Iran
Iran, formerly Persia, can be considered part of the Middle East or Central Asia; indeed the Persian Empire was the dominant Central Asian power for many centuries.
Essential Destinations
Top destinations include Tehran and Isfahan.
Isfahan
Isfahan is a city in central Iran, south of Tehran and is the capital of Isfahan Province.
Tabriz
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Tabriz is the capital of East Azerbaijan province, in the Azerbaijan region of Iran.
Destinations to Discover
Explore places such as Central Iran and Western Iran.
Central Iran
Central Iran lies at the heart of the country, home…
Western Iran
Western Iran is a large section of the country, to the west of Iranian cities like Tehran and Qom.
Iranian Azerbaijan
Iranian Azerbaijan is in the extreme northwest…
Caspian Iran
Caspian Iran, also known as Northern Iran…
Gulf Region
The Gulf Region of Iran lies along the country's…
Sistan and Baluchestan
Sistan and Baluchestan is the southeasternmost…
Iran
- Country with about 92,400,000 residents
- …was formerly known as “Empire of Iran”
- …has Tehran as its capital
- …uses the Rial (IRR)
- …has the phone code 98
- …uses the internet domain .ir
- …covers 1,648,000 km² (636,296 miles²)
- Description: country in Western Asia
- Also known as“ir”“Iran (Islamic Republic of)”“IRI”“Islamic Rep. Iran”“Islamic Republic of Iran”“Jomhūrī-ye Eslāmī-ye Īrān”“Keshvar-e Shāhanshāhī-ye Īrān”“Persian”“伊朗伊斯兰共和国”
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Latitude of center
32.7° or 32° 42′ north
Longitude of center
54.1° or 54° 6′ east
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In Other Languages
From Abkhazian to Zulu—“Iran” goes by many names.
ЏьамтәылаAbkhazian
IranAchinese
ИранAdyghe
IranAfrikaans
IranAkan
IranAlbanian
IraniAlbanian
ኢራንAmharic
ፋርስAmharic
IranAmis
ईरानAngika
إيرانArabic
الجمهور الإسلامية الإيرانيةArabic
الجمهورية الإسلامية في إيرانArabic
الجمهورية الاسلامية الايرانيةArabic
الديار الإيرانيةArabic
ايران الأکبرArabic
ایرانArabic
جمهورية إيرانArabic
جمهوريّة إيران الإسلاميةArabic
جمهوریة إیران الإسلامیةArabic
IránAragonese
ԻրանArmenian
ÉranArpitan
IranArpitan
ইৰাণAssamese
ইৰানAssamese
IránAsturian
República Islámica d’IránAsturian
IranAtayal
ИранAvaric
इरानAwadhi
İranAzerbaijani
İran İRAzerbaijani
İran İslam RespublikasıAzerbaijani
IranBalinese
IraŋBambara
IranBanjar
ИранBashkir
IranBasque
IranBatak Mandailing
IranBavarian
ІранBelarusian
Іран, Ісламская РэспублікаBelarusian
ইরানBengali
IranBetawi
ईरानBhojpuri
ইরানBishnupriya
IranBislama
IranBosnian
ÍránBrahui
IranBreton
IrangBuginese
ParesiyaBuginese
ᨄᨑᨛᨔᨗᨐBuginese
ᨄᨙᨑᨙᨔᨗᨕBuginese
