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Covering
an area of 1,648,000 square kilometers, is a wide country
located in southwest of Asia neighboring the Caspian
Sea, Turkmenistan, Azarbaijan and Armenia in the north;
Afghanistan and Pakistan in the east; and Turkey and
Iraq in the west. All southern borders of the country
ends to the shores of the Persian Gulf and Sea of Oman.
Total terrestrial borders of the country are 5,170 km
and total water borders in the north and south are 2,510
km.
Iran
is situated in the heart of the Middle East and as a
bridge, links the Caspian Sea, the most beautiful land-locked
and the largest body of water in the world, to the Persian
Gulf, and also, it is a crossroads on the way of East
to West, i.e. the junction of cultural, intellectual
and political manifestations of the worlds of East and
West.
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Iranian artists have always portrayed nature as a symbol
and sign of existence of beauty in their different and
diverse artistic works. Among significant characteristic
of vast land of Iran, which is very important from tourism
point of view, is the existence of high mountains, flat
plains, desert areas, different rivers and lakes which
all together have caused a unique geographical condition
in which, at any time of the year and at each part of
it, one of the four seasons is visible. Thus in winter
swimming and water skiing are possible in warm waters
of the Persian Gulf and at the same time, winter sports
like skiing are possible in the northern and western
mountains of the country, simultaneously enjoying the
pleasant spring weather in several cities at the shores
of the Caspian Sea. The mountains of Iran belong to
the folding of Cenozoic period and some of them with
volcanic origin, have brought about the means of appearance
of thermal springs. Having more than 500 known mineral
water and thermal springs, which are used for different
purposes (recreation & therapeutic) Iran has one
the most important sources for tourism income .In the
southern coasts of the Caspian Sea, there are many wide
and luxuriant regions with mountain slopes covered with
dense forests .The coasts of the Caspian Sea with pleasant
sandy beaches are amongst the most beautiful tourism
centers in Iran.
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The
plateau of Iran is amongst the oldest civilization
centers of antic era in Asia and has an important place
in archeology science. The history of settlement in the
plateau of Iran from new Stone Age till migration of
Aryans is not yet very clear. But there are reliable
evidences, which indicate that Iran has been inhabited
since a very long time ago. In archeological excavations
in these civilization centers, some vestiges have been
discovered the antiquity of which dates back to 5th
millennium BC. Migration of Aryan clans to the plateau
of Iran began since 2nd
millennium BC. Out of these tribes, Parthians dwelled in
Khorasan, Medes in the west, and Parsees resided in the
south of Iran. The Median Empire rose in Hegmataneh (
Ekbatan ), present Hamedan . The Achaemenidae
established the first great Iranian Empire after
defeating the Medians . The limits of the Achaemenian
territory in the reign of Dariush I (522-485 BC),
extended from the plain of Sand river in the east to the
borders of Greece at the west. Passargad and Persepolis
are the vestiges of this period and are amongst the most
important historical places as well as the significant
tourism attractions of Iran. Thousands of tourists visit
these places annually.
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