Ancient Persians invented the Qanat, an underground water channel system. Some qanats in Iran are over 3,000 years old and still function today.
This day
4 Ordibehesht 2575
4 Ordibehesht 2575 Shahanshahi — equivalent to 4 Ordibehesht 1395 Shamsi and 2016-04-23 Gregorian. Today's occasion, a cultural insight, and a classical Persian verse.
4 Ordibehesht 2575 in the Shahanshahi calendar falls on Saturday — equivalent to 4 Ordibehesht 1395 Shamsi and 23 April 2016 Gregorian.
- Shahanshahi
- 4 Ordibehesht 2575
- Shamsi
- 4 Ordibehesht 1395
- Gregorian
- 23 April 2016
Cultural insight
Verse of the day
تو مرا جان و جهانی، تو مرا کان و کان بی تو یک لحظه ندارم ز جهان هیچ نشان
“You are my soul and world, you are my mine of mines Without you for a moment I have no sign of the world”
— Rumi
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