Geography of Iran
See Also

Facts and Figures of Iran
National Flag and Anthem
Weather forcast of cities

Related Sections

Iranian Provinces
List of Iranian Provinces; HASC, ISO and Domain Codes.

Cities of Iran
Old and present day pictures of Iranian cities and places.
Articles
Alexander's Fleet In The Persian Gulf
By: Arrian (Lucius Flavius Arrianus)

Isfahan, The Second Heaven
By: Dr. R. Abouei

Persia, the Thousand-Year-Old Name of Iran
By: Pejman Akbarzadeh, 2003

Ali-Sadr Cave; The most amazing water cave in the world
Extracted from: Mehrabad Magazine, 1384 (2005)

Ancient Iran’s Geographical Position in Shah-Nameh
By: Dr. Hassan Anvari

Arran Province, (New Republic of Azerbaijan)
By: C. E. Bosworth

Arran, the real name of the republic of Azerbaijan
An Interview with Dr. Enayatollah Reza

Bishapour (A city in the heart of history)

Carmania, (Name of a region in ancient Iran)
By: Jona Lendering

Dushanbe
By: Muriel Atkin

Ctesiphon (Parthian: Tyspwn), The capital of the Parthians and the Sassanids
By: Jona Lendering

Ecbatana, (The capital of the ancient Median empire)
By: Jona Lendering

Geography of Lake Hâmun (Daryâché Hâmun)
By: Eckart Ehlers

Harrân (Carrhae)
By: C. E. Bosworth

Historical, Geographical and Legal Validity of the Name: PERSIAN GULF You need Acrobat Reader to view this file, Please click on this icon to obtain it from the site of Adobe.
United Nation Group of Experts on Geographical Names

History of Balkh (Bactria)
By: Ramin Javid-Moshref

History of Persian Gulf, (From past to present)
By: Atefeh Maziyar

Iranians, Pioneers of Navigation in the Persian Gulf
By: Hossein Nourbakhsh

Khârg Island (In Persian Gulf)
By: Daniel T. Potts

Elamis (modern province of Khűzestân or Susiana)
By: John F. Hansman

Khvarvaran (Modern Iraq), An Iranian Province
By: Shapour Suren-Pahlav

Kish Island (In Persian Gulf)
By: Daniel T. Potts

Mishmahig Islands (Bahrain), "How was separated from Iran?"
By: Dr. P. Mojtahedzadeh

Names of the Caspian Sea
By: Mohammad Ajam

Pasargadae, (Oldest of the capitals of the ancient Achaemenid empire)
By: Jona Lendering

Persepolis, (or Parse, ancient capital of Persian -Achaemenid- Empire)

Persian Sea (Persian Gulf) in the Avesta, Pahlavi texts and the Shahnameh
By: Dr. Fereydoon Juneydi

Persia or Iran? (When "PERSIA" Became "IRAN")
By: Professor Ehsan Yarshater

Qeshm Island (In Persian Gulf)
By: Daniel T. Potts

Rhagae, (Religious center in ancient Median empire)
By: Jona Lendering

Susa, (Favorite residence of the Persian king Darius I the Great)
By: Jona Lendering

The Persian Gulf and Its Name

The Persian Gulf Trade in Late Antiquity
By: Touraj Daryaee