Abbas Sahab
Illustration — Abbas Sahab Abbas Sahab (Persian: عباس سحاب); 24 December 1921, Tafresh – 3 April 2000, Tehran) was an Iranian cartographer and founder of the Sahab Geographic and Drafting Institute. He is considered by many as the founding father of modern Persian cartography. Among his many published works is the first atlas of the Persian Gulf.
Abbas Sahab
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- 1921 · Tafresh.
- Died
- 2000 · Tehran.
- Nationality
- Iran
- Occupation
- geographer · cartographer · publisher
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Illustration — Abbas Sahab Abbas Sahab (Persian: عباس سحاب); 24 December 1921, Tafresh – 3 April 2000, Tehran) was an Iranian cartographer and founder of the Sahab Geographic and Drafting Institute. He is considered by many as the founding father of modern Persian cartography. Among his many published works is the first atlas of the Persian Gulf.
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Abbas Sahab (1921–2000) was a cartographer, geographer and publisher, of Iranian nationality. The cartographer was born in Tafresh and died in Tehran.
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1921
Abbas Sahab born at Tafresh.
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Abbas Sahab died at Tehran.
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