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The country of Iran was once called Persia. REZA SHAH CHANGED ITS NAME TO IRAN
Who ever posted this answer above is totally and completely wrong.
Today's countries that include the ancient land of Persia is not only Iran in fact the Persian empire ruled Central Asia including: Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, parts of Pakistan, India and Iraq, Northern Saudi Arabia-Lebanon-Syria-Jordan-Israel-Palestine. They even ruled African parts such as he whole of ancient Egypt and even Libya. Persia was also some of the countries in Europe such as Turkey-Bulgaria-Albania. Those are the countries which was the country of Ancient Persia.
The first answer was not totally wrong. The second answer is true of the Persian Empire, but the homeland, the territory that was originally Persia, is mostly correspondent with modern Iran
The Islamic Republic of Iran
What else can I help you with?
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 middle eastern country by iraq used to be called persia?
IRAN is the neighbor of Iraq that used to be called Persia.
What is the name of the country used to be called Persia?
Iran
What country was once called Persia?
Persia was once called 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 country that use to be called pesia?
The country that used to be called Persia is now known as Iran. The name change from Persia to Iran occurred in 1935 at the request of the Iranian government to emphasize the country's cultural and historical identity.
What is the country called which was once Persia?
Persia is now known as Iran.
How big is persia?
There is not a country called Persia at present. Today's Iran was called Persia in ancient times. Now it is 1.68sq km.
Is Iran a Middle Eastern country that lies between Iraq and Afghanistan that used to be called Persia?
Yes. Iran is a middle eastern country that lies between Iraq and Afghanistan that was called Persia until 1935.
What county used to be named Persia?
Iran used to be called Persia.
Is perzie a country?
Assuming that by Perzie you mean Persia, then yes, it is a country. It's no longer called Persia though, from 1935 it's called Iran.
Which country used to be Persia?
Iran.
