IRAN
Houston Marino
The country that I am doing is Iran
- The capital of Iran is Tehran.
- The population of Iran is 79,853,900 people. As of 2013.
Physical Features
- The mountaimare
- Albroz mountains
- Zagros mountains
- Mt. Damavand
Geographic Boundaries
- North of Iran is Turkey.
- South of Iran is India.
- East of Iran is Afganistan.
- West of Iran is Iraq.
History
1.} During the Islamic Revolution in Iran, Iraq decided to take advantage of the unrest and organized a surprise to invade Iran.
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2.} A group of Iranian protesters took over The U.S Embassy in Iran and kept 56 staff members hostage for 444 days.
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3.} In June 2013 religious Hassan Brouhaha was elected president.
4} In 2003 an earthquake in southeast Iran killed 40,000 people.
People and Places
1} The official language in Iran is Persian or Farsi.
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2}The square miles in Iran is about 636,372 and the square kilometers is 1,648,195.
3} The capital of Iran is over 7 million people.
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4} About 51% of Iranians are Metternich or Persian.
Lifestyle
1} Soccer is the most popular sport in Iran.
2} The best known holiday in Iran is Nehru which is the beginning of the year like we have New Years Eve .
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3} Iranian kids start elementary school when they are 7 years old.
4} Boys like to spend time outside playing soccer.
Facts
1} On Yalda the longest night of the yaer Iranians get together as families and read poem.
2} If you wanted to get married your parents have to pick your wife or husband in Iran.
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3} About 2 thirds of the population now live in cities.