Iran Press/Iran News: Khayam Neishabouri gained world fame with his few but rich poems. Khayyam's fame in the world is not because of the scientific position of this Iranian thinker, but because of his literary position and his eternal quatrains.
Omar Khayyam's book of quatrains is the smallest divan of poetry in world literature, but it has crossed the borders of fame and its literature is spoken in the most distant parts of the world.
In addition, one of the most lasting and influential masterpieces of Hakim Omar Khayyam's life has been the astronomical activities of this Iranian man of thought. Omar Khayyam founded the Iranian calendar. The Jalali calendar or Solar Hijri calendar is the most accurate in the world.
The twenty-eighth of Ordibehesht (May 18) in the national calendar of Iran has been named the day of honoring Hakim Omar Khayyam to honor the scientific and artistic activities of this renowned Iranian scientist and poet.
The Mausoleum of Hakim Omar Khayyam is one of the valuable cultural and artistic tourist attractions in Neishabur and these days it hosts tourists, history lovers, and lovers of Iranian poetry.
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