1. By: Dylan Orr

2. Largest cities of Iran Statistical Center of Iran: Results of national census, 2007 [51] [51] RankCity nameProvincePop.RankCity nameProvincePop. Tehran Mashhad 1Tehran 14,088,28711RashtGilan789,336 Isfahan Tabriz 2Mashhad Razavi Khorasan 2,527,31612Zahedan Sistan and Baluchestan 557,449 3IsfahanEsfahan1,602,11013Kerman 515,114 4Tabriz East Azerbaijan 1,398,06014Hamadan 479,640 5KarajAlborz1,386,03015SanandajKordestan446,760 6ShirazFars1,227,33116Yazd 432,194 7AhwazKhuzestan985,61417Ardabil 418,262 8Qom 964,70618 Bandar Abbas Hormozgan379,301 9Kermanshah 794,68319Zanjan 376,284 10Urmia West Azerbaijan 783,25520Qazvin 349,821

3. GovernmentUnitary stateUnitary state, Islamic republicIslamic republic - Supreme LeaderAli Khamenei - PresidentMahmoud Ahmadinejad - First Vice PresidentMohammad-Reza Rahimi - Speaker of the ParliamentAli Larijani - Chief JusticeSadeq Larijani

4.  Noun1.Iranian monetary unit - monetary unit in Iran monetary unit - a unit of moneymonetary unit  Iranian rial, rial - the basic unit of money in Iran Iranian rialrial  dinar, Iranian dinar - 100 dinars equal 1 rial in Iran dinarIranian dinar

5.  Mount Damavand, Mount Damavand  Mount Damavand, Iran's highest point, is located inMazanderan, south Babol Mount DamavandMazanderanBabol  Uremia Lake has been designated as an international park by the United Nations. The lake occupies a 5700 km2 depression in northwestern Iran. Kataleh Khor Cave, one of the most beautiful in the world, is located 165 km southwest of Zanjan. The entrance to the cave is situated on the southern slopes of the 2,000-meter high Saghizloo Mountain. Kataleh Khor Cave Lake Uremia

6.  The culture of Iran is a mix of ancient pre-Islamic culture and Islamic culture  Taarof (Iranian Politeness)  Greetings tend to be affectionate. Men kiss other men and women kiss other women at social events. If they meet on the street, a handshake is the more common greeting. The most common greeting amongst Iranians is “salaam alaykum” or more simply “salaam” (peace).

7. Official language(s) Persian Hello- Salaam Welcome- khosh amadid Good Morning- sobh bekheir

8.  Primary school (Dabestan) starts at the age of 6 for a duration of 5 years. Middle school, also known as orientation cycle (Rahnamayi), goes from the sixth to the eighth grade. High school (Dabirestan), for which the last three years is not mandatory, is divided between theoretical, vocational/technical and manual, each program with its own specialties. [4] Primary schoolMiddle schoolHigh school [4]

9.  the regular forces Islamic Republic of Iran Army, Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force, Islamic Republic of Iran Navy and the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), totaling about 545,000 active troops. Iran also has around 350,000 Reserve Force totaling around 900,000 trained troops. [177] Iran has a paramilitary, volunteer militia force within the IRGC, called the Basij, which includes about 90,000 full-time, active-duty uniformed members. Up to 11 million men and women are members of the Basij who could potentially be called up for service;Islamic Republic of Iran ArmyIslamic Republic of Iran Air ForceIslamic Republic of Iran NavyIslamic Revolutionary Guards Corps [177]Basij

10.  Iran's automobile production crossed the 1 million mark in 2005. Iran Khodro is the largest car manufacturer in the Middle-East. It has established joint-ventures with foreign partners on 4 continents. Iran's automobile productionIran Khodro  100.000 Rials or 10.000 Tomans = 7 EUR = 10 USDIt's cheap. Gasoline price was 0,15 USD For taxi ride 350 km you'll pay 35 USD !!! Garmeh to Yazd. Always negotiate about taxi price.Average internal airline ticket will cost from 35-40

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