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Iran

	ايران‎

فارسی	^[1]ايران‎ - جمهوری اسلامی ايران ایران کشوری در جنوب غربی آسیا در منطقهٔ مشهور به خاورمیانه است. پایتخت آن تهران است.
Azərbaycan	İran Qərbi-Asiyada dövlət. Şimalda Ermənistan, Azərbaycan və Türkmənistanla , şərqdə Əfqanıstan və Pakistanla, qərbdə İraq və Türkiyə ilə sərhəddir. Şimaldan Xəzər dənizi ilə, Cənubdan İran və Oman körfəzləri ilə əhatə olunmuşdur. Ərazi 31 ostana bölünmüşdür. Ostanlara rəhbərliyi Daxili İşlər naziri tərəfindən təyin edilən general-qubernatorlar edir. Ostanlar öz növbələrində şəhristanlara bölünürlər. Şəhristanların tərkibinə şəhərlər və digər ərazilər daxildirlər. Şəhristana rəhbərlik edən məmurlar bəzən təyin olunur bəzəndə seçilirlər.
Kurdî / كوردی	Îran (farsî: جمهوری اسلامی ایران) welatekê Rojhilata Navîn e. Navê wê yê fermî Komara Îslamî ya Îranê ye (bi Farisî: Comhûrîyê Êslamîyê Îran). Îran li Bukur bi Ermenistanê, Azerbaycanê û Tirkmenistanê re, li rojava bi Tirkiye û Îraqê re, li rojhilat bi Efxanistan û Pakistanê re û li başûr bi Kendava Farisî û Kendava Omanê re û li aliyê din ê wan herduyan re bi Kuweyt , Erebistana Siûdî, Bahreyn, Qeter, Mîrnişînên Erebî yên Yekbûyî û Ommanê re hevsî e. Mezzhebê fermî yê Îranê Şî û zimanê fermî jî Farisî ye.
English	Iran - Islamic Republic of Iran TheIslamic Republic of Iran, formerly known as Persia in the West, is a large Western Asian country located in the Middle East and Central Asia. Its area equals the size of the United Kingdom, France, Spain, and Germany combined. Iran borders► Armenia,► Azerbaijan (including its► Nakhichevan exclave) and► Turkmenistan to the north,► Afghanistan and► Pakistan to the east, and► Iraq (with► Kurdistan) and► Turkey to the west. In addition, it borders the Persian Gulf, across which lie► Kuwait,► Iraq,► Saudi Arabia,► Bahrain,► Oman,► Qatar, and the► United Arab Emirates.

Short name	Iran
Official name	Islamic Republic of Iran
Status	Independent country, united since 1502
Location	Middle East
Capital	تهران (Tehran)
Population	79,926,270 inhabitants
Area	1,628,771 square kilometres (628,872 sq mi)
Major languages	Persian (official), Azerbaijani, Kurdish
Major religions	Shi'a Islam, Sunni Islam, Zoroastrianism
More information	Iran,Geography of Iran,History of Iran andPolitics of Iran
More images	Iran -Iran (Category).

General maps

Map of Iran

Map of Iran in Persian

Map of Iran

Topographic map

Provinces of Iran

Counties of Iran

History maps

This section holds a short summary of the history of the area of present-day Iran (Persia), illustrated with maps, including historical maps of former countries and empires that included present-day Iran (Persia).

Fertile Crescent

Akkadian Empire around 2000 BCE

TheElamite Empire (2700-539 BCE)

TheAssyrian Empire in the 9th to 7th centuries BC

Deportation of the Jews by the Assyrian Empire

Neo-Assyrian Empire

Urartu at its greatest extent in the time ofSarduris II, 743 BC

Median Empire

Persian Empire

The Persian Achaemenid Empire (not at its greatest extent)

The Persian Achaemenid Empire (at its greatest extent)

The Persian Achaemenid Empire (not at its greatest extent)

Macedonian Empire

334-323 BCE:Macedonian Empire - occupying country► Macedonian Empire

Map of the Empire of Alexander 334-323 BCE

Hellenistic successor states:

Kingdom ofPtolemy

Kingdom ofCassander

Kingdom ofLysimachus

Kingdom ofSeleucus

Other states:

Map of the diadochs kingdoms (in french)

Hellenistic world in 200 BCE

Greco-Bactrian kingdom (250-125 BCE)

Parthia

250 BCE-225 CE:Parthia (اشکانیان -Ashkâniân) - independent monarchy

The Parthian empire

TheParthian Empire (250 BCE-226 CE)

Map of Parthia 100 BC

Indo-Sassanide Empire

The PersianSassanian Empire (226-650) in 602 to 629, Strokes: Under Sassanid military control.

Sassanide Empire

Expansion of theCaliphate

Age of theCaliphs

Iran around 1000

TheSeljuq Empire 1037-1194

TheKhwarezmid Empire around 1220

Map showing changes in borders of theMongol Empire from founding byGenghis Khan in 1206, Genghis Khan's death in 1227 to the rule ofKublai Khan (1260–1294). (Uses modern day borders)

Mongol Empire

By 1294 the empire had split into:

Golden Horde

Chagatai Khanate

Ilkhanate

Empire of the Great Khan (Yuan Dynasty)

TheTimurid Empire 1405

The PersianSafavid Empire (1501-1722/1736)

The Safavid Empire

Iran around 1900

Kurdish Republic of Mahabad and Autonomous Republic of Azerbaijan in 1945-1946

Old maps

This section holds copies of original general maps more than 70 years old.

TheMedian Empire (728-550 BCE)

TheAchaemid Empire (Persia

The Expedition ofAlexander the Great 334-323 BCE

Map of the Empire of Alexander

Map of the Empire of Alexander (Norwegian)

Caliphate around 750

TheTimurid Empire 1405

Map of Persia around 1700

A 1753 map byRobert De Vaugondy titledESTATS DU GRAND-SEIGNEUR EN ASIE where the color yellow marks the Greater Persian territores.

An 1808 British map of Persia.

Qajar Iran, 1886

Ethno-linguistic maps

Ethno-religious map of Iran by the CIA (2009)

Map of thepersian inhabited areas in Iran and Afghanistan

Map of theAzerbaijani inhabited areas in Iran

Other maps

Major crops

Railways

Biotopes of Iran

Iran faultlines

International trade

Oil

Nuclear program

Oil and gas infrastructure, 2009

Strait of Hormuz, 2009

Energy prospects in the southern Caspian Sea, 2009

Satellite maps

Satellite map

Notes and references

General remarks:

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