Babak
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Babak may refer to:
- Babak KhorramdinBabak KhorramdinBābak Khorram-Din was one of the main Persian revolutionary leaders of the Iranian Khorram-Dinān , which was a local freedom movement fighting the Abbasid Caliphate. Khorramdin appears to be a compound analogous to dorustdin and Behdin "Good Religion" , and are considered an offshoot of...
(eighth century), the leader of KhurramitesKhurramitesThe Khurramites were an Iranian religious and political movement with its roots in the movement founded by Mazdak. An alternative name for the movement is the Muḥammira "Red-Wearing Ones" , a reference to their symbolic red dress.-Origins and History:The sect was founded by the Persian cleric...
movement who fought against the Abbasid Caliphate. - Babak (given name)Babak (given name)Babak is a common Persian given name for males, and may refer to:*Babak Khorramdin, 8th century Persian revolutionary leader*Bâbak Amir-Tahmasseb, canoer*Babak Bayat, composer*Babak Hassibi, engineer*Babak Payami, film director...
- Babak CastleBabak CastleBābak Fort or Babak Castle , also known as the Immortal Castle or Republic Castle, is a large citadel and National Symbol of Iranians on the top of a mountain in the Arasbaran forests, which is located 6 km southwest of Kalibar City in northwestern Iran...
- Shahr-e-Babak in Kerman Province
- Babek (city)Babek (city)Babək is a city and municipality in and the capital of Babek Rayon, in the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic of Azerbaijan.-History:...
, AzerbaijanAzerbaijanAzerbaijan , officially the Republic of Azerbaijan is the largest country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded by the Caspian Sea to the east, Russia to the north, Georgia to the northwest, Armenia to the west, and Iran to... - Babek Rayon, Azerbaijan