ᨕᨗᨑBuginese
ᨕᨗᨑ (ᨄᨑᨛᨔᨗᨐ)Buginese
ИранBulgarian
Иран, Ислямска републикаBulgarian
အီရန်Burmese
အီရန်နိုင်ငံBurmese
IranCatalan
República Islàmica de l’IranCatalan
IranCebuano
IranCentral Bikol
IranCentral Kanuri
ئیرانCentral Kurdish
ئێرانCentral Kurdish
کۆماری ئیسلامیی ئێرانCentral Kurdish
イランCentral Okinawan
IránChavacano
ГӀажарийчоьChechen
ИранChechen
ᎢᎴᏂCherokee
YīlǎngChinese
伊朗Chinese
伊朗伊斯蘭共和國Chinese
IlanChoctaw
ИранъChurch Slavic
ИранChuvash
Ислам Республики ИранChuvash
IranCornish
IranCorsican
IranuCorsican
Republica Islamica di l’IranCorsican
Republica Islamica di l’IranuCorsican
İranCrimean Tatar
IranCroatian
Islamska Republika IranCroatian
Perzija (historical)Croatian
ÍránCzech
Íránská islámská republikaCzech
PersieCzech
IranDagbani
Den Islamiske Republik IranDanish
IranDanish
PersienDanish
އީރާންDhivehi
İranDimli (individual language)
इरानDotyali
IranDutch
Iran (Islamitische Republiek)Dutch
Islamitische Republiek IranDutch
ཨི་རཱན་Dzongkha
ИранEastern Mari
ايرانEgyptian Arabic
IrànEmilian
Иран МасторErzya
IR IranoEsperanto
IranoEsperanto
Islama Respubliko IranoEsperanto
PersioEsperanto
PersujoEsperanto
IraanEstonian
Iraani IslamivabariikEstonian
PärsiaEstonian
Iran nutomeEwe
IránExtremaduran
IranFaroese
IranFiji Hindi
IranFijian
IranFinnish
Iranin islamilainen tasavaltaFinnish
IraanFulah
IranFulah
İranGagauz
IránGalician
República Islámica de IránGalician
伊朗Gan Chinese
IranGanda
YiraaniGanda
ირანიGeorgian
Persian (historical)German
Persien (historical)German
IranGhanaian Pidgin English
ايرانGilaki
ایرانGilaki
IranGoan Konkani
इरानGoan Konkani
ईराणGoan Konkani
IranGorontalo
𐌹𐍂𐌰𐌽Gothic
ΙράνGreek
Ιράν, Ισλαμική Δημοκρατία τουGreek
Ισλαμική Δημοκρατία του ΙράνGreek
IránGuarani
IranGuianese Creole French
ઈરાનGujarati
IranHaitian
IranHakka Chinese
Yî-lànHakka Chinese
IranHausa
‘IlanaHawaiian
איראןHebrew
אירןHebrew
ईरानHindi
ईरानी इस्लामिक गणराज्यHindi
IránHungarian
Iráni Iszlám KöztársaságHungarian
PerzsiaHungarian
IranIban
ÍranIcelandic
IranIdo
IranIgbo
IranIloko
IranInari Sami
Iran islamlâš täsiväldiInari Sami
IranIndonesian
Republik Islam IranIndonesian
ХIиранIngush
ХӀиранIngush
IranInterlingua
IranInterlingue
ᐃᕌᓐInuktitut
An IaráinIrish
IranItalian
Iran (Repubblica Islamica)Italian
Repubblica Islamica dell’IranItalian
IranJamaican Creole English
IranJapanese
イランJapanese
イラン・イスラム共和国Japanese
IranJavanese
КъажэрKabardian
КъажэрейKabardian
IranɩKabiyè
IṛanKabyle
IranKadazan Dusun
IranKalaallisut
Сарта Иранмудин ОрнKalmyk
ಇರಾನ್Kannada
İranKara-Kalpak
ИранKarachay-Balkar
IranKarekare
ایٖرانKashmiri
IranKashubian
ИранKazakh
Иран Ислам РеспубликасыKazakh
Парсы еліKazakh
