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Yes, until 1935 Iran was called Persia.
Persia was one of many countries where the exonym (the name other people call a country) and the endonym (the name the citizens of that country call it) were different. This came about mainly due to the writings of Greek historians who called Iran "Persis", meaning land of the Persians and this has continued long after the fall of Ancient Greece. A current example would be Germany. Germans have an endonym of Deutschland, but English speakers call it Germany, French speakers call it Allemagne, Polish speakers called it Niemcy, etc. The Persian endonym was Iran and in 1935, Shah Reza Pahlavi of Iran asked that all countries around the world use the term "Iran" in all future correspondence with the state (as opposed to the historic exonym Persia). It has stuck.
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 9y agoNo, it was the reverse. Until 1935 Iran was called Persia.
Persia was one of many countries where the exonym (the name other people call a country) and the endonym (the name the citizens of that country call it) were different. This came about mainly due to the writings of Greek historians who called Iran "Persis", meaning land of the Persians and this has continued long after the fall of Ancient Greece. A current example would be Germany. Germans have an endonym of Deutschland, but English speakers call it Germany, French speakers call it Allemagne, Polish speakers called it Niemcy, etc. The Persian endonym was Iran and in 1935, Shah Reza Pahlavi of Iran asked that all countries around the world use the term "Iran" in all future correspondence with the state (as opposed to the historic exonym Persia). It has stuck.
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∙ 13y agoYes Iran was called Persia though I'm not sure why, I know because I was born there.
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∙ 9y agoYes.
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What middle eastern country by iraq used to be called persia?
IRAN is the neighbor of Iraq that used to be called Persia.
What county used to be named Persia?
Iran used to be called Persia.
Why are rugs from Iran called Persian?
Iran used to be Persia
Did Iraq used to be Persia?
No. Iraq used to be called Mesopotamia. It is Iran that used to be Persia.
What is Persia called now?
Persia is now called Iran
What was Iran known as?
It used to be called Persia.
What is deferent between Iran and Persia?
Nothing. Iran used to be called Persia until after World War 1.
What country was once called Persia?
Persia was once called Iran
What is the name of the country used to be called Persia?
Iran
What middle eastern country that lies between Iraq and I Afghanistan used to be called Persia?
The question as written makes no sense. Iraq and Iran (formerly called Persia each other with no country in between them. (Consult the above map.) However, if you meant to ask which country is between Afghanistan and Iraq, it would be Iran (formerly called Persia).As for the modern country that used to be called Persia, this would be Iran.
What is the town that used to be called persia?
Persia was a country, not a town; the country is now called Iran. Its ancient capital was Persepolis.
What is new name of Persia?
The name now for Persia is IRAN.Found next to Iraq , turkey and afghanestan.(middle-east)Persia renamed itself Iran in 1935, March the 21st
