What was the name of ancient Iran?

Persia is a transliteration of the old name of Iran in European ancient Greek and Latin, which means that Persia is an ancient name of Iran. Historically, many empires have been established in West Asia, Central Asia and South Asia, such as Achemani Dynasty, Sassanian Dynasty and Safavi Empire. The extremely prosperous territory starts from the Indus River and the Green Ridge in the east, reaches the Balkans and the Mediterranean Sea in the west, reaches the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea in the south, and reaches the Caucasus Mountains and the Aral Sea in the north. The Persian Empire was the first great empire to span Asia, Europe and Africa.

Persia rose in the southwest of the Iranian plateau. Since 600 BC, the Greeks have called this area "Persia". Until 1935, Europeans used Persia to refer to this area and the ancient monarchies located in this area. Persians, on the other hand, began to call their ancient monarchy Elam Chaher from Sassanian Dynasty (the second Persian Empire), which means "Aryan Empire".

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Islamic Republic of Iran (English: Islamic Republic of Iran, Persian:? ), referred to as Iran. Located in West Asia, it belongs to the Middle East countries. It borders Pakistan and Afghanistan in the east, Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan and Armenia in the northwest and Turkey and Iraq in the west. The north-central part is close to the Caspian Sea, and the south is close to the Persian Gulf and the Arabian Sea. Its land area is about 1648 195 square kilometers, ranking 18 in the world.

Iran is an ancient civilization. In 550 BC, the Persian Empire, the first empire in the history of the world, was established, which spanned Europe, Asia and Africa. The rest empire was founded in 247 BC, and was invaded by different nationalities after the 7th century. /kloc-In the early 8th century, Nader Shah overthrew foreign rule and established the Afshar dynasty. British and Russian troops have been invading since the late19th century. Pahlavi dynasty was founded in 1925. The Republic of China was founded in 1979. Implement the system of integrating politics with religion.

Iran is a founding member of the United Nations and a member of the Non-Aligned Movement and the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC). ?

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