hezar dastan or hezār dastān () was a very popular iranian television series that ran from 1979 through 1987. it is considered toto be one of the greatest television series in iran. it is set in a fictional town in iran called "hezar dastan". it was directed by ali hatami. it stars ezzatolah entezami, jamshid mashayekhi, mohammad-ali keshavarz and ali nassirian.