We have seen them so much that we no longer see them.
They are neither strange nor beautiful to us anymore.
Every day, one of them disappears,
Slowly, until none remain…
Slowly, until there is no trace left of the symbol of this city—
The first and most forgotten citizens,
The last living storytellers of this land.
The truest legends, the narrators of resilience,
Are sacrificed every day to misguided urbanization.
See the palms—
They are the last remnants of this city.
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### **About the Name “Mogh”**
*”Mag,” “Meg,” “Moo,” or “Mok”* all mean “palm tree” and are commonly used in vast regions of southern Iran, particularly in **Hormozgan, Bandar Abbas, Bushehr, and Khuzestan**.
*”Mogh”* is an ancient word with various historical interpretations. One suggests that due to the striking similarity between palm trees and humans—especially in their behavior—they were named *”Mogh”*, a title once given to sacred and religious figures.
Historically, *Mogh* (plural: *Magi*) referred to a tribe of the **Median people** who were responsible for religious affairs. Interestingly, in Western cultures, the **Magi** were considered a mysterious and mystical group, and the word **”magic”** in European languages is derived from *”Mogh”*
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– **This series has been photographed from 2011 to the present.**
– **A selection from this series was exhibited in 2017 at Gallery 28 in Ahvaz.**
