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___MASK14___ is the ___MASK46___ populated city in the Iranian ___MASK34___ , one of the historical capitals of Iran , and the present capital of East ___MASK34___ Province . Located in the Quru River valley between the long ridge of the volcanic cones of the Sahand and Eynali mountains , ___MASK14___ ' s elevation ranges between above sea level . The valley opens up into a plain that gently slopes down to the eastern shores of Lake Urmia , to the west . With cold winters and temperate summers , the city is considered a summer resort . ___MASK14___ is named World ' s Carpet and Crafts City , it is also appointed as the exemplary tourism city in 2018 by Organisation of Islamic Cooperation . ___MASK34___ , officially the Republic of ___MASK34___ , is a country in the South Caucasus region , situated at the crossroads of ___MASK85___ Asia and Southeastern Europe . It is bounded by the Caspian Sea to the east , Russia to the north , Georgia to the northwest , Armenia to the west and Iran to the south . The exclave of Nakhchivan is bounded by Armenia to the north and east , Iran to the south and west , while having an 8 km border with Turkey in the north west . Zarnaq ( also known as Zaraq , Zarn , and Zerna ) is a city in the ___MASK17___ of Heris County , East Azerbaijan Province , Iran . At the 2006 census , its population was 4 , 766 , in 1 , 132 families . The Strait ___MASK72___ Hormuz " Tangehyyeh Hormoz " , " Maq Hurmuz ") is a strait between the Gulf ___MASK72___ Oman and the Persian Gulf . It provides the only sea passage from the Persian Gulf to the open ocean and is one ___MASK72___ the world ' s ___MASK46___ strategically important choke points . On the north coast lies Iran , and on the south coast the United Arab Emirates and Musandam , an exclave ___MASK72___ Oman . At its narrowest , the strait has a width ___MASK72___ . The Caspian Sea is the largest enclosed inland body ___MASK72___ water on Earth by area , variously classed as the world ' s largest lake or a full - fledged sea . It is in an endorheic basin ( it has no outflows ) located between ___MASK65___ and Asia . It is bound by ___MASK33___ to the northeast , Russia to the northwest , Azerbaijan to the west , Iran to the south , and Turkmenistan to the southeast . ___MASK9___ ___MASK34___ Province (" zarbijn - e Sharqi ") is one of the 31 provinces of Iran . It is located in Iranian ___MASK34___ , bordering with Armenia , Republic of ___MASK34___ , Ardabil Province , West ___MASK34___ Province , and Zanjan Province . The capital of ___MASK9___ ___MASK34___ is Tabriz . ___MASK9___ ___MASK34___ Province is in Regions 3 of Iran , with its secretariat located in its capital city , Tabriz . ___MASK51___ , officially the Republic of ___MASK51___ ( Turkish : ), is a transcontinental country in Eurasia , mainly in Anatolia in Western Asia , with a smaller portion on the Balkan peninsula in Southeast Europe . ___MASK51___ is a democratic , secular , unitary , parliamentary republic with a diverse cultural heritage . ___MASK51___ is bordered by eight countries : Greece to the west ; Bulgaria to the northwest ; Georgia to the northeast ; Armenia , the Azerbaijani exclave of Nakhchivan and Iran to the east ; and Iraq and ___MASK50___ to the south . The Aegean Sea is to the west , the Black Sea to the north , and the Mediterranean Sea to the south . The Bosphorus , the Sea of Marmara , and the Dardanelles , which together form the Turkish Straits , divide Thrace and Anatolia ; they also separate Europe and Asia . ___MASK51___ ' s location has given it geopolitical and strategic importance throughout history . Heris ( Persian :   ; also Romanized as Hers and Hars ; also known as Hiriz ) is a city in and the capital ___MASK72___ Heris County , ___MASK9___ ___MASK34___ Province , Iran . At the 2006 census , its population was 9 , 513 , in 2 , 359 families . Heris is the center ___MASK72___ one ___MASK72___ the weaving areas in the Iranian part ___MASK72___ ___MASK34___ , and gave its name to Heriz rugs . ___MASK40___ ( or ); formerly known as Turkmenia is a country in ___MASK64___ Asia , bordered by ___MASK33___ to the northwest , Uzbekistan to the north and east , Afghanistan to the southeast , Iran to the south and southwest , and the Caspian Sea to the west . Bakhshayesh ( also Romanized as Bakhshyesh , Bakhshaish , and Bekhshayesh ) is a city in the ___MASK17___ of Heris County , East Azerbaijan Province , Iran . At the 2006 census , its population was 5 , 752 , in 1 , 386 families . Western Asia , ___MASK69___ Asia , Southwestern Asia or ___MASK85___ Asia is the westernmost subregion of Asia . The concept is in limited use , as it significantly overlaps with the Middle East ( or Near East ), the main difference being the exclusion of Egypt ( which would be counted as part of North Africa ). The term is sometimes used for the purposes of grouping countries in statistics . Kolvanaq ( also Romanized as Kolvnaq ; also known as Kolvnag , Kalvn , Kilvana , and Kolvn ) is a city in the ___MASK17___ of Heris County , East Azerbaijan Province , Iran . At the 2006 census , its population was 6 , 344 , in 1 , 456 families . The ___MASK59___ Ocean is the third largest of the world ' s oceanic divisions , covering ( approximately 20 % of the water on the Earth ' s surface ). It is bounded by Asia on the north , on the west by Africa , on the east by Australia , and on the south by the Southern Ocean or , depending on definition , by Antarctica . It is named after the country of ___MASK6___ . The ___MASK59___ Ocean is known as " Ratnkara ", "" the mine of gems "" in ancient Sanskrit literature , and as " Hind Mahsgar ", "" the great ___MASK59___ sea "", in Hindi . ___MASK67___ ( or ), officially the Islamic Republic of ___MASK67___ , is a federal parliamentary republic in South Asia on crossroads of Central Asia and Western Asia . It is the sixth - ___MASK46___ populous country with a population exceeding 200 million people . It is the 36th largest country in the world in terms of area with an area covering . ___MASK67___ has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by ___MASK6___ to the east , Afghanistan to the west , Iran to the ___MASK85___ and ___MASK74___ in the far northeast respectively . It is separated from Tajikistan by Afghanistan ' s narrow Wakhan Corridor in the north , and also shares a maritime border with Oman . ___MASK70___ (, or ; '; '), officially known as the Republic of ___MASK70___ ('; ') is a country in Western Asia , bordered by ___MASK51___ to the north , Iran to the east , Kuwait to the southeast , Saudi Arabia to the south , ___MASK38___ to the southwest , and ___MASK50___ to the west . The capital , and largest city , is Baghdad . The main ethnic groups are Arabs and Kurds ; others include Assyrians , Turkmen , Shabakis , Yazidis , Armenians , Mandeans , Circassians , and Kawliya . Around 95 % of the country ' s 36 million citizens are Muslims , with Christianity , Yarsan , Yezidism , and Mandeanism also present . The official languages of ___MASK70___ are Arabic and Kurdish . ___MASK92___ ( Pashto / Dari : , " Afnistn "), officially the Islamic Republic ___MASK72___ ___MASK92___ , is a landlocked country located within South Asia and Central Asia . It has a population ___MASK72___ approximately 32 million , making it the 42nd ___MASK46___ populous country in the world . It is bordered by Pakistan in the south and east ; Iran in the west ; Turkmenistan , Uzbekistan , and ___MASK84___ in the north ; and ___MASK74___ in the far northeast . Its territory covers , making it the 41st largest country in the world . The Persian ___MASK71___ is a mediterranean sea in Western Asia . The body ___MASK72___ water is an extension ___MASK72___ the ___MASK59___ Ocean ( ___MASK71___ ___MASK72___ Oman ) through the Strait ___MASK72___ Hormuz and lies between Iran to the northeast and the Arabian Peninsula to the ___MASK85___ . The Shatt al - Arab river delta forms the northwest shoreline . Heris County is a county in ___MASK9___ ___MASK34___ Province in Iran . The capital of the county is Heris . At the 2006 census , the county ' s population was 67 , 626 , in 15 , 916 families . The county is subdivided into two districts : the ___MASK17___ and Khvajeh District . The county has five cities : Heris , Khvajeh , Zarnaq , Bakhshayesh , and Kolvanaq . ___MASK15___ Province (" Ostâne Zanjân "; also Romanized as " Ostn - e Zanjn ") is one ___MASK72___ the 31 provinces ___MASK72___ Iran . Located in Iranian ___MASK34___ and the population ___MASK72___ Azerbaijanis . it is part ___MASK72___ Iran ' s Regions 3 . Its capital is ___MASK15___ city . ___MASK15___ province , with an area ___MASK72___ 36 , 400 km² , has a mostly rural population ___MASK72___ 1 , 015 , 734 ( 2011 ). The province lies 330 km northwest ___MASK72___ Tehran , connected to it by a freeway . ___MASK15___ is the happiest province in Iran . Islam (' ;) is a religion articulated by the Quran , a text considered by its adherents to be the verbatim word ___MASK72___ God ('), and , for the vast majority ___MASK72___ adherents , the teachings and normative example ( called the " sunnah ", composed ___MASK72___ accounts called " hadith ") ___MASK72___ Muhammad ( 570  8 June 632 CE ). It is the world ' s second - largest religion and the fastest - growing major religion in the world , with over 1 . 7 billion followers or 23 % ___MASK72___ the global population , known as Muslims . Islam is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion that upholds that God is one and incomparable and that the purpose ___MASK72___ existence is to worship God . Muslims consider Muhammad to be the last prophet ___MASK72___ God . Nagorno - ___MASK12___ , officially the Nagorno - ___MASK12___ Republic ( NKR ; " Lernayin Gharabaghi Hanrapetut ' yun "), Artsakh Republic or Republic ___MASK72___ Artsakh (" Arts ' akhi Hanrapetut ' yun "), is an unrecognised republic in the South Caucasus . The region is considered by the UN to be part ___MASK72___ ___MASK34___ , but is under the control ___MASK72___ ethnic Armenian separatists . The NKR controls most ___MASK72___ the territory ___MASK72___ the former Nagorno - ___MASK12___ Autonomous Oblast and some ___MASK72___ the surrounding area , giving it a border with Armenia to the west , Iran to the south , and the uncontested territory ___MASK72___ ___MASK34___ to the north and east . The ___MASK71___ ___MASK72___ Oman or Sea ___MASK72___ Makran or Sea ___MASK72___ Oman (" aldj Umn "; in Balochi :    in " Khaleej Oman ") is a strait ( and not an actual gulf ) that connects the Arabian Sea with the Strait ___MASK72___ Hormuz , which then runs to the Persian ___MASK71___ . It borders ___MASK67___ and Iran on the north , Oman on the south , and the United Arab Emirates on the west . ___MASK31___ ( tr . " Hayastan "), officially the Republic of ___MASK31___ ( tr . " Hayastani Hanrapetut  yun "), is a sovereign state in the South Caucasus region of Eurasia . Located in Western Asia on the " Armenian Highlands ", it is bordered by ___MASK51___ to the west , Russia and Georgia to the north and Azerbaijan to the east , and Iran and Azerbaijan ' s exclave of Nakhchivan to the south . ___MASK87___ ( " Tehrn ") is the capital ___MASK72___ Iran and ___MASK87___ Province . With a population ___MASK72___ around 9 million in the city and 16 million in the wider metropolitan area , ___MASK87___ is the ___MASK46___ populous city ___MASK72___ Iran , the 2nd - ___MASK46___ populous city in Western Asia and the 3rd - largest metropolitan area in the Middle East . It is ranked 29th in the world by the population ___MASK72___ its metropolitan area . ___MASK94___ Province (" Ostn - e Ardabl "; " rdbil ostan ") is one of the thirty - one provinces of Iran . It is in the northwest of the country , in Regions 3 , bordering the Republic of ___MASK34___ , the provinces of East ___MASK34___ , Zanjan , and Gilan . Its administrative centre is the city of ___MASK94___ . The province was established in 1993 from the eastern part of East ___MASK34___ . ___MASK22___ (, also , ; ' ), also known as Persia , officially the Islamic Republic ___MASK72___ ___MASK22___ (' ), is a sovereign state in Western Asia . It is bordered to the ___MASK100___ by Armenia , the " de facto " Nagorno - Karabakh Republic , and ___MASK34___ ; to the north by the Caspian Sea ; to the northeast by Turkmenistan ; to the east by Afghanistan and Pakistan ; to the south by the Persian Gulf and the Gulf ___MASK72___ Oman ; and to the west by ___MASK51___ and Iraq . Comprising a land area ___MASK72___ , it is the second - largest country in the Middle East and the 18th - largest in the world . With 82 . 8 million inhabitants , ___MASK22___ is the world ' s 17th - most - populous country . It is the only country with both a Caspian Sea and an Indian Ocean coastline . The country ' s central location in Eurasia and Western Asia , and its proximity to the Strait ___MASK72___ Hormuz , make it ___MASK72___ great geostrategic importance . Tehran is the country ' s capital and largest city , as well as its leading economic center . The Middle ___MASK9___ is a transcontinental region centered on Western Asia and ___MASK62___ . The corresponding adjective is " Middle - Eastern " and the derived noun is " Middle - Easterner ". The term has come into wider usage as a replacement of the term Near ___MASK9___ ( as opposed to Far ___MASK9___ ) beginning in the early 20th century . ___MASK43___ (; ' ), officially the Sultanate ___MASK72___ ___MASK43___ , is an Arab country on the southeastern coast ___MASK72___ the Arabian Peninsula . Holding a strategically important position at the mouth ___MASK72___ the Persian Gulf , the nation is bordered by the United Arab Emirates to the ___MASK100___ , Saudi Arabia to the west , and Yemen to the ___MASK85___ , and shares marine borders with Iran and Pakistan . The coast is formed by the Arabian Sea on the southeast and the Gulf ___MASK72___ ___MASK43___ on the northeast . The Madha and Musandam exclaves are surrounded by the UAE on their land borders , with the Strait ___MASK72___ Hormuz ( which it shares with Iran ) and Gulf ___MASK72___ ___MASK43___ forming Musandam ' s coastal boundaries .