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ABOUT IRAN |
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Iran is situated in the
heart of Middle East and as a bridge which links the
Caspian Sea, the most beautiful golf, and also, it is a
cross roads on the way of east to west, i.e. the
junction of cultural, intellectual and political
manifestations of the worlds of east and west.
Iran has more than 68,000,000 with a population density
of 35.26 per sq. through the years; It is the land of
where rings of Asian, European and African Civilizations
are interred connected.
The unique geopolitical location of Iran has enabled
various forms of culture to interact, this source of
grandeur legacy of the rich Persian & Islamic culture.
Thousand of monuments and
picturesque attractions make Iran a hot Tourism Spot.
The language and official script of Iran is Persian and
the main foreign language spoken by its people is
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The official Religion of Iran is Islam with more than 99
percent of the population being Muslims.
The government of Iran is the Islamic republic system.
Extremes of temperature are the main factors in
determining when to visit Iran. Temperature can vary
wildly: when it’s -5◦c in Tabriz it might be 35◦c in
Bandar-e Abase. Spring & autumn are easily the best
times to come.
The measuring system of the country is the metric
system. The unit of weight predominantly used in Iran is
kilogram.
The electrical system is 220 V with 50-Hertz frequency.
The clothing of Iranian varies depending on the customs
and traditions of each region. The youth prefer to wear
fresh and natural colors. A glance at history reveals
that in no era, be it before the Islamic period or
after, Iranian was found of body nudity in their style
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Women are obliged to wear loose and free dresses as well
as head scarves.
Iranian artists have always poor & yard nature as a
symbol and sing of existence of beauty in their
different & diverse artistic works. Among significant
characteristics of vast land of Iran, which is very
important from tourism point of view is the existence of
high mountains, flat plains, desert areas, different
rivers & lakes which all together have caused a unique
geographical condition in which, at each part and in any
time of the year, one of the four season is visible.
Iran is an ancient land whose history goes back to 8
millennia B.C, with an area of 1,648,000 kilometers and
28 provinces and, in brief, a land of four seasons in
one season.
The plateau of Iran is amongst the oldest civilization
centers of antic era Asia and is very important in
archeology science. The history of settlement in the
plateau of Iran from new Stone Age till migration of
Aryans is not yet very clear. But there are reliable
evidences, which indicate that Iran has been inhabited
since a very long time ago.
The first distinct people to emerge on the Iranian
plateau were probably the Elamites, who established a
city at Shush in the second millennium BC, drastic
skills it went until the middle of the 6 the century BC,
when the Achaemenian king Cyrus the great ruled the
region, that’s Persian history was documented. |
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The Achaemenian Dynasty is recognized as the founder of
the Persian Empire, leading to the eventual of Iran.
In the 4th century BC, Alexander the great, despite the
conciliatory offers from Dariush III for a negotiated
Peace, invaded Persia, entered shush, then took some
time to cross the mountains to the east, but event
valley entered Persepolis after death of him in 323 BC,
the empire was divided into 3 squabbling dynasties, with
Persian controlled by the Macedonian Seleucids, but the
Seleucids had problems controlling the numerous feisty
ethnic minorities, in particular the nomadic Parthian
who came to control most of Persians until the 3rd
century AD.
The Sassanians came from the control regions of Persia.
They were an industrious Zoroastrian gang & set to
squabbling and were over run by the Arabs in 637. The
Arabs ruled until 1050. They were brought down by a
Turkish dynasty, which captured Isfahan in 1051 & they
clean away by Genghis khan rampaging Mongols in early
13th century. In the late 14th century, the Timuri
Dynasty filled the breath, but was then pressured by
Turkmen tribes, Ohoman Torks & European colonialists
such as Portugal.
Safavi Dynasty (1502-1722) was one of the great Persian
empires. The brilliant Shah Abbas I and his successors
enshrined schism & rebuilt Isfahan, but the Dynasty's
fall was hastened by Afghan in versions in the early
18th country.
The Afghans couldn’t hold power & Iran was ruled by a
succession of variously mad , bad & benevolent rulers
until the bitter & Twisted eunuch, Agha Muhammad khan,
until the Turkish Ghajars in 1779 & went on to establish
a capital in Tehran. The Ghajar kings ruled a relatively
peaceful Iran until 1921. In legislative assembly of
that period, Reza become prime minister, and commenced
the huge task of dragging the 20th century.
Iran was again neutral during World War II but Britain &
Russia established spheres of influence that to shut out
Germany in 1941. Reza was forced into exile in South
Africa and his son Mohammad Reza, succeeded him. After
30 years of ruling over the country. The uprising of
Iranians by the leadership of late Ayatollah Khomeini
leads to Islamic revolution of Iran in 1979. |
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