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16 Khordad 2575

16 Khordad 2575 Shahanshahi — equivalent to 16 Khordad 1395 Shamsi and 2016-06-05 Gregorian. Today's occasion, a cultural insight, and a classical Persian verse.

16 Khordad 2575 in the Shahanshahi calendar falls on Sunday — equivalent to 16 Khordad 1395 Shamsi and 5 June 2016 Gregorian.

Shahanshahi
16 Khordad 2575
Shamsi
16 Khordad 1395
Gregorian
5 June 2016

Cultural insight

Nizam al-Mulk wrote 'Siyasatnama' (Book of Government) in the 11th century, one of the most influential political treatises on just governance.

Verse of the day

این کهنه رباط را که عالم نام است آرامگه ابلق صبح و شام است

“This old caravanserai called the world Is the resting place of dawn and dusk”

— Khayyam

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