Adab High School
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Adab High School in Isfahan, Iran
, was established in the early 20th century by British Anglican
missionaries
as an all boys school. It was later converted to a secular school under the direction of Isa Sadiq (a man of letters and Minister of Education
) and under the administration of Sayyid Yahya DowlatAbadi. Adab High School was the only all-boy's high school in Isfahan with its own swimming pool and soccer field. At the time of its inception, Adab High School enjoyed very modern physics
and chemistry
laboratories
.
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
, was established in the early 20th century by British Anglican
Anglicanism
Anglicanism is a tradition within Christianity comprising churches with historical connections to the Church of England or similar beliefs, worship and church structures. The word Anglican originates in ecclesia anglicana, a medieval Latin phrase dating to at least 1246 that means the English...
missionaries
Missionary
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as an all boys school. It was later converted to a secular school under the direction of Isa Sadiq (a man of letters and Minister of Education
Education minister
An education minister is a position in the governments of some countries responsible for dealing with educational matters.-Country-related articles and lists:Minister of Education may refer to:...
) and under the administration of Sayyid Yahya DowlatAbadi. Adab High School was the only all-boy's high school in Isfahan with its own swimming pool and soccer field. At the time of its inception, Adab High School enjoyed very modern physics
Physics
Physics is a natural science that involves the study of matter and its motion through spacetime, along with related concepts such as energy and force. More broadly, it is the general analysis of nature, conducted in order to understand how the universe behaves.Physics is one of the oldest academic...
and chemistry
Chemistry
Chemistry is the science of matter, especially its chemical reactions, but also its composition, structure and properties. Chemistry is concerned with atoms and their interactions with other atoms, and particularly with the properties of chemical bonds....
laboratories
Laboratory
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.