Definition of iran Iran

/ɪɹɑˈn/ - [iran] - I•ran

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Noun
iran - a theocratic Islamic republic in the Middle East in western Asia; Iran was the core of the ancient empire that was known as Persia until 1935; rich in oil
		Islamic Republic of Iran, Persia
		middle east, mideast, near east the area around the eastern Mediterranean; from Turkey to northern Africa and eastward to Iran; the site of such ancient civilizations as Phoenicia and Babylon and Egypt and the birthplace of Judaism and Christianity and Islam; had continuous economic and political turmoil in the 20th century; "the Middle East is the cradle of Western civilization"
		asia the nations of the Asian continent collectively
		gulf states the countries in southwestern Asia that border the Persian Gulf
		opec organization of petroleum-exporting countries
		capital of iran, iranian capital, teheran, tehran the capital and largest city of Iran; located in northern Iran
		abadan a port city in southwestern Iran
		bam an ancient city in southeastern Iran; destroyed by an earthquake in 2003
		mashhad, meshed the holy city of Shiite Muslims; located in northeastern Iran
		aspadana, esfahan, isfahan city in central Iran; former capital of Persia
		rasht, resht city in northwestern Iran near the Caspian Sea
		shiraz a city in central southwestern Iran; ruins of ancient Persepolis are nearby
		tabriz an ancient city in northwestern Iran; known for hot springs
		orumiyeh, urmia a city on the western side of Lake Urmia in northwestern Iran
		qum a city in northwestern Iran; a place of pilgrimage for Shiite Muslims
		persepolis an ancient city that was the capital of the ancient Persian Empire; now in ruins
		kurdistan an oriental rug woven by Kurds that is noted for fine colors and durability
		dasht-e-kavir, great salt desert, kavir desert a salt desert in north central Iran
		dasht-e-lut, lut desert a desert in eastern Iran
		demavend an active volcano in northern Iran
		caspian, caspian sea a large saltwater lake between Iran and Russia fed by the Volga River; the largest inland body of water in the world
		daryacheh-ye orumiyeh, lake urmia, urmia a shallow saline lake in northwestern Iran between Tabriz and the western border of Turkey
		irani, iranian, persian a native or inhabitant of Iran; "the majority of Irani are Persian Shiite Muslims"

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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

iran (n.)
The native name of Persia.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

iran
A country in Southwest Asia with capital Tehran.

Wikipedia

Iran or Persia is a country in South Asia part of the Greater Middle East region. It shares borders with Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Iraq, Pakistan, Turkey, and Turkmenistan.

Tehran is the capital and the biggest city. Iran is the 18th largest country in the world and has 70million people.

History.

Iran used to be called Persia for a long time by people outside of Iran. Iranians or Persians since the Sassanian era called their country "Iran". The name Iran comes from "Aryan" and is also mentioned in the ancient book of the Zoroastrians, which was called the Avesta. "Iran" means "Land of Aryans"

Around 500 BC, present-day Iran was the center of the Persian Empire. Then, Alexander the Great took the country by fighting and the "Achaemenid dynasty" of Persia later ruled. After them the "Sassanian dynasty" (AD 224-651) took over.

Other people took Persia by fighting like the Arabs (7th century), Turks (10th century) and Mongols (13th century). However, Iran has always maintained a distinct culture and continued to survive.

The "Safavid dynasty" (1502-1736) made Islam the religion of Iran although Islam was always popular then. The latest kings of Iran where from "Pahlavi dynasty", and ruled from 1925 until 1979, when there was a revolution and Ayatollah Khomeini created an Islamic republic.

In 1951 Dr. Mohammed Mossadegh was brought to power after being elected as prime minister by nearly all members of the Majlis (parliament) in Iran. His first act in office was to take co