អ៊ីរ៉ង់Khmer
IranKikuyu
UajemiKikuyu
IraniKinyarwanda
ИранKirghiz
ЭренKirghiz
Эрен Ислам РеспубликасыKirghiz
ErahnKölsch
IranKölsch
IranKomering
ИранKomi
ИранKomi-Permyak
IranKongo
이란Korean
이란 이슬람 공화국Korean
IranaKotava
ÎranKurdish
Komara Îslamî ya ÎranêKurdish
IranLadin
IranLadino
ИранLak
Ираннал Исламрал РеспубликаLak
ПерсияLak
ສາທາລະນະລັດ ອິດສະລາມ ອີຣານLao
ປະເທດອິຫຣ່ານLao
ປະເທດອີຣານLao
ເປີເຊຍLao
ອີຣານLao
IraniaLatin
PersiaLatin
IrānaLatvian
Irānas Islāma RepublikaLatvian
ИранLezghian
IranLigurian
IraanLimburgan
IranLimburgan
IrâLingala
IranLingala
IranLingua Franca Nova
伊朗Literary Chinese
IranasLithuanian
Irano Islamo RespublikaLithuanian
IranLivvi
iranLojban
IranLombard
IranLow German
IranLower Sorbian
IraLuba-Katanga
IrádnaLule Sami
IránnaLule Sami
IranLuxembourgish
Islamesch Republik IranLuxembourgish
PersienLuxembourgish
IranMacedo-Romanian
ИранMacedonian
IranMadurese
इरानMagahi
इरानMaithili
ईरानMaithili
IranMalagasy
IrànaMalagasy
IranMalay
ايرانMalay
ഇറാൻMalayalam
IranMaltese
l-IranMaltese
Repubblika Iżlamika tal-IranMaltese
ᡳᡵᠠᠨManchu
ꯏꯔꯥꯟManipuri
IranManx
PersheyManx
Pobblaght Islamagh yn EeraanManx
y PhersheyManx
Yn EeraanManx
yn EeraaneManx
ĪrānaMaori
इराणMarathi
ایرانMazanderani
ایرونMazanderani
الجمهورية الاسلامية الايرانيةMesopotamian Arabic
ايرانMesopotamian Arabic
Ĭ-lāngMin Dong Chinese
Ĭ-lōngMin Dong Chinese
IranMin Dong Chinese
I-langMin Nan Chinese
IranMin Nan Chinese
Iran Islam Kiōng-hô-kokMin Nan Chinese
Iran Islam-kàu Kiong-hô-kokMin Nan Chinese
IranMinangkabau
ირანიMingrelian
ირანიშ ისლამურ რესპუბლიკაMingrelian
სპარსეთიMingrelian
EiranMirandese
ИранMoksha
ИранMongolian
إيرانMoroccan Arabic
IranMossi
ߌߙߊ߲߫N'Ko
ߌߙߊ߲߫ ߖߘߍ߬ߞߟߏ߬ߟߊ ߞߊ߲ߓߍ߲N'Ko
IranNauru
Tsiikʼi Déíbaalí BikéyahNavajo
IranNeapolitan
इरानNepali
इरानNewari
IranNorth Ndebele
IraanNorthern Frisian
ئیرانNorthern Luri
IranNorthern Sami
Iran islamalaš dásseváldNorthern Sami
Iran islamlaš dásseváldiNorthern Sami
Irana islamalaš dásseváldNorthern Sami
Irana islamlaš dásseváldiNorthern Sami
IranNorwegian
Den islamske republikk IranNorwegian Bokmål
IranNorwegian Bokmål
Iran (Den islamske republikken)Norwegian Bokmål
IranNorwegian Nynorsk
IranNovial
IranNyanja
IranOccitan (post 1500)
ܐܝܪܐܢOfficial Aramaic (700-300 BCE)
ܐܝܪܢOfficial Aramaic (700-300 BCE)
PersealandOld English (ca. 450-1100)
ଇରାନOriya
IraanOromo
ИранOssetian
ПерсOssetian
ईरानPali
ÍranPampanga
IranPangasinan
ਇਰਾਨPanjabi
ਈਰਾਨPanjabi
IranPapiamento
IranPedi
IraenPennsylvania German
ایرانPersian
ایران‌زمینPersian
پارسPersian
جمهوری اسلامی ايرانPersian
جمهوری اسلامی ایرانPersian
كشور شاهنشاهی ايرانPersian
IranPicard
IranPiemontese
EraanPitcairn-Norfolk
IranPolish
ايرانPushto
ایرانPushto
IránQuechua
IranRomanian
Iran (Republica islamică)Romanian
IranRomansh
IraniRundi
ИранRussia Buriat
ИранRussian
ИРИRussian
Исламская Республика ИранRussian
ПерсияRussian
ІранRusyn
IranSakizaya
IranSamoan
IransSamogitian
IräanSango
IranSango
ईरानSanskrit
पारसSanskrit
ᱤᱨᱟᱱSantali
ایرانSaraiki
IranSardinian
Repùblica Islamica de s’IranSardinian
Repùbrica Islamica de s’IranSardinian
IranSaterfriesisch
IroanSaterfriesisch
IranScots
Islamic Republic o IranScots
PersieScots
IorànScottish Gaelic
IranSerbian
ИранSerbian
IranSerbo-Croatian
Islamska Republika IranSerbo-Croatian
PersijaSerbo-Croatian
PerzijaSerbo-Croatian
မိူင်းဢီႇရၢၼ်းShan
IranShona
IraniShona
IranSicilian
IranSilesian
اسلامي جمھوريہ ايرانSindhi
ايرانSindhi
فارسSindhi
ඉරානයSinhala
IraanSkolt Sami
Iraan islaamlaž tääʹssväʹlddSkolt Sami
IránSlovak
Iránska islamská republikaSlovak
IranSlovenian
Islamska republika IranSlovenian
PerzijaSlovenian
IiraanSomali
ایرانSouth Azerbaijani
IranSouthern Sotho
IranSranan Tongo
ⵉⵔⴰⵏStandard Moroccan Tamazight
ⵉⵕⴰⵏStandard Moroccan Tamazight
ⵜⴰⴳⴷⵓⴷⴰ ⵜⴰⵏⵙⵍⵎⵜ ⵏ ⵉⵕⴰⵏStandard Moroccan Tamazight
IranSundanese
IranSwahili
IraniSwahili
UajemiSwahili
I-IraniSwati
IranSwedish
Islamiska republiken IranSwedish
IranSwiss German
ꠁꠞꠣꠘSylheti
ꠙꠣꠞꠂꠡ꠆ꠡSylheti
IranTachelhit
IranTagalog
ИронTajik
Ҷумҳурии Исломии ЭронTajik
ЭронTajik
IronTalysh
ஈரான்Tamil
IranTaroko
ИранTatar
ఇరాన్Telugu
ఇరాన్ ఇస్లామిక్ రిపబ్లిక్Telugu
పర్షియాTelugu
IraunTetum
ประเทศอิหร่านThai
สาธารณรัฐอิสลามอิหร่านThai
อิหร่านThai
ཡི་ལང་།Tibetan
ཨི་རཱན།Tibetan
ኢራንTigrinya
IranTok Pisin
ʻIlaaniTonga (Tonga Islands)
IranTsonga
ಇರಾನ್Tulu
IranTumbuka
إيرانTunisian Arabic
İranTurkish
EýranTurkmen
Eýran Yslam RespublikasyTurkmen
ИрaнTuvinian
ИранTuvinian
IranTwi
IranTyap
Pari̱siyaTyap
Ri̱pobi̱lik Kpaa̱pyia̱ IranTyap
RKITyap
ИранUdmurt
ئىرانUighur
Джомгурі-йе Еслɒмі-йє ІрɒнUkrainian
ІранUkrainian
Іран, Ісламська РеспублікаUkrainian
Ісламська Республіка ІранUkrainian
ПерсіяUkrainian
IranUpper Sorbian
ایرانUrdu
EronUzbek
Eron Islom RespublikasiUzbek
ForsUzbek
IranVenetian
IranVeps
Iranan Islamine TazovaldkundVeps
PersiiVeps
Ba TưVietnamese
Cộng hòa Hồi giáo IranVietnamese
I-ranVietnamese
IranVlaams
IranVlax Romani
LiränVolapük
IraanVõro
IranWalloon
IranWaray (Philippines)
Gweriniaeth Islamaidd IranWelsh
IránWelsh
ԻրանWestern Armenian
ایرانWestern Balochi
IranWestern Frisian
ИранWestern Mari
ایرانWestern Panjabi
IraanWolof
IraŋWolof
伊朗Wu Chinese
IIranXhosa
ИраанYakut
איראַןYiddish
ÌránìYoruba
伊朗Yue Chinese
IranZeeuws
IranZhuang
i-IranZulu
I-IraniZulu
IR
IRN
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