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29 Tir 2576

29 Tir 2576 Shahanshahi — equivalent to 29 Tir 1396 Shamsi and 2017-07-20 Gregorian. Today's occasion, a cultural insight, and a classical Persian verse.

29 Tir 2576 in the Shahanshahi calendar falls on Thursday — equivalent to 29 Tir 1396 Shamsi and 20 July 2017 Gregorian.

Shahanshahi
29 Tir 2576
Shamsi
29 Tir 1396
Gregorian
20 July 2017

Cultural insight

The 'Thousand and One Nights' (Arabian Nights) has many Persian origin stories. Scheherazade herself is a Persian character.

Verse of the day

چنین است کیش و چنین است راه ز خورشید تابان همی تا به ماه

“Such is the way and such is the path From the shining sun to the moon”

— Ferdowsi

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