Countries

Iran

Also Known As Islamic Republic of Iran

Citation Formats

General Reference

Geography Atlas. "Iran." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://geography.interactiveatlas.org/countries/iran.

APA Style

Geography Atlas. (n.d.). Iran. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://geography.interactiveatlas.org/countries/iran

BibTeX

@misc{geographyatlas-iran,
  author = {Geography Atlas},
  title = {Iran},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://geography.interactiveatlas.org/countries/iran},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

Iran is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the northeast, Afghanistan to the east, Pakistan to the southeast, and the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf to the south. Its capital and largest city is Tehran.

Facts

Capital

Tehran 1

Population

92,417,681 1

Population Estimate Year

2025 1

Area (sq km)

1,648,195 1

Cross-Tradition Connections

Associated With

Isfahan

Source Isfahan (Wikipedia)

Mashhad

Source Mashhad (Wikipedia)

Shiraz

Source Shiraz (Wikipedia)

Tehran

Tehran is Iran's capital.

Source Tehran (Wikipedia)

The Middle East

Bordered By Water

The Caspian Sea

Source Caspian Sea (Wikipedia)

The Persian Gulf

Source Persian Gulf (Wikipedia)

Has Capital

Tehran

Tehran is Iran's capital.

Source Tehran (Wikipedia)

On Continent

Asia

Sources

1. Iran (Wikipedia)

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Islamic Republic of Iran

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1. Iran (Wikipedia)

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Tehran is the nation's capital and largest city

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1. Iran (Wikipedia)

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1,648,195 km2 (636,372 sq mi)

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92,417,681

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Iran is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the northeast, Afghanistan to the east, Pakistan to the southeast, and the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf to the south.

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Persian Gulf (Wikipedia)

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Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, and Oman

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Caspian Sea (Wikipedia)

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It is bounded by Kazakhstan to the northeast, Russia to the northwest, Azerbaijan to the southwest, Iran to the south, and Turkmenistan to the southeast.

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Tehran (Wikipedia)

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Tehran (Wikipedia)

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