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- Persia is originally the name of a region in Iran. See: Fars Province and Persis. Parts of Bushehr, Kohgiluye&Boyer-Ahmad and the western half of Hormozgan may aso be included.
- Persia is a pars pro toto Western name for Iran. It was used from ancient times until 1935. Since 1949, both the terms "Persia" and "Iran" can be used officially. (See also: Iran naming convention.)
- The Persian Empire of ancient and medieval times
- Persia, California
Other uses
- SS Persia (1856), a transatlantic ocean liner built in 1856 by Cunard Line, and which struck an iceberg in the same year
- SS Persia (1900), a British ocean liner sunk by U-boat in 1915
- Persia (ep), a 1984 extended-play record by Australian rock band "The Church"
- Prince of Persia, the videogame
- Magical Fairy Persia, a 1984 magical girl anime series by Studio Pierrot.
See also
- Persian
- List of Persia-related topics
- Pershore, the place in Worcestershire, England
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