Iran is flanked by Iraq and Afghanistan on the west and east, respectively. The center of the country is largely desert with rugged mountain ranges on its borders.
Mashhad, or Meshed, Iran, the capital of Khorasan province. It lies near the Turkmen and Afghan borders and is the trade and transportation center for a productive agricultural valley. See more »
, a country of southwestern Asia. Until 1935 it was known in the West as Persia. Iran is bounded by Azerbaijan, Armenia, the Caspian Sea, Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, the Gulf of Oman, the Persian Gulf, Iraq, and Turkey.
See more »Abadan, Iran, a city in Khuzestan province, about 410 miles (660 km) south-southwest of Tehran.
See more »Bakhtaran, formerly Kermanshah, Iran, the capital of Bakhtaran province. The city is in western Iran, lying in a basin of the Zagros Mountains.
See more »Isfahan, or Esfahan, Iran, one of the nation's largest cities and the capital of Isfahan province.
See more »Mashhad, or Meshed, Iran, the capital of Khorasan province. It lies near the Turkmen and Afghan borders and is the trade and transportation center for a productive agricultural valley.
See more »Shiraz, Iran, the capital of Fars province. It lies in a basin in the Zagros Mountains in southwestern Iran, about 420 miles (680 km) south of Tehran.
See more »Tabriz, Iran, one of the nation's largest cities and the capital of East Azerbaijan province.
See more »Tehran, or Teheran, Iran, the nation's capital and largest city. It is in the north-central part of the country at the southern edge of the Elburz Mountains, some 70 miles (115 km) from the Caspian Sea.
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