Trieste

Trieste is the capital city of the Friuli Venezia Giulia region in northeast Italy. This is the region of Italy where my dad's side of the family is from.

Iran

Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, is a country in Western Asia. It is the second-largest country in the Middle East, and the seventeenth largest in area in the world.

Lisar

Lisar (also Lissar) is a city in the Kargan Rud District, in Talesh County, Gilan Province, Iran. It was occupied by Allies for several years during World War II.

Caucasus

The Caucasus is an area located between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea. It is occupied by Russia, Georgia, Azerbaijan, and Armenia.

Nuremberg

Nuremberg is a large city in Bavaria, Germany. It was the unofficial capital of the Holy Roman Empire, and the Diets of Nuremberg were important legislation for governing the empire.