Word: khurasan
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Abraham and Moses. He visits paradise, with its eternally blooming gardens, and hell, where sinners suffer endless agony at the hands of demons. The 15th century illuminations that accompany the text of this holy adventure are masterworks of Middle Eastern art. Produced in Herât, capital of ancient Khurasan, the paintings flood the eye with blues, golds, reds and greens. The effect is similar to that made by classic carpets and tapestries. One of the most attractively produced art books of the season...
...their inhabitants were killed by a massive earthquake. In addition, 2,000 were seriously injured and 20,000 left homeless. The tremor, registering seven points (out of ten) on the Richter scale, was Iran's worst since 1968, when nearly 12,000 perished in the northeastern province of Khurasan...
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