Iran (Persian: ایران Irān), also called Persia, and officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (Persian: جمهوری اسلامی ایران Jomhuri-ye Eslāmi-ye Irān), is a country in Western Asia.
With 83 million inhabitants, Iran is the world's 18th most populous country. Its territory spans 1,648,195 km2 (636,372 sq mi), making it the second largest country in the Middle East and the 17th largest in the world.
Iran is bordered to the northwest by Armenia and Azerbaijan, to the north by the Caspian Sea, to the northeast by Turkmenistan, to the east by Afghanistan and Pakistan, to the south by the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman, and to the west by Turkey and Iraq.
Its central location in Eurasia and Western Asia, and its proximity to the Strait of Hormuz, give it geostrategic importance. Tehran is the political and economic center of Iran, and the largest and most populous city in Western Asia with more than 8.8 million residents in the city and 15 million in the larger metropolitan area.
With 83 million inhabitants, Iran is the world's 18th most populous country. Its territory spans 1,648,195 km2 (636,372 sq mi), making it the second largest country in the Middle East and the 17th largest in the world.
Iran is bordered to the northwest by Armenia and Azerbaijan, to the north by the Caspian Sea, to the northeast by Turkmenistan, to the east by Afghanistan and Pakistan, to the south by the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman, and to the west by Turkey and Iraq.
Its central location in Eurasia and Western Asia, and its proximity to the Strait of Hormuz, give it geostrategic importance. Tehran is the political and economic center of Iran, and the largest and most populous city in Western Asia with more than 8.8 million residents in the city and 15 million in the larger metropolitan area.
- Parsian Enghelab Hotel
- Reza Abbasi Museum
- Glassware and Ceramic Museum of Iran
- National Museum of Iran
- From Tehran to Qazvin
- Jameh Mosque of Qazvin
- Dome of Soltaniyeh
- Tomb of Esther and Mordechai
- Mausoleum of Avicenna
- Hamadan Stone Lion
- Ganjnameh Ancient Inscriptions
- Susa
- Chogha Zanbil Ziggurat
- Ahvaz
- Bishapur
- Shiraz - Qaemyeh Highway, Fars
- Shiraz
- Ashura, Shiraz
- Khan Theological School
- Shah Cheragh
- Persepolis
- Naqsh-e Rostam
- Naqsh-e Rajab
- Eram Garden
- Vakil Mosque
- Tomb of Hafez
- Hafez Shirazi
- Shiraz Survival Kit
- Tomb of Cyrus
- Pasargadae
- Abarkuh
- Towers of Silence, Yazd
- Fire Temple of Yazd
- Jameh Mosque of Yazd
- Dowlat Abad Garden
- Fahadan Neighborhood in Yazd
- Ta'zieh, Yazd
- Amir Chakhmaq Complex
- Yazd Water Museum
- Yazd Survival Kit
- Jameh Mosque of Nain
- Nain, Isfahan
- Qanats, Isfahan
- Jameh Mosque of Isfahan
- Vank Cathedral
- Si O Se Pol Bridge
- Isfahan Rug
- Naqsh-e Jahan Square
- Chehel Sotoun Palace
- Aali Qapu Palace
- Qalamkar, Isfahan
- Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque
- Shah Mosque, Isfahan
- Isfahan Survival Kit
- Jameh Mosque of Natanz
- Traditional Ceramic Workshop of Abbas Ebadi, Natanz
- Bazaar of Kashan
- Fin Garden
- Manufactory of Rose Water, Kashan
- Tabatabai House
- Carpet Museum of Iran
Source: Iran - Wikipedia