ
historic bridges ⓘ
tilework ⓘ
urban planning in the Safavid era ⓘ
languageSpoken Persian language ⓘ
surface form: Persian
locatedIn Isfahan region ⓘ
surface form: Isfahan Province

central Iran ⓘ
nickname Half of the World ⓘ
partOf Iranian plateau ⓘ
region Isfahan region ⓘ
surface form: Greater Isfahan metropolitan area
religionMajority Shia Islam ⓘ
role major cultural center in early modern Persia ⓘ
major political center in early modern Persia ⓘ
timeZone Iran Standard Time ⓘ
traversedBy Zayandeh River ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSite Naqsh-e Jahan Square ⓘ
wasCapitalUnderRuler Abbas I ⓘ
surface form: Shah Abbas I

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Shah Tahmasp I → birthPlace → Isfahan ⓘ
Afsharid Empire → capital → Isfahan ⓘ
Hotak dynasty → capital → Isfahan ⓘ
Safavid Empire → capital → Isfahan ⓘ
Hotak dynasty → controlled → Isfahan ⓘ
Iran Air → focusCity → Isfahan ⓘ
Persian → historicalCapital → Isfahan ⓘ
Persian Jews → mainSettlement → Isfahan ⓘ
Islamic medicine → majorCenter → Isfahan ⓘ
Iranian plateau → majorCities → Isfahan ⓘ
Mongol Ilkhanate → majorCity → Isfahan ⓘ
Persians → majorCity → Isfahan ⓘ
Safavid Empire → notableCity → Isfahan ⓘ
Avicenna → residence → Isfahan ⓘ
peacock throne → takenTo → Isfahan ⓘ
subject surface form: Peacock Throne
Omar Khayyam → workLocation → Isfahan ⓘ