"Inscriptions"

#11202405

2 May 2024

A cafe at night is displaying a sign on its window that reads, ''Thank you for helping us to keep open by keeping the hijab,'' in the historical seaport city of Bushehr, Bushehr province, on the northern coast of the Persian Gulf, 1090km (677 miles) south of Tehran, Iran, on April 29, 2024. Known in the inscriptions of the Sassanian Empire as ''Bokht Ardshir,'' meaning ''the city of liberation,'' Bushehr has experienced many historical events, including a Portuguese invasion during the Safavid era and British occupation during the Qajar period.

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#11202406

2 May 2024

Iranian youths are sitting together at a cafe at night in the historical seaport city of Bushehr, Bushehr Province, on the northern coast of the Persian Gulf, 1090km (677 miles) south of Tehran, Iran, on April 28, 2024. Known historically as ''Bokht Ardshir,'' meaning ''the city of liberation,'' in the inscriptions of the Sassanian Empire, Bushehr has experienced many significant events, including a Portuguese invasion during the Safavid era and British occupation in the Qajar period.

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#11202407

2 May 2024

Iranian youths are sitting together at an outdoor cafe at night in the historical seaport city of Bushehr, Bushehr province, on the northern coast of the Persian Gulf, 1090km (677 miles) south of Tehran, Iran, on April 28, 2024. The name of the seaport city of Bushehr appears in the inscriptions of the Sassanian Empire as ''Bokht Ardshir,'' meaning ''the city of liberation.'' Bushehr has experienced many ups and downs throughout history, including the Portuguese invasion during the Safavid era and the occupation by the British during the Qajar period.

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#11202408

2 May 2024

Iranian youths are sitting together at an outdoor cafe at night in the historical seaport city of Bushehr, Bushehr province, on the northern coast of the Persian Gulf, 1090km (677 miles) south of Tehran, Iran, on April 28, 2024. The name of the seaport city of Bushehr appears in the inscriptions of the Sassanian Empire as ''Bokht Ardshir,'' meaning ''the city of liberation.'' Bushehr has experienced many ups and downs throughout history, including the Portuguese invasion during the Safavid era and the occupation by the British during the Qajar period.

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#11202409

2 May 2024

Iranian youths are sitting together at an outdoor cafe at night in the historical seaport city of Bushehr, Bushehr province, on the northern coast of the Persian Gulf, 1090km (677 miles) south of Tehran, Iran, on April 28, 2024. The name of the seaport city of Bushehr appears in the inscriptions of the Sassanian Empire as ''Bokht Ardshir,'' meaning ''the city of liberation.'' Bushehr has experienced many ups and downs throughout history, including the Portuguese invasion during the Safavid era and the occupation by the British during the Qajar period.

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#11202410

2 May 2024

Iranian youths are sitting together at an outdoor cafe at night in the historical seaport city of Bushehr, Bushehr province, on the northern coast of the Persian Gulf, 1090km (677 miles) south of Tehran, Iran, on April 28, 2024. The name of the seaport city of Bushehr appears in the inscriptions of the Sassanian Empire as ''Bokht Ardshir,'' meaning ''the city of liberation.'' Bushehr has experienced many ups and downs throughout history, including the Portuguese invasion during the Safavid era and the occupation by the British during the Qajar period.

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#11202411

2 May 2024

An Iranian family is sitting at an outdoor cafe at night in the historical seaport city of Bushehr, in Bushehr province on the northern coast of the Persian Gulf, 1090km (677 miles) south of Tehran, Iran, on April 28, 2024. The name of the seaport city of Bushehr appears in the inscriptions of the Sassanian Empire as ''Bokht Ardshir,'' meaning ''the city of liberation.'' Bushehr has experienced many ups and downs throughout history, including the Portuguese invasion during the Safavid era and the occupation by the British during the Qajar period.

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#11202412

2 May 2024

Iranian youths are sitting together at an outdoor cafe at night in the historical seaport city of Bushehr, Bushehr province, on the northern coast of the Persian Gulf, 1090km (677 miles) south of Tehran, Iran, on April 28, 2024. The name of the seaport city of Bushehr appears in the inscriptions of the Sassanian Empire as ''Bokht Ardshir,'' meaning ''the city of liberation.'' Bushehr has experienced many ups and downs throughout history, including the Portuguese invasion during the Safavid era and the occupation by the British during the Qajar period.

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#11202413

2 May 2024

Young Iranian women are walking along a sidewalk at night in the historical seaport city of Bushehr, Bushehr province, on the northern coast of the Persian Gulf, 1090km (677 miles) south of Tehran, Iran, on April 28, 2024. The name of the seaport city of Bushehr appears in the inscriptions of the Sassanian Empire as ''Bokht Ardshir,'' meaning ''the city of liberation.'' Bushehr has experienced many significant events throughout history, including the Portuguese invasion during the Safavid era and the British occupation during the Qajar period.

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#11202416

2 May 2024

Two young Iranian women are walking along a sidewalk at night in the historical seaport city of Bushehr, in Bushehr province on the northern coast of the Persian Gulf, which is 1090km (677 miles) south of Tehran, Iran, on April 28, 2024. Known historically as ''Bokht Ardshir,'' meaning ''the city of liberation,'' in the inscriptions of the Sassanian Empire, Bushehr has experienced many significant events, including a Portuguese invasion during the Safavid era and British occupation during the Qajar period.

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#11202417

2 May 2024

A young Iranian woman, not wearing a mandatory headscarf, is caressing a pet carried by a young man standing on a sidewalk at night in Bushehr, Iran, on April 28, 2024. The historical seaport city of Bushehr, located on the northern coast of the Persian Gulf, 1090km (677 miles) south of Tehran, is known as ''Bokht Ardshir'' in the inscriptions of the Sassanian Empire, meaning ''the city of liberation.'' Throughout history, Bushehr has experienced many significant events, including a Portuguese invasion during the Safavid era and British occupation during the Qajar period.

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#11202418

2 May 2024

Two young Iranian women are walking along a sidewalk at night in the historical seaport city of Bushehr, in Bushehr province on the northern coast of the Persian Gulf, which is 1090km (677 miles) south of Tehran, Iran, on April 28, 2024. Known historically as ''Bokht Ardshir,'' meaning ''the city of liberation,'' in the inscriptions of the Sassanian Empire, Bushehr has experienced many significant events, including a Portuguese invasion during the Safavid era and British occupation during the Qajar period.

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#11202419

2 May 2024

Iranian youths are standing together on a sidewalk at night in the historical seaport city of Bushehr, in Bushehr province on the northern coast of the Persian Gulf, 1090km (677 miles) south of Tehran, Iran, on April 28, 2024. The name of the seaport city of Bushehr appears in the inscriptions of the Sassanian Empire as ''Bokht Ardshir,'' meaning ''the city of liberation.'' Bushehr has experienced many ups and downs throughout history, including the Portuguese invasion during the Safavid era and the occupation by the British during the Qajar period.

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#11202422

2 May 2024

An Iranian motorcyclist is sitting on his motorcycle, which is stopped on a street at night in the historical seaport city of Bushehr, Bushehr Province, on the northern coast of the Persian Gulf, 1090km (677 miles) south of Tehran, Iran, on April 28, 2024. The name of the seaport city of Bushehr appears in the inscriptions of the Sassanian Empire as ''Bokht Ardshir,'' meaning ''the city of liberation.'' Bushehr has experienced many ups and downs throughout history, including the Portuguese invasion during the Safavid era and the occupation by the British during the Qajar period.

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#11202425

2 May 2024

A young Iranian woman is sitting at a women's dress shop at night in the historical seaport city of Bushehr, Bushehr Province, on the northern coast of the Persian Gulf, 1090km (677 miles) south of Tehran, Iran, on April 28, 2024. The name of the city of Bushehr is mentioned in the inscriptions of the Sassanian Empire as ''Bokht Ardshir,'' which means ''the city of liberation.'' Bushehr has experienced many significant events throughout history, including a Portuguese invasion during the Safavid era and British occupation during the Qajar period.

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#11202427

2 May 2024

Iranian youths are sitting together at a cafe at night in the historical seaport city of Bushehr, Bushehr Province, on the northern coast of the Persian Gulf, 1090km (677 miles) south of Tehran, Iran, on April 28, 2024. Known historically as ''Bokht Ardshir,'' meaning ''the city of liberation,'' in the inscriptions of the Sassanian Empire, Bushehr has experienced many significant events, including a Portuguese invasion during the Safavid era and British occupation in the Qajar period.

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