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Nizami Ganjavi
Nizami Ganjavi, Nizami Ganje'i, Nizami, or Nezāmi, whose formal name was Jamal ad-Dīn Abū Muḥammad Ilyās ibn-Yūsuf ibn-Zakkī, was a 12th-century poet. Nizami is considered the greatest romantic epic poet in Persian literature, who brought a colloquial and realistic style to the Persian epic. His heritage is widely appreciated in Afghanistan, Republic of Azerbaijan, Iran, the Kurdistan region and T…
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culture · Persian poet (c. 1141 – 1209) · poet · writer · philosopher · also Nizami Ganjavi, Nezami Ganjavi, Nizami Ganje'i,, Nizami, Nezāmi, Jamal ad-Dīn Abū Muḥammad Ilyās ibn-Yūsuf ibn-Zakkī
Born 1141 · Died 1209 · Q234908
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2026· 5 entries
Azərtac: Nizami Ganjavi’s bust in Marneuli restored
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Caliber.Az: Georgia’s Marneuli unveils restored bust of Azerbaijani poet Nizami Ganjavi - PHOTO
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BBC: Nizami Ganjavi
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Tehran Times: Chinese translation of Nizami’s “Khamsa” unveiled at 32nd Beijing International Book Fair
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2023· 1 entry
webtv.un.org: PGA remarks at the Nizami Ganjavi International Center
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2021· 6 entries
Trend News Agency: Nizami Ganjavi's creativity is of global importance - Azerbaijani Deputy PM
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Mena FN: Event dedicated to 880th anniversary of Nizami Ganjavi held in Pakistan
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jagranjosh.com: WHO Chief Tedros Ghebreyesus honoured with Nizami Ganjavi Award- Who was Nizami Ganjavi?
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Daily Times: Nizami Ganjavi – A great Azerbaijani poet
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中国日报网: Nizami Ganjavi contributes to cultural integration between west and east: Chinese official
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The Korea Times: Nizami Ganjavi, legendary 12th-century Azerbaijani poet
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2013· 1 entry
Trend News Agency: Poems in Persian in Nizami Ganjavi’s mausoleum to be replaced by analogues in Azerbaijani language
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2008· 1 entry
Coinciding with the 800th anniversary of his death, the National Bank of Azerbaijan minted a 100 manat gold commemorative coin dedicated to his memory
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2004· 1 entry
A conference on Nizami was held at the University of Cambridge
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1947· 1 entry
In place of an old collapsed mausoleum and rebuilt in its present form when the Azerbaijani Republic regained its independence after the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991
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1881· 1 entry
Under the title Sikandar Nama e Bara and is available online
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1209· 1 entry
Died 1209.
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1141· 1 entry
Born 1141.
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