Saparda
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Saparda was an ancient land south of Zikirti
, corresponding to the modern Bijar
area in northwestern Iran
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Zikirti
Zikirti or Zikirtu, was an ancient land in northern Zagros, which comprised the easternmost part of Greater Mannae. Geographically it corresponds with the modern counties of Takab and Shahindej in northwestern Iran.The people of Zikirti are usually identified with ancient Iranian Sagartians,...
, corresponding to the modern Bijar
Bijar
Bijar is a city is a city in and capital of Bijar County, Kurdistan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 46,156, in 12,312 families...
area in northwestern Iran
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...
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