What is the meaning of “Sepahan” in “Sepahan Daneh”? Established in 2006, “Sepahan Daneh” is one of the best research and production complexes in the Middle East that produces a complete range of raw materials and additives for livestock and poultry feed in compliance with the quality standards of the world, to meet the needs of factories and producers of livestock and poultry feed. The Persian term “Sepahan Daneh” means the “Seeds of Sepahan”. The company uses seeds as raw materials to produce livestock and poultry feed. The term “Sepahan” refers to the name of the city of Isfahan (also called Esfahan) in the pre-Islamic period (Mehdipour and Rashidi Nia, 2013). Isfahan is derived from Middle Persian Spahān, which is attested to by various Middle Persian seals and inscriptions, including that of the Zoroastrian magi Kartir (Encyclopædia Iranica, 2006). The present-day name is the Arabicized form of Ispahan (unlike Middle Persian, but similar to Spanish, New Persian does not allow initial consonant clusters such as sp (Strazny, 2005). The words “Aspadana”, “Ispadana”, “Spahan”, and “Sepahan”, all from which the word Isfahan is derived, referred to the region in which the city was located. Today, Isfahan is the third largest city in Iran. The city was awarded UNESCO World Heritage status, both because of its architectural significance and as a reflection of the tangible link between its design and Islamic beliefs and customs.

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