PMO News Portal- "Historical Atlas of Iranian Ports and
Maritime", compiled in twelve chapters in collaboration with the Ports and
Maritime Organization and the University of Tehran, is a comprehensive,
chronological and interdisciplinary study using a rich and diverse collection
of ancient sources, historical maps and archival documents in academic centers.
This book was selected as the best book among 4200 works in
the 9th Farabi International Festival and was selected as the best book of the
year in the 35th Book of the Year Award of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the
25th World Book Award among 6,000 works.
In this study, the history of Iranian ports and shipping
from 3,000 BC to 2012 has been considered.
For the first time in this book, over 6,000 documents and
historical evidences related to Iranian ports and maritime are introduced using
valid domestic and foreign archives, including the archives of Russia, China,
Britain, the Netherlands and Portugal.