Turquoise Gold Jewellery Necklace Set.
Cutting and grinding turquoise in Nishapur, Iran, 1973
Iran
Iran has been an important source of turquoise for at least 2,000 years. It was initially named by Iranians "pērōzah" meaning "victory", and later the Arabs called it "fayrūzah", which is pronounced in Modern Persian as "fīrūzeh". In Iranian architecture, the blue turquoise was used to cover the domes of palaces because its intense blue colour was also a symbol of heaven on earth.[citation needed]
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