Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute
مؤسسه لغتنامه دهخدا و مرکز بینالمللی آموزش زبان فارسی | |
| Formation | before 1945 |
|---|---|
| Founder | Aliakbar Dehkhoda |
| Location | |
Official language | Persian |
Parent organization | University of Tehran |
| Website | dehkhoda |
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 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 Ali-Akbar Dehkhoda, known as "Dehkhoda", a prominent Iranian literary scholar, poet, and author.