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+# Merged Persian TTS Dataset
+
+## Overview
+
+This dataset is a comprehensive collection of Persian speech data, merged from several high-quality sources to facilitate Text-to-Speech (TTS) research and development for the Persian language. It combines audio recordings with their corresponding transcriptions, providing a rich resource for training and evaluating Persian TTS systems.
+
+## Dataset Details
+
+- **Language**: Persian (Farsi)
+- **Total Samples**: [Insert total number of samples after merging]
+- **Audio Format**: WAV (16-bit PCM)
+- **Sampling Rate**: 16000 Hz
+- **Columns**:
+  - `audio`: Audio file in WAV format
+  - `sentence`: Corresponding transcription of the audio in Persian text
+
+## Source Datasets
+
+This merged dataset combines data from the following sources:
+
+1. **Persian Common Voice 17.0**
+   - Original Dataset: [Ashegh-Sad-Warrior/Persian_Common_Voice_17_0](https://huggingface.co/datasets/Ashegh-Sad-Warrior/Persian_Common_Voice_17_0)
+   - License: CC0
+
+2. **Persian Concatenated**
+   - Original Dataset: [koochikoo25/Persian-Concatenated](https://huggingface.co/datasets/koochikoo25/Persian-Concatenated)
+   - License: [Insert license information if available]
+
+3. **Persian Speech Dataset**
+   - Original Dataset: [SeyedAli/Persian-Speech-Dataset](https://huggingface.co/datasets/SeyedAli/Persian-Speech-Dataset)
+   - License: [Insert license information if available]
+
+4. **SP_HW5_PersianTTS**
+   - Original Dataset: [mohammadhossein/SP_HW5_PersianTTS](https://huggingface.co/datasets/mohammadhossein/SP_HW5_PersianTTS)
+   - License: [Insert license information if available]
+
+5. **General Persian Dataset**
+   - Original Dataset: [m522t/general_persian_dataset](https://huggingface.co/datasets/m522t/general_persian_dataset)
+   - License: [Insert license information if available]
+
+## Preprocessing
+
+The following preprocessing steps were applied to create this merged dataset:
+
+1. Audio files were standardized to a 16000 Hz sampling rate.
+2. Text transcriptions were unified under the column name 'sentence'.
+3. Only 'audio' and 'sentence' columns were retained from each source dataset.
+
+## Usage
+
+This dataset can be easily loaded using the Hugging Face `datasets` library:
+
+```python
+from datasets import load_dataset
+
+dataset = load_dataset("mshojaei77/persian_tts_merged")
+```
+
+## Applications
+
+This dataset is suitable for various speech-related tasks in Persian, including but not limited to:
+
+- Text-to-Speech (TTS) system development
+- Speech recognition model training
+- Voice activity detection
+- Linguistic analysis of Persian speech patterns
+
+## Ethical Considerations
+
+Users of this dataset should be aware of and respect the following ethical considerations:
+
+- Privacy: Ensure that any use of this dataset complies with privacy regulations.
+- Bias: Be aware of potential biases in the dataset, such as accent or dialect representation.
+- Responsible AI: Use this dataset to develop AI systems that respect and preserve Persian language and culture.
+
+## Acknowledgements
+
+We express our gratitude to the creators and contributors of the original datasets, without whom this merged dataset would not have been possible.