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- Code Number:
- CJEV02P07_03
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Tomb of Shah Reza Pahlavi in the Al Rifa'i Mosque, cemetery, Cairo
- In 1979, the Shah of Iran flew out of Tehran for the last time, taking his wife, Empress Farah, retainers, and a handful of soil from his country. He reached Cairo after eighteen months of wandering in which he was turned down from country to country in search of a refuge. The Shah died on July 27th, 1980 and was buried here. Engraved in the stone beneath the royal insignia in Farsi: Mohammed Reza Pahlavi, Shahanshah (King of Kings) of Iran.
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Egypt, Africa, African, Egyptian, Egyptology, Architecture, Scenics, Historic, History, Archives, Travel, Structure, Country
- Image by:
- Samuel Wooten
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- Code Number:
- CJEV02P07_03
- Title:
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Tomb of Shah Reza Pahlavi in the Al Rifa'i Mosque, cemetery, Cairo
- In 1979, the Shah of Iran flew out of Tehran for the last time, taking his wife, Empress Farah, retainers, and a handful of soil from his country. He reached Cairo after eighteen months of wandering in which he was turned down from country to country in search of a refuge. The Shah died on July 27th, 1980 and was buried here. Engraved in the stone beneath the royal insignia in Farsi: Mohammed Reza Pahlavi, Shahanshah (King of Kings) of Iran.
- Keywords:
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Egypt, Africa, African, Egyptian, Egyptology, Architecture, Scenics, Historic, History, Archives, Travel, Structure, Country
- Image by:
- Samuel Wooten
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