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A journey to Iran - images of the country and observations on daily life in Iran
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Farsi & Dari
This "cartogram" map from Worldmapper shows the number of Farsi and Dari speakers in the world.The Farsi and Dari languages are spoken by around 30 million people. Farsi is the local name for the Persian language in Iran and Dari for the language in ...
Iran Population Map
These new "cartogram" maps from Worldmapper graphically show the population density of Iran.The largest bulge is around the capital Iran. The gray areas represent areas of low population density on the north of Iran and south east of the country.The ...
Azadi Grand Hotel
The Azadi Grand Hotel in north Tehran is one of the capital's most luxurious hotels, but distant from most of the sights in Tehran except for the International Trade Fair Ground and the airport. The hotel used to be the Hyatt Hotel in a previous exis...
University of Tehran
The University of Tehran is the leading university in Iran and one of the top universities in the Middle East. Founded in 1934, the University of Tehran has twenty faculties, with around 32,000 students and 1500 teaching staff.The student body has a ...
Iran Provinces
Iran has 30 provinces: Ardabil, Azarbayjan-e Gharbi, Azarbayjan-e Sharqi, Bushehr, Chahar Mahall va Bakhtiari, Esfahan, Fars, Gilan, Golestan, Hamadan, Hormozgan, Ilam, Kerman, Kermanshah, Khorasan-e Jonubi, Khorasan-e Razavi, Khorasan-e Shomali, Khu...
Jameh Mosque Qazvin
The Jameh Mosque in Qazvin, west of Tehran, is popular place to gather.Reputedly constructed over a Zoroastrian fire temple, the historic Jameh Mosque has a blue dome and some striking interior relief calligraphy.Qazvin is west of Tehran on the A01 h...
