World History Compass

Persia

Abu Musa: Island Dispute Between Iran and the UAE
Abu Musa, an island in the Persian Gulf, is claimed by both Iran and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). From the Trade and Environment Database.

B.H. Far's Treasures of Persian Literature
History of Persian and Iranian art and literature.

Excerpts from Fall of the Peacock Throne, The Story of Iran
by William Forbis

Iran - A Country Study
The Federal Research Division of the Library of Congress under the Country Studies/Area Handbook Program.

Iran in the Bible

Iran: An Introduction - History
From pre-history to the Islamic period.

Iranian Oral History Project
Provides scholars studying the contemporary political history of Iran with primary source material consisting of personal accounts of individuals who either played major roles in important political events and decisions from the 1920s to the 1970s or witnessed these events from close range. Harvard University Center for Middle Eastern Studies.

Mithraism: an essay by David Fingrut

Omar Khayyam
A biography. From University of St Andrews, Scotland.

PersiaNet

Zagarell's Archaeology Page: Bakhtiari Mountains of Southwest Iran
Western Michigan University