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Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI), also known by its Western-given name Persia, is a country in West Asia.
- Ethnicities in Iran
A CIA World Factbook estimate from 2007 put Persians at 51%...
- Flag
The national flag of the Islamic Republic of Iran (Persian:...
- History of Iran
The history of Iran (or Persia, as it was commonly known in...
- Emblem
The National Emblem of Iran (Persian: نشان رسمی, romanized:...
- Armed Forces
The Iranian Armed Forces, officially the Islamic Republic of...
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- Supreme Leader of Iran
Mandate and status. The Supreme Leader of Iran is elected by...
- Timeline of Iranian History
Year Date Event 550 BC: Cyaxares dies and is succeeded by...
- Persia (Disambiguation)
Safavid Iran; The Qajar dynasty (1785–1925) Qajar Iran; The...
- Iranian Arabs
Iranian Arabs (Arabic: عرب إيران ʿArab Īrān; Persian:...
- Ethnicities in Iran
- History
- Economy
- Religion in Iran
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In the past, Iran was called "Persia" by people outside of the country. The people that lived there called the country "Iran". The official name was Persia, The name Persia was used when dealing with other countries and in governmentpapers. In 1935, Reza Shāh Pahlavi was Shah of Iran. He officially asked foreigners to call the country "Iran". This ...
Iran has the natural resource of oil. It is a member of OPEC. Oil is one of its main exports. Rice, handicrafts, carpets and crocus are important local products. Iran is the world's largest exporter and producer of caviar.Iran is also one of the world's biggest exporters of pistachio nuts. Iran has factories that produce industrial products. Iran i...
About 90% of Iranian people are Muslim. The state religion is Shia Islam. It has been the state religion since the Safavid dynasty in the 16th century. This is the religion of about 75% of Iranians. They belong to the Twelver branch. About 9% of Iranians Muslim belong to the Sunni branch of Islam. The 9% of Iranians who are not Muslim are Bahá'ís, ...
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1. Akbarzadeh, P. (2003) "Iran or Persia? Farsi or Persian? Which Ones Should be Called ?!" Archived 2008-12-10 at the Wayback Machine. Payvand News of Iran. 2. Norton, K. (2002) "ARYAN" Archived 2007-12-13 at the Wayback Machine. Rhetoric of Race Dictionary Project. College of New Jersey.
Iran is home to one of the world's oldest continuous major civilizations, with historical and urban settlements dating back to 4000 BC. The Medes unified Iran as a nation and empire in 625 BC. The Islamic conquest of Persia (633–656) and the end of the Sassanid Empire was a turning point in Iranian history.
Iran, (Persian: ايران, Īrān; pronunciation: [iːˈɾɒn]), officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (Persian: جمهوری اسلامی ايران, transliteration: Jomhūrī-ye Eslāmī-ye Īrān), also known as Persia, is a country in Western Asia.
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Iran is a country of Southwest Asia, it borders the Gulf of Oman, the Persian Gulf, and the Caspian Sea, between Iraq and Pakistan. Iran is one of the world's most mountainous countries. Iran has an area of 1,648,000 square kilometres and is the sixteenth largest in size.
