APA Staff

Several languages are spoken in different regions of Iran. The predominant language and national language is Farsi, which is spoken across the country. Azeri is spoken primarily in the northwest, Kurdish primarily in the west, Arabic primarily in the Persian Gulf coastal regions, Baluchi primarily in the east and Turkmen primarily in northern border regions.

Tehran, the capital and largest city, serves as the cultural, commercial, and industrial center of the nation. Iran hosts Asia’s fourth-largest number of UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Iran is a founding member of the UN, NAM, OIC and OPEC.  The Persian Constitutional Revolution of 1906 established the nation’s first parliament, which was supposed to operate

Iran, also known Persia, is in Western Asia bordered on the north by Armenia, Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan, with Kazakhstan and Russia across the Caspian Sea; on the east by Afghanistan and Pakistan; on the south by the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman; on the west by Iraq; and on the northwest by Turkey.  

The Cyrus Cylinder is an ancient clay cylinder, now broken into several fragments, on which is written a declaration in Akkadian cuneiform script in the name of the Persia’s Achaemenid king Cyrus the Great.   The Cylinder has also been called the oldest known charter or symbol of universal human rights in the history of

The night before the last Wednesday of the Persian year is celebrated by Iranians as Chahārshanbe Suri. Sur means feast, party or festival in Persian, and it is widely described as fire festival. This festival is the celebration of the light (the good) winning over the darkness (the bad); the symbolism behind the rituals are all