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"This amount of cumin comprises the only sign of this herb in an ancient site, and its discovery in the Burnt City proves that cumin was planted in this city and had many usages in the residents' nutrition 5 thousand years ago", Masoomeh Shahraki, Iranian archeologist a member of the excavation team in the Burnt City site, said, "The black cumin placed in special barrels in the tombs is similar to the cumin we know.
According to this project, the books which were published for the first time in other languages overseas in two fields oflslamic and Iranian studies arc considered and the authors of selected works receive a presidential letter of appreciation in addition to other prizes.
On the basis of the content of the third development plan, the most important orientations of this sector are: Creating coordination between programs aimed at promotion of higher education and development needs of the country, Qiversifying higher education systems and promoting people's participation in order to be responsive to social demands, Making universities and research centers up-to-date in terms of access to the latest scientific informationand know-how, Making content of educational fields up-to-datewith respect to diverse needs, Creating and strengtheningscientific centers at liable and suitable universities From quantitative point of view, the total number of university students in the country was estimated at 1,477,360 persons in the Iranian year 1382 (ended March 20, 2004), 40 percent (674,304 persons) of whom were studentsof state-run universities and 60 percent ( 1,003 ,056 persons) of non• governmental universities.