Cyrus Alai (Persian: سیروس علایی) is a Persian-British engineer, map collector and the author of the book "General Maps of Persia".
Alai was born in Tehran and studied at Technische Universität Berlin.
Alai has contributed to various publications such as the Encyclopedia Iranica for the entries related to cartography of Persia.
He donated his huge collection of Persian maps to the University of London.
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