Yas

Yaser Bakhtiari (Persian: یاسر بختیاری‎‎; born 1982 in Tehran), better known by his stage name Yas (یاس), is an Iranian rapper. Yas is the first rapper authorized to perform by the Iranian government, and became one of the most popular rappers in Iran. Yas, who raps in Persian, states he was heavily influenced as a young man by Tupac Shakur albums brought back to Iran by his father, as well as the Classical Persian poetry. On December 21, 2011 Yas was chosen by the voters as the Artist of the Week in MTV IGGY entitled "Tehran’s Hard-Hitting MC".

Yas has been interviewed by the media, including CNN and BBC.

Discography

Albums

Singles

2004

2006

2007

(هویت من, My Identity)

2009

2010

2011

Yas Marina Circuit

Coordinates: 24°28′02″N 54°36′11″E / 24.46722°N 54.60306°E / 24.46722; 54.60306

The Yas Marina Circuit (Arabic: حلبة مرسى ياس) is the venue for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. The circuit was designed by Hermann Tilke, and is situated on Yas Island, about 30 minutes from the capital of the UAE, Abu Dhabi. Yas Marina is the second Formula One track in the Middle East, with the first being in Bahrain. A two-day GP2 Asia Series test was held to officially open the circuit, which was held a week before the 2009 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. It also hosted the opening event for the Australian V8 Supercars series, the Yas V8 400, in February 2010. Outside motorsport the circuit was used for the final stage of the inaugural Abu Dhabi Tour cycle race in 2015. The circuit has FIA Grade 1 license.

Design

The twenty-one corners twist through Yas Island off the Abu Dhabi coast, passing by the marina and through the Yas Viceroy Abu Dhabi Hotel designed and conceived by New York-based architects Hani Rashid and Lise Anne Couture of Asymptote Architecture, and winding its way through sand dunes, with several long straights and tight corners.