Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute

The Dehkhoda Lexicon Institute & International Center for Persian Studies (Persian: مؤسسه لغت‌نامه دهخدا و مرکز بین‌المللی آموزش زبان فارسی), is the main official international center for teaching the Persian language and literature in Iran. It was founded formally in 1945 and is now part of the University of Tehran. It is named after Mirza Ali Akbar Ghazvini, known as "Dehkhoda", a prominent Iranian literary scholar, poet, and author.

Dehkhoda Lexicon Institute & International Center for Persian Studies
مؤسسه لغت‌نامه دهخدا و مرکز بین‌المللی آموزش زبان فارسی
Formationbefore 1945
FounderAliakbar Dehkhoda
Location
Official language
Persian
Parent organization
University of Tehran
Websitedehkhoda.ut.ac.ir/en
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