Nishapur or Neyshabur is a city in the Central District of Nishapur County, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.
Omar Khayyam was a Persian poet and polymath, known for his contributions to mathematics, astronomy, philosophy, and Persian literature. He was born in Nishapur, Iran and lived during the Seljuk era,
Nishapur
…electrical energy of the city is mostly exported from the city's public power grid. Khorasan Steel Complex and two main industrial parks called the Khayyam Industrial Park and the Attar Industrial Park are near the city of Nishapur. Many industrial products such as sugar, cooking oils, and gas heaters are…
Statue of Khayyam by Abolhassan Sadighi, at Laleh Park in Tehran
Mausoleum of Omar Khayyam in Nishapur, Iran. Some of his rubáiyáts are used as calligraphic (taliq script) decoration on the exterior body of his mausoleum.
Inscription of a poem attributed to Omar Khayyam at Morića Han in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Stamp of Albania in 1997, entitled "850th birth anniversary of Omar Khayyam"