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What city was Ferdowsi from?

  • Tehran

  • Tus

  • Shiraz

  • Isfahan

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Tus, a city in northeastern Iran, is renowned as the birthplace of Ferdowsi, the celebrated 10th-century poet who composed the Shahnameh, an epic masterpiece of Persian literature. Ferdowsi's magnum opus, a 60,000-verse poetic narrative, glorifies the history and mythology of ancient Persia and stands as a testament to the poet's literary genius and profound love for his homeland.
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