Iran

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It's in Southwestern Asia, in between Iraq and Afghanistan. However, there is a long story behind Persia. Now the country is called Iran (pronounced ee-ron). There is a province (similar to Canadian provinces or US states) named Fars. A long time ago it was Pars. A tribe moved into Pars about 4,500 years ago from the area between the Caspian and Black Seas. They were 1 of 3 new groups: the 2 others went to Europe and spread to become Europeans. The other one went to Northern India and its descendants can be found there. Those who migrated to Pars had to pay homage to many different empires throughout time. 2,000 years after their migration, here is what happened: around the year 560 BCE, Cyrus the Great, the Persians' leader, united the Medians and Persians. One enemy kingdom after another fell to Cyrus. In the West they made it to the Western edge of Turkey before stopping at the Ocean; in the Southeast they made it to Egypt before the Nubians stopped them in the South; In the South they made it to Northern Saudi Arabia before the tribes stopped them there; in the East they made it to India and China before their campaign resources ran dry. The empire began around 550 BCE and lasted until around 330 BCE when Alexander the Great of Macedonia(Northern Greece, basically) conquered the Persians because the Persian government was weaker than in the old days. That was the 1st Persian Empire. Later, the Greeks started the Seleucid Empire which lasted until around 220 BCE, then the Persians regained control around 220 BCE until 220 CE. Then the Sassanians took over from 220 CE to around 650 CE and then the Muslim Arabs took over until around 1000 CE. After that a bunch of little empires ruled over Iran for maybe 100 or more years at a time, but it never again regained the glory of being the only country in the world. Today, Persians are a very smart people and are oftentimes doctors and engineers in countries that they immigrate to. Many can be found in the US, and they speak Farsi.
Persia originated in central Asia. Eventually it included a huge empire stretching from Western India to Greece in the north and Egypt in the south, including the entire area of Mesopotamia.
Persian means Iranian, and Iran is located at almost center of the middle east

Persia was renamed Iran many years ago, haven't a clue why. So, a Persian is now an Iranian.

Dasht-e Kavir and Dasht-e Lut are the two deserts in Iran.

Neither, Dubai is a city in the UAE

Asghari is common last name in Iran.

Tulip is actually from Iran as described in the Related Link below.

In Persian culture tulip represents bravery of those people who have died for their country (Iran) and for thanking those , so called "Martyrs" there is a tulip sign in middle of White stripe of The Iranian flag.

Tulips grow so much in Iran and we have plenty of them everywhere.

How far is Iran in miles from England?

" Mamnoon , kheili khoshhalam " is a Persian sentence . it means : " Thanks , I am very happy "

One, they are in the same geographical area and each start with the letter "I".

Two, poor knowledge of geography

Iran's nuclear program began in the Shah's era, including a plan to build 20 nuclear power reactors. Two power reactors in Bushehr, on the coast of the Persian Gulf, were started but remained unfinished when they were bombed and damaged by the Iraqis during the Iran-Iraq war. Following the revolution in 1979, all nuclear activity was suspended, though subsequently work was resumed on a somewhat more modest scale.

having nuclear bomb is not for using it .

it is to prevent other countries to use it against each other.

by PPP and number of internet users and overall, iran

Shahs

we call it "etan" we pronounce "T" instead of "TH" just this

The population of Iran is an estimated 77.45 million, and approximately four to five million Iranians live outside of Iran. Roughly 448,722 Iranians reside in the United States.

The pass at Thermopylae in 480 BCE.

In Iran, Islamist forces deposed the Shah in February, 1979 and in November 1979, armed students took US diplomatic personnel hostage and held them for 444 days, until January 20, 1981.

Iran in what is called Eurasia.

The Persians wanted peace and prosperity in their empire. It included the Greek cities of Asia Minor, who were restive and were stirred up and supported by Greek cities of mainland Greece.

The Persians concluded that the only way to get peace was to incorporate the mainland Greek cities in their empire and appoint Greek tyrants to each city to keep them quiet. Some of the cities joined the Persians, the southern city-states resisted, putting aside temporarily their usual fighting between themselves and spent 50 years warding off the Persian Empire.

The Persians became tired of this and agreed to stay out of Greece, and left the Greek cities to go back to their usual fighting amongst each other. Athens kept hold of the Greek cities which had supported them in the defence against the Persian Empire and converted them into an empire of its own.

The Greek city-states, particularly Athens and Sparta, collectively formed the Delian League in the 5th century BCE to defend their members against Persian aggression. The league was established after the Persian Wars, with Athens taking a leadership role and promising to protect its allies from further Persian invasions. This alliance was crucial in maintaining Greek autonomy and security during a period of potential Persian expansion.

the lsmail founds the safavid dynasty in 1501

NO. Dubai is an Arab city with a Desi majority. However, it is just across the Persian Gulf from Iran, which is a Persian-majority country.

One common superstition in Iran is if you kill a frog, it will rain soon.

The sea battle of Salamis.