Seleucid Empire
Hellenistic-era Greek state in Western Asia
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| 2025 | Isfahan is set to establish a sister city relationship with Kazan, Russia. |
| 2024 | Iranian regime began using Isfahan as a testing ground for hijab and chastity law enforcement, deploying Chinese surveillance cameras and government agents to monitor and report women not fully complying with strict government-approved hijab dress codes. |
| 2024 | Two new departments were added to Zanîngeha Şerq: the Kurdish Language Department and the Electrical and Electronics Engineering Department, expanding the university's academic offerings. |
| 2024 | The European Union's Agency for Asylum described the economic developments as 'still slowly recovering from the devastation'. |
| 2023 | Isfahan's green spaces were critically affected by severe water shortage, with only 0.7 liters of gray recycled water available per tree compared to the required 150 liters, threatening urban vegetation. |
| 2023 | Males empowerment and rehabilitation center opened in Isfahan to support addiction recovery. |
| 2023 | Female support addiction center established in Isfahan to address substance abuse issues. |
| 2023 | City's green space began dying due to severe water shortage, with only 0.7 liters of gray recycled water available for trees requiring 150 liters. |
| 2023 | Two hundred Azan playing loudspeakers were installed throughout the city by the government. |
| 2022 | Saddam al-Ali, co-chair of the Raqqa Civil Council's Committee on Local Government and Communities, announced that 50 percent of services such as reconstruction, electricity and water supply have been completed. |
| 2022 | Israeli Antiquities Authority discovered a trove of 44 pure gold coins from the early 7th Century CE. Coins were minted by Byzantine-Roman Emperors Phocas (602-610 CE) and Heraclius (610-641 CE), with the latest coins dating to the period of the Arab conquest of the Levant. |
| 2022 | Teahouses in Isfahan were officially regulated, with permits granted to approximately 300 establishments and allowed to continue offering Hookah services. |
| 2022 | Shah Mosque was damaged. |
| November 15 2022 | Karaftu caves were registered on UNESCO's temporary world heritage list. |
| 2021 | A new Automatic Vehicle Location (AVL) system was implemented in Isfahan, modernizing the city's transportation infrastructure. |
| November 2021 | Zanîngeha Şerq (Al-Sharq University) was established in the Al-Mashlab district of Raqqa, becoming the only university in the Raqqa Governorate within the AANES (Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria). The university initially opened with eight departments covering various academic disciplines. |
| July 2021 | Isfahan established sister city relationships with Samarkand, Uzbekistan and Porto, Portugal in July. |
| 2020 | David Armstrong & Michael McOsker published an English translation of Philodemus' work 'On Anger' through SBL. |
| 2020 | Richard Janko edited and published an introduction, translation, and commentary of Philodemus' 'On Poems, Book 2' through Oxford University Press. |
| 2020 | An altar with a Greek inscription was discovered in the walls of a 7th-century church. The inscription records the altar was dedicated by Atheneon, son of Sosipatros from Antioch, to the god Pan Heliopolitanos. |
| 2020 | A statue creators' symposium resulted in the city's decision to add 11 permanent art pieces to its monuments. |
| 2020 | The municipality directly employed 6,250 people, with an additional 3,000 people working in 16 subsidiary organizations. |
| 2020 | The municipality created a document outlining future development programs for the city. |
| 2020 | Sepahan's youth women running team becomes national champions. |
| 2020 | Over $2 billion (equivalent to 110 trillion rials at the official exchange rate of 42,000 rials) was invested in the province's tourism sector. |
| 2020 | Endemic cow species of Isfahan became extinct. |
| 2020 | The Iran-Qatar Joint Economic Commission met in Isfahan. |
| 2019 | A scroll previously unrolled in 1795 was analyzed using shortwave-infrared hyperspectral imaging, revealing new text and 150 previously unknown words. |
| 2019 | Refereed matches in the AFC Asian Cup. |
| 2019 | Isfahan predicted to have approximately 250,000 undocumented Afghan nationals prior to a census. |
| 2019 | New Art Paradise was built in District 6, featuring the country's largest open-air amphitheatre. |
| 2019 | Isfahan had 20 schools for trainable children, with a total student population of 5,000. |
| 2019 | The mean age for first marriages was 25 years for females and 30 years for males in Isfahan. |
| 2019 | Farmers in eastern Isfahan demanded water rights, threatening to sabotage water transfer pipes if their demands were not met. |
| 2019 | Isfahan province's governorate declared tourism as the number one priority for economic development. |
| 2019 | Isfahan International Airport was ranked as the 7th busiest airport in Iran, highlighting the city's significant air transportation infrastructure and connectivity. |
| September 2019 | Migrated to Australia. |
| 2018 | American citizens were issued hunting permits by Kashmar city, which was deemed irregular. A commission was formed to investigate all involved departments, resulting in a ban on American citizens entering the city. |
| 2018 | Local authorities discovered and destroyed an illegal alcohol manufactory containing 300 liters of alcohol. |
| 2018 | Refereed matches in the FIFA World Cup in Russia. |
| 2018 | Two deaths occurred in Kashmar due to intoxication from illegally produced alcohol. |
| 2018 | The New Julfa quarter of Isfahan established friendly relations with Issy-les-Moulineaux, France. |
| 2018 | Isfahan received approximately 450,000 foreign national tourists during the 2018-2019 period, highlighting its significant tourism appeal. |
| 2018 | Unemployment rate in Isfahan province reached 15%. |
| 2018 | 70 emergency wells were dug to address potential water shortages in Isfahan, highlighting the ongoing water management challenges in the region. |
| January 13 2018 | Iranian singer Salar Aghili continued his performance in Isfahan, again without female band members due to local official restrictions |
| January 12 2018 | Iranian singer Salar Aghili performed in Isfahan, with female band members prevented from performing due to interference by local officials from the Ministry of Islamic Culture and Guidance |
| 2017 | Officiated matches in the Liga 1 and FIFA Confederations Cup. |
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