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Wikipedia: Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran is a country in Western Asia. The name Iran has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use in the Western world in 1935, before which the country was widely known as Persia. Both Persia and Iran are used interchangeably in cultural contexts; however, Iran is the name used officially in political contexts.
![[Iran's automobile production crossed the 1 million mark in 2005]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Runna_s.jpg "Iran's automobile production crossed the 1 million mark in 2005")
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![[Iran ethnoreligious distribution]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Iran_ethnoreligious_distribution_2004_s.jpg "Iran ethnoreligious distribution")
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![[One of Iran's three SSK Kilo class submarines]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Iranian_kilo_class_submarine_s.jpg "One of Iran's three SSK Kilo class submarines")
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![[19th century reconstruction of a map of the world by Eratosthenes, c]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Mappa_di_Eratostene_s.jpg "19th century reconstruction of a map of the world by Eratosthenes, c")
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![[Geographic distribution of the Modern Iranian languages: Persian , Pashto and Kurdish , Lurish , Baloch , as well...]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Moderniranianlanguagesmap_s.jpg "Geographic distribution of the Modern Iranian languages: Persian , Pashto and Kurdish , Lurish , Baloch , as well...")
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![[17th century painting from Hasht-Bahesht palace, Isfahan]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Mehmooni2_s.jpg "17th century painting from Hasht-Bahesht palace, Isfahan")
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![[Unemployment rate, per]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Iran_unemployement_min_wage_Per_capita_income_growth_s.jpg "Unemployment rate, per")
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![[Pie chart of province's contribution to GDP]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/IranprovincesGDP_s.jpg "Pie chart of province's contribution to GDP")
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![[Shirin Ebadi, lawyer, human rights activist and 2006 Nobel Peace Prize laureate.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Ebadi_s.jpg "Shirin Ebadi, lawyer, human rights activist and 2006 Nobel Peace Prize laureate.")
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![[Dizin skiing resort, Iran]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Dizin_2_s.jpg "Dizin skiing resort, Iran")
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![[Hafezi'eh, tomb of the Hafez in Shiraz City]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Hafeziyeh_0386_2_s.jpg "Hafezi'eh, tomb of the Hafez in Shiraz City")
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![[Population of Iran]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Iran_Population_281880_2005_29_2_s.jpg "Population of Iran")
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![[City Theater of Tehran, the largest Theater auditorium in the Middle East]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Teatreshahr11_s.jpg "City Theater of Tehran, the largest Theater auditorium in the Middle East")
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![[A sample of Tabriz rugs.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/TCarpet2_s.jpg "A sample of Tabriz rugs.")
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![[A picture of Iran]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Bas_relief_nagsh_e_rostam_al_s.jpg "A picture of Iran")
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![[June 2009 Iranian election protests in Tehran]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/3rd_Day_The_Green_Protest_Rally_2_s.jpg "June 2009 Iranian election protests in Tehran")
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![[Kelileh va Demneh Persian manuscript copy dated 1429]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Kelileh_va_Demneh_s.jpg "Kelileh va Demneh Persian manuscript copy dated 1429")
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![[Ayatollah Khomeini, founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/_D8_AA_D8_B5_D9_88_DB_8C_D8_B1_D8_AE_D9_85_DB_8C_D9_86_DB_8C_s.jpg "Ayatollah Khomeini, founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran")
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![[Prime Minister Mohammed Mosaddeq]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Dr_Mohammad_Mosaddeq_s.jpg "Prime Minister Mohammed Mosaddeq")
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![[Prime Minister Mohammed Mosaddeq]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Mohammad_Mosaddeq_s.jpg "Prime Minister Mohammed Mosaddeq")
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![[Shah Ismail I, the founder of the Safavid Dynasty (1501–1736)]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/_D0_A1_D0_B5_D1_84_D0_B8_1_D0_B9_1629_42_s.jpg "Shah Ismail I, the founder of the Safavid Dynasty (1501–1736)")
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![[Ferdowsi, poet, author of the Shāhnāmeh]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Ferdowsi_tehran_s.jpg "Ferdowsi, poet, author of the Shāhnāmeh")
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![[ 13th century manuscript depicting an epicyclic planetary model]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Ghotb2_s.jpg "13th century manuscript depicting an epicyclic planetary model")
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![[Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and Empress Farah in official uniform]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Shah_Farah_s.jpg "Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and Empress Farah in official uniform")
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![[Illustration from Jami "Rose Garden of the Pious", dated 1553]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Jami_Rose_Garden_s.jpg "Illustration from Jami \"Rose Garden of the Pious\", dated 1553")
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![[Iran holds 10% of the world's proven oil reserves and 15% of its gas]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/CIAIranKarteOelGas_s.jpg "Iran holds 10% of the world's proven oil reserves and 15% of its gas")
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![[Mount Damavand, Iran's highest point, is located in Mazanderan.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Damavand3_s.jpg "Mount Damavand, Iran's highest point, is located in Mazanderan.")
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