- Aspas
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footnotes =Aspas is a village located near
Eghlid ,Fars Province ,Iran . Aspas is in the Zagros mountain range at an altitude of 2362 m. It lies in the foothills above theBalengan valley between thePalangi range and theAbedīn range. Aspas means "Strong Guard" in Persian, and the village may have been named in honor of Aspas (Aspasia), the daughter ofArtaxerxes II of Persia , who was also the commander of his secret police. [ [http://iranpoliticsclub.net/history/historical-women/index.htm#Aspas "Famous Historical Persian Women" Iran Politics Club] ]Notes
External links
* [http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/jog/iran/txu-oclc-58750648-nh39-7.jpgMap NH 39-7 Ardakan, Iran, Series 1501, Joint Operations Graphic (Air) 1:250,000, U.S. National Imagery and Mapping Agency] 1st ed. reprinted May 2002.
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