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Iran
Southern AsiaCapital Tehran7 neighbours
Iran is a country in Southern Asia, Asia. Its capital is Tehran. Iran is next to Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Iraq, Pakistan, Türkiye and Turkmenistan.
A way to remember it
A big rounded block between the Caspian Sea in the north and the Persian Gulf in the south, with Iraq on one side and Pakistan on the other.
Good to know
It was widely known as Persia in the outside world until 1935.
Quick facts
- CapitalTehran
- RegionAsia, Southern Asia
- Land borders7 countries
- Also known asIran, Islamic Republic of, Islamic Republic of Iran, Jomhuri-ye Eslāmi-ye Irān
Afghanistan
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Iraq
Pakistan
Türkiye
Turkmenistan