Preface: Iran is situated in
south-west Asia. In
the north it is bordered by the Republic of
Amenia , the republic of Azarbaijan ,the Caspian
Sea and Turkmenistan. In the east it lies next to
Afghanistan and Pakistan, the Sea of Oman
and the Persian Gulf are at its south. From the west it is neighbor to Iraq and Turkey.
The area of Iran is 1,648,000
sq.km.with
about 6000 km of land borders and 2700 km
of sea boundaries . The name "IRAN" has been
derived from the Pahlavi word "eran" which
means the seat of the Aryan People .
The population of Iran is presently close to
70 million, and the population growth rate
which had reached 3.7% in 1989, has fallen
to the current level of 1.8%.
Historical Places: Iran is the seat of one the
most ancient of
civilizations, dating back to over 6000 years.
It includes a large number of historical places
and monuments.The ruins of the famed Passargad City and remnants
of Takht- e-Jamshid (Persepolis)
palaces as well as stone reliefs depicting the
Sassanid kings in Fars province, fire temples,
castles and temples are only a few monuments illustrating
the history of Iran.
The most prominent and
outstanding Islamic era works are mosques, shrines,
caravanseries, castles and Bazaars in different cities.
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visit the links as below if you are interested to
know more about Historical Places in Iran.
Masjed- Imam, and
Masjid-Sheikh Lotfollah in Isfhan, the holy Razavi
shrine and the Goharshad mosque in Mashhad, the
mosque and the bazaar of wakil in Shiraz and the
Arg-e-Bam in the city of Bam, are among other
uniquely beautiful sites.
There are varieties of natural wonders & sights
in Iran. The most important of them
are: Caspian Sea coastal
areas,Gilan & Mazandaran forests, deserts, lakes,
rivers,
mountain summits, Alborz and Zagross mountain skirts,
and caves,including the natural underground cave
of Ali-Sadr in the vicinity of Hamadan.
Iran
is a major center of tourism in the world. The
historical cities of Isfahan, Shiraz, Kashan and
Yazd
attract a large number of tourists from around the
globe.
Ecology: Varying weather conditions,
vast area, forests and
mountains, pastures, the Caspian Sea in the north,
the
Persian Gulf and the sea of Oman in the south, as
well as
ample mineral resources, have all created an
abundance of opportunities and potentials for Iran's
development.
