Nishapur
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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For thousands of years, from empire to empire, from even before Islam came to Iran, it’s been mined outside of Mashhad, in the neighboring Nishapur, where some of Iran’s most beloved classical poets are buried.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 21, 2022
To this day, the color of Nishapur turquoise serves as the global standard against which all other turquoise is judged.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 21, 2022
Later on Ghazzali studied at Nishapur under the celebrated Abu'l-Maali.
From Mystics and Saints of Islam by Field, Claud
The incredible and irresistible progress of Alroy roused Togrul, the Turkish Sultan of Persia, from the luxurious indolence of the palaces of Nishapur.
From Alroy The Prince Of The Captivity by Disraeli, Benjamin, Earl of Beaconsfield
Perhaps, in His mercy, He will accept the days of Nishapur and the Tigris as a compensation for some slight relaxation in the ritual of the baker and the bath.'
From Alroy The Prince Of The Captivity by Disraeli, Benjamin, Earl of Beaconsfield
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