Shiraz
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- Shiraz, IranShiraz, IranShiraz is the sixth most populous city in Iran and is the capital of Fars Province, the city's 2009 population was 1,455,073. Shiraz is located in the southwest of Iran on the Roodkhaneye Khoshk seasonal river...
, a city in Iran - Shiraz CountyShiraz CountyShiraz County is a county in Fars Province in Iran. The capital of the county is Shiraz. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 1,676,927 in 427,268 families; excluding those portions, the population was 1,512,680, in 389,659 families...
, an administrative subdivision of Iran - VosketapVosketapVosketap is a town in the Ararat Province of Armenia.- References :* – World-Gazetteer.com...
, Armenia, formerly called Shiraz
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- Hovhannes ShirazHovhannes ShirazHovhannes Shiraz was a notable Armenian poet.- Biography :He was born Hovhannes Karapetyan in the city of Alexandropol, then part of the Russian Empire . His first work called Beginning of Spring was published in 1935...
, Armenian poet - Ara ShirazAra ShirazAra Shiraz is an Armenian sculptor, Hovhannes Shiraz's and Silva Kaputikyan's son.- Biography :Ara Shiraz was born in Yerevan in 1941. He has graduated the Yerevan Theatre and Fine Arts Institute in 1966. He has participated in numerous young artists exhibitions in Armenia and the Soviet Union....
, Armenian sculptor - Sipan ShirazSipan ShirazSipan Shiraz was an Armenian poet.He was the son of Armenian poet Hovhannes Shiraz. He studied at Yerevan Art Institute. Shiraz was an author of poetry books and memoirs about his father. A member of the Writers Union of Armenia, he also worked at Yerevan radio...
, Armenian poet - Shiraz AliShiraz AliShiraz Ali is a former Bermudian cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a left-arm spin bowler. He played one first-class match for Bermuda, against New Zealand in 1972.-External links:*...
, former Bermudian cricketer - Shiraz MinwallaShiraz MinwallaShiraz Minwalla is an Indian theoretical physicist and string theorist. He is currently a faculty member in the Department of Theoretical Physics at Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai...
, Indian string theorist - Shiraz ShariffShiraz Shariff-Political career:Shariff was elected to his first term in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta in a hotly contested by-election in Calgary McCall on April 20, 1995 defeating Liberal Jeet Shergill and future New Democratic Party president Anne McGrath by just a few hundred votes.He won his second...
, politician from Alberta, Canada - Shiraz ShivjiShiraz ShivjiShiraz Shivji was the primary designer of the Atari ST computer, and one of the engineers behind the Commodore 64.-Biography:Shiraz Shivji studied electrical engineering at Stanford University in 1969-1973.-Atari ST design:...
, computer designer - Shiraz SumarShiraz SumarShiraz Sumar was an East African cricketer. He played one One day International in the 1975 World Cup....
, East African cricketer - Shiraz TalShiraz TalShiraz Tal is a Israeli fashion model.Tal began her modeling career at age 15 in Paris. She was discovered by the Image Models modeling agency of Israel. She is best known for her work as a model in Armani Exchange advertisements, but she was also featured in the spring/summer 2000 Louis Vuitton...
, Israeli model and actor - Ghalib Shiraz Dhalla, Los Angeles-based writer
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- In some countries, Shiraz is a synonym for the grape variety Syrah, used for wine, and once thought to originate from the city of Shiraz, Iran
- Syrah wine is not to be confused with Shirazi wineShirazi wineShirazi wine was the wine produced around the city of Shiraz in Persia. Already by the 9th century, the city of Shiraz had established a reputation for producing the finest wine of the Middle East, and was Persia's wine capital. The export of Shirazi wine to India by European merchants in the 17th...
- Shiraz (band)Shiraz (band)Shiraz was a South African group from the 1980s best known for their song "Fighting For Our Lives".-History:Shiraz was a mostly studio outfit that was the brainchild of producers Paul Crossley and Terry Owen...
, a South African group from the 1980s - Shiraz (ship), a FPSO vessel formerly named HMAS Westralia (O 195)
- Shiraz UniversityShiraz UniversityShiraz University , formerly known as Pahlavi University, is a public university located in Shiraz, Iran. It is one of the major universities of Iran....