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Iran
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32° N / 53° ETHE WORLD, ONE COUNTRY AT A TIME
- Capital
- Tehran
- Population
- 91,567,738 2024
- Area
- 1,648,195 km² (year unavailable)
- Languages source-listed
- Persian (Farsi)
- Currency
- Iranian rial (IRR)
- Geography
- Coastal country
Population: World Bank 2024. Other facts: REST Countries snapshot. Sources & limitations.
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FROM THE TRAVEL GUIDE · Iran
Iran (Persian: ایران), formerly Persia, can be considered part of the Middle East or Central Asia; indeed the Persian Empire was the dominant Central Asian power for many centuries. The wellspring of one of the world's great civilizations, Iran is a country of striking natural beauty and gorgeous tiled mosques.
Landscape & landmarks
Hegmatane (or Ekbatana) - The capital of the ancient Medes. In modern-day Hamedan. […] Persepolis - Probably the most important historical site in Iran. The capital of the Achaemenid (Persian) Empire built by Darius. Near Shiraz. […] Pasargad (or Pasargadae) - The initial capital of the Persian Empire built by Cyrus the Great.Read the see section ↗
Food & everyday culture
Meal times in Iran vary considerably from those in Europe and the US. Lunch can be served from 12:00-15:00. and dinner is often eaten after 20:00. These and other social occasions in Iran are often long, drawn-out affairs conducted in a relatively relaxed tempo, often involving pastries, fruit and possibly nuts.Read the eat section ↗
Excerpts from Wikivoyage contributors, revision 2026-09-14. CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected excerpts; wiki formatting removed; omissions marked […]. Guide wording and any figures belong to this dated source; they do not replace the atlas statistics above. Food descriptions are not official national-dish designations.
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- National flower
- Not yet verified
- Official national dish
- Not yet verified
- Representative food
- Not yet verified
- Subregion
- Southern Asia
- Calling code
- +98
- Internet domain
- .ir, ایران.
- Land border codes
- AFG, ARM, AZE, IRQ, PAK, TUR, TKM
Quick facts
- Traffic keeps to the right side of the road. Source ↗
- The country-code web domain is .ir or ایران.. Source ↗
- The source lists saturday as the start of the week. Source ↗
Population: World Bank 2024. Other facts: REST Countries snapshot. Source-matched September 26, 2026; not live data. Sources & limitations.