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___MASK4___ (, also , ; ' ), also known as Persia , officially the Islamic Republic ___MASK59___ ___MASK4___ (' ), is a sovereign state in Western Asia . It is bordered to the ___MASK44___ by Armenia , the " de facto " Nagorno - Karabakh Republic , and ___MASK70___ ; 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 ___MASK59___ Oman ; and to the west by ___MASK68___ and Iraq . Comprising a land area ___MASK59___ , it is the second - largest country in the Middle East and the 18th - largest in the world . With 82 . 8 million inhabitants , ___MASK4___ 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 ___MASK59___ Hormuz , make it ___MASK59___ great geostrategic importance . Tehran is the country ' s capital and largest city , as well as its leading economic center . ___MASK1___ (, or ; '; '), officially known as the Republic of ___MASK1___ ('; ') is a country in Western Asia , bordered by ___MASK68___ to the north , Iran to the east , Kuwait to the southeast , Saudi Arabia to the south , ___MASK28___ to the southwest , and ___MASK40___ 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 ___MASK1___ are Arabic and Kurdish . The Persian ___MASK98___ is a mediterranean sea in Western Asia . The body ___MASK59___ water is an extension ___MASK59___ the ___MASK62___ Ocean ( ___MASK98___ ___MASK59___ Oman ) through the Strait ___MASK59___ Hormuz and lies between Iran to the northeast and the Arabian Peninsula to the ___MASK12___ . The Shatt al - Arab river delta forms the northwest shoreline . ___MASK74___ (() is the second largest city in the Iranian ___MASK70___ and the capital of West ___MASK70___ Province . ___MASK74___ is situated at an altitude of 1 , 330 m above sea level , and is located along the Shahar Chay river ( City River ) on the ___MASK74___ Plain . Lake ___MASK74___ , one of the world ' s largest salt ___MASK61___ , lies to the east of the city and the mountainous Turkish border area lies to the west . ___MASK77___ (; ' ), officially the Sultanate ___MASK59___ ___MASK77___ , is an Arab country on the southeastern coast ___MASK59___ the Arabian Peninsula . Holding a strategically important position at the mouth ___MASK59___ the Persian Gulf , the nation is bordered by the United Arab Emirates to the ___MASK44___ , Saudi Arabia to the west , and Yemen to the ___MASK12___ , and shares marine borders with Iran and Pakistan . The coast is formed by the Arabian Sea on the southeast and the Gulf ___MASK59___ ___MASK77___ on the northeast . The Madha and Musandam exclaves are surrounded by the UAE on their land borders , with the Strait ___MASK59___ Hormuz ( which it shares with