IRAN

Location

Western Asia. There are coastlines to the south on the Gulf and the Oman Sea and to the north on the Caspian Sea. The three C.I.S. republics, Armenia, Azerbaijan and Turkmanistan are located to the north of Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan to the east, and Turkey and Iraq to the west.

Capital

Teheran

Language

Farsi (Persian),
Kurdish,
Arabic

Monetary Unit

Rial

Largest Cities

Teheran,
Isfahan,
Mashed,
Tabriz

Principal rivers

Karun,
Safid,
Atrak,
Karkheh

Places to Visit

Teheran,
Isfahan,
Mashed,
Tabriz

Air Ports

Teheran International Air Port,
Mashed International Airport.