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Iran
Iran is a republic country situated in Central Eurasia and Western Asia with an estimated population of 76.9 million as of 2010. It is the 18th largest country in the world with a total land area of 1,648,195 sq km.
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Which country is bigger Iran or Saudi Arabia?
Mexico has an area of 1,972,550 square kilometers (761,606 sq mi), while Italy has an area of 301,336 square kilometers (116,346 sq mi). Six and a half countries the size of Italy would neatly fit inside Mexican territory.
What countries border Iran on the north?
the neighbouring countries of Iran are;
- Afghanistan
- Iraq
- Turkey
- Turkmenistan
- Pakistan
It borders: Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Iraq, Pakistan, Russia (Caspian Sea border), Turkey, Turkmenistan.
Some say it borders: EU, UK, USA (as Afghanistan and Iraq are at least partially controlled by these or were).
It is across from: Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Oman.
2 parts of Iran official sometimes consider themselves not Iran: Baluchistan, Gilan.
Who was the Greek general who defeated the Persians at Salamis?
The Persian admirals - there were two passages on either side of the island of Psittalia and the Persian fleet split to seal both, while the Egyptian component of the fleet went around to seal off the western entry to the gulf..
What is the name of the 2015 Iran leader?
- Abolhassan Banisadr (Feb.04.1980-Jun.22.1981)
- Mohammad Ali Rajai (Aug.02.1981-Aug.30-1981)
- Ali Khamenei (Oct.13.1981-Aug.03.1989)
- Akbar Hashemi rafsanjani (Aug.03.1989-Aug.02-1997)
- Mohammad Khatami (Aug.02.1997-Aug03-2005)
- Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (Aug.03.2005-present)
How old you have to be to vote in Iran?
Everyone with at least 18 years old can vote. 16 years old can take a part in some elections too.
Where is Iran located in Africa?
No, Iran is located in Western Asia. It borders Iraq, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Kuwait.
What religions are practiced in iran?
Shi'a Islam is the state religion of Iran, and the main religion practised in Tehran. Other religions present but monitored are the Bahá'í faith, Judaism, Christianity, Buddhism, Hinduism, Sikhism, and Zoroastrianism.
What country is Persia found in?
Iran
AnswerThe other guy answered that Persia was consists of some of this countries but , for a while Persia was governed by Turks and Arabs and Afghans, well that's not completely true because , on that time there was no such a country as Afghanistan or Azerbaijan or UAE, IT WAS PERSIA but because each country nowadays have their own land board so we consist these countries as Persia.So we include these countries as Persia:
Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia, turkey, Iraq, Lebanon, Palestine, Israel, UAE, Syria, Jordan, Kuwait, Qatar, Egypt, Bahrain, Uzbekistan
and parts of:
, India, Saudi Arabia, china, Kyrgyzstan, Greece
Note that the area covered by all or part pf the above mentioned countries is actually the empire of Alexander the Great, a Greek empire, in the 4th century BCE
Is Iran's population mostly Shiite Muslims or Sunni Muslims?
The official religion or race of Iran is shia of course, where over 85% of the population is shia. While the rest are sunnis.
How long has Iran been working on nuclear weapons?
Pakistan's nuclear program started in the 1972 under PM Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto's leadership in response to India's nuclear developments. In 1983, Pakistan tested its implosion design in a mockup test using natural uranium (instead of weapons grade enriched uranium). Additional mockup tests were performed that year and in 1984, verifying that a chain reaction could be reliably started but producing no nuclear yield. With China providing weapons grade enriched uranium in 1983 and the results of the mockup tests Pakistan is considered to have achieved nuclear capability in 1984, although they did not actually test one until 1998, in response to a series of tests by India that year.
During a military crisis with India in 1990, seven bomb cores are believed to have been produced, but were not assembled into finished bombs at that time.
What is the richest resource in Iran?
Iran has capital resources that include oil. In addition, you can find this out by past historical subjects that include the oil crisis of America during the 1970s.
How far is New York from Iran?
As far as I know, the flight will take you about 10-12 hours. Get an iPod or bring a book, because you will be bored out of your mind.
Is Iran a Middle Eastern country?
Iran does not define itself as an ethnic nation-state, so it is not empirically Arab or Persian. It has a Persian majority (60% of Iranians are Persians), but it also has an Arab minority (2% of Iranians are Arabs), especially in the southwest province of Khuzestan.
- Derafsh Kaviani
- Flag of Iran
- Flags of Imperial Iran
- Lion and Sun Emblem
- Griffin or Homa
- Mount Damavand
- Norouz
- The Persian Gulf
- Shahnameh
- Simorgh
- Nightingale
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in private ones starts from 7:30am to 3:00pm.the others from 7:30am to 12:00pm or 1:30pm.there are three bells before 12:00pm and one or two after that.no both sex in schools.boys is seprated from girls.teachers and managers are so strict and whatever
Actually you are totally right but the part you wrote strict its not so true . Cause if you're in a private school they are mostly kind to you because you pay for going there!
Is Iraq and Iran alike or different?
in the past Iraq was a part of Iran, and it is still some ancient Iranian structures there. but after Aabs' attack to Iran, they ocupied almost the whole country, after that some parts of it (bigger than present Iran) detached, these days they differ alot, Iraq is an Arabic country, but Iran is Persian, just the religion is the same, i mean the majority of both are shie a barand of Islam. but the
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Where did the first people in Iran come from?
The first people to arrive in Iran, would have gotten there nearly 100,000 years ago. They would have arrived from what is today Iraq.
The first proper settlements in Iran occurred from people already living there nearly 8,000 years ago. The modern Iranian people exist as a result of the Aryanization of the Iranian population which occurred when people from the Caucasus Region invaded Iran and interbred with the native peoples nearly 2,500-3,000 years ago.
Was the shah of Iran executed in 1979?
No, he fled the country and received medical treatment in the US. Iran, meanwhile, came under the control of Islamic fundamentalists under Ayatollah Khomeini. The Shah died of cancer in Egypt in July, 1980.
When was the country of Persia officially changed to Iran?
The country of Persia officially changed name in 1935. This was only for foreigners. In an official decree, the Iranian foreign office has asked the foreign embassies to use the name Iran, as Iranians have always named their country, instead of Persia which was considered being an old fashioned name for a country which wanted to be considered as modern.
How does Iran prepare for earthquakes?
I did not realize that one could "prepare" for an earthquake. It was my understanding that they are very sudden.
What size is Iran compared to France?
Turkey's area is 780 580 sq km. France's area is 550 500 sq km. So Turkey is nearly 1.5 times the area of France.
Who are the 2 famous people in Iran?
- Professor Mahmood Hesabi / Physician - known for : Founder of University of Tehran, Inventing, Légion d'honneur, "Continuous particles" or "Infinitely extended particles" theory, Education Minister in Iran, Founding father of modern Phyics and Engineering in Iran and other national contributions.
- Abbas Kiarostami - Film Director / known for : his conceptual documentary-like + non-professional like shooting features such as Ta'm e guilass ( Taste of Cherry ) which brought him up the Golden Palm Prize of the Cannes annual film Festival 1997
- Ebrahim Golestan - one of the most elderly living Iranian Intellectual, Literature maestro, Linguistic, Film Maker / known for : being the father of Iranian contemporary Literature and Cinema, his first feature movie which was not understood well and didn't bring him publicity by Iranian audience in 1965, was named "Brick and Mirror" which some reputable Iranian Cinema Critics at the current time calls it "the first Iranian REAL conceptual movie ever made." (quoted by Majid Islami, one of the greatest film critics of Iran)
- Aravane Rezai - French-Iranian female Tennis Player
