Editing Canopus (section)

===Iran (Persia)===
Canopus, known as Suhail (سُهَيْل) in [[Arabic]] and Soheil (سهیل) in [[Persian language|Farsi]], holds significant cultural importance in Iran. Its visibility in [[Iran]] varies due to the country's range of latitudes. For instance, in the [[Alborz Mountains]], at approximately 36°N latitude, Canopus rises just one degree above the southern horizon, making it a rare sight. This rarity has led to the Persian expression "ستاره سهیل شدن" ("becoming the star Soheil"), used to describe someone who is seldom seen or elusive. The term "Soheil" symbolizes rarity in [[Persian literature]], reflecting the star's infrequent visibility in the region.<ref>{{cite web 
| url = https://twanight.org/gallery/canopus-from-the-northern-limit-of-visibility/
| title = Canopus from the Northern Limit of Visibility
| website = The World at Night (TWAN)
| date = 
| access-date = 6 February 2025
| author = 
| publisher = TWAN
| language = English
}}</ref><ref>{{cite web
| url = https://pasargadian1.blogfa.com/post/48
| title = ستارهٔ سهیل در فرهنگ و ادب فارسی
| website = Pasargadian Blog
| date = 
| access-date = 6 February 2025
| author = 
| publisher = Blogfa
| language = Persian
}}</ref>
[[Ferdowsi]] references Canopus in his poetry, associating it with [[Yemen]]:
<poem>
ز سر تا بپایش گلست و سمن  
به سرو سهی بر سهیل یمن  
</poem>
Ze sar tā be-pāyash golast o saman  
Be sarv-e sehī bar Sohayl-e Yaman  
<poem>
From head to toe, she is adorned with flowers and jasmine, 
Like the tall cypress under the Canopus of Yemen.
</poem>
Ferdowsi uses Canopus as a metaphor for beauty and rarity, linking it to Yemen, where the star is visible.<ref>{{cite book | title=Shahnameh | author=Ferdowsi | language=fa}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = https://profarsi.com/ferdowsi-famous-poems-in-english-and-farsi/ | title = Ferdowsi famous poems in English and Farsi | website = ProFarsi | access-date = 6 February 2025 | language = fa }}</ref>
The star's name also appears in Persian literary works, such as Anvār-i Suhaylī (انوار سهیلی) ("Lights of Canopus"), a 15th-century Persian adaptation of [[Kalīla wa-Dimna]] (کلیله و دمنه) (itself an earlier Persian translation of the ancient Indian [[Panchatantra]]).These works highlight the cultural significance of Canopus in Persian literature.<ref>{{cite web
| url = https://blogs.bl.uk/asian-and-african/2016/11/the-anvar-i-suhayli-or-lights-of-canopus.html
| title = The Anvār-i Suhaylī or "Lights of Canopus"
| website = British Library Asian and African Studies Blog
| date = 4 November 2016
| access-date = 6 February 2025
| author = Ursula Sims-Williams
| publisher = British Library
| language = English
}}</ref>