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The Islamic Republic of Iran Railways, the Iran Power Plant Projects Management and Germany's Siemens have signed a contract for 150 IranRunner locomotives for passenger trains. Siemens is committed to exporting to Iran some 30 locomotives in the first phase, and to manufacturing another 120 using domestic capacities and expertise over the next ...
The location of Iran An enlargeable map of the Islamic Republic of Iran. The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Iran: Iran – sovereign country located in Southwest Asia and the Middle East. [1] Iran is bound by the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf to the south and the Caspian Sea to its north.
Map of Administrative Subdivisions of Iran in 1911, Tehran, Eyalats, and Velayats Iran has held its modern territory since the Treaty of Paris in 1857. Prior to 1937, Iran had maintained its feudal administrative divisional structure, dating back to the time the modern state was centralized by the Safavid dynasty in the 16th century.
Abadan (Persian: آبادان; pronounced [ʔɒːbɒːˈdɒːn]) [a] is a city in the Central District of Abadan County, Khuzestan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. [4]
Most visitors to Iran must obtain an electronic visa (e-Visa) prior to their arrival in Iran, unless they are a citizen of one of the visa-exempt countries or countries that are ineligible for an e-Visa, in which case they must obtain a visa in advance from one of the Iranian diplomatic missions around the world.
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the population was 973 in 200 households, when it was a village in Mazhin Rural District. [6] The following census in 2011 counted 1,160 people in 294 households. [7]
During the 19th century the Caucasus region was contested between the declining Ottoman Empire, Persia and Russia, which was expanding southwards. [5] By the Russo-Persian War (1804–1813) and the subsequent Treaty of Gulistan, Russia acquired the bulk of what is now Azerbaijan and parts of Armenia; a border was drawn along the Aras river which is the modern border between Iran and Azerbaijan ...
Zanjan (Persian: زنجان; pronounced [zænˈdʒɒːn] ⓘ) [3] [a] is a city in the Central District of Zanjan County, Zanjan province, Iran, serving as capital of the province, the county, and the district. [6]