Azerbaijan Liberation Day
On 12 December 1946, the Iranian army liberated Azerbaijan from the Soviet-backed separatist Ferqeh, preserving Iran's territorial integrity. It was an official national day until 1979.
This day
21 Azar 2579
21 Azar 2579 Shahanshahi — equivalent to 21 Azar 1399 Shamsi and 2020-12-11 Gregorian. Azerbaijan Liberation Day is observed on this day. Today's occasion, a cultural insight, and a classical Persian verse.
21 Azar 2579 in the Shahanshahi calendar falls on Friday — equivalent to 21 Azar 1399 Shamsi and 11 December 2020 Gregorian.
- Shahanshahi
- 21 Azar 2579
- Shamsi
- 21 Azar 1399
- Gregorian
- 11 December 2020
Today's occasion
Cultural insight
Today is 21 Azar in the Shahanshahi calendar — one day in thousands of years of unbroken Persian culture.
Verse of the day
تن آدمی شریف است به جان آدمیت نه همین لباس زیباست نشان آدمیت
“The human body is noble through the soul of humanity Not just fine clothes that mark humanity”
— Saadi
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