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Persia - a pictorial tour of Iran |
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Geography |
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Numerous mountains and vast plains have given rise to various ecological attributes in Iran. It is mild and wet in the north, cold and dry in the west, mild and dry to hot and dry in central regions, and hot in the south. A large part of the country is made of desert lands, the biggest of which are Dasht i Kavir and Dasht i Lut in central and southeastern Iran. Annual precipitation in desert regions like Yazd is about 50 mm, while it is more than 2000 mm in Anzali in northern region. Generally speaking, Iran is affected by Mediterranean system which is marked by rain or snowfall starting in mid-autumn and long dry summers. Iran has a 630 kilometer long sea border in the north at the Caspian, the world's largest lake, and another 1880 kilometer long sea border in the south at the Persian Gulf and the sea of Oman. Iran has 7 neighboring countries to her west, north and east. |
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History |
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Brief history |
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The Iranian civilization was founded by the Medians who established The largest empire of their time in Iran about 6000 years ago. The largest of the Persian empires were those of Achaemenians, the Partians and the Sassanids. Some of them ruled in a great part of the Asian continent for over 450 years. Since then there have been over 20 ruling dynasties in Iran. The biggest events that shaped Iranian history have been the arrival of Islam to Iran 1400 years ago and the invasion by Mongols 800 years ago. Nevertheless, Iran never lost her strength and splendor. Iranian culture remains Islamic yet has a distinct difference to Arab culture both in language, calender and ancient traditions which exist in Iran such as Noruz (new year) and chahar shambe souri which date from the time of the ancient religion of Iran, Zoroastrianism. In 1979 the monarchy was abolished in Iran and since then the country's government has been an Islamic Republic. |
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The next page continues the pictorial tour of Iran and includes information on the Iranian population, government and economy. |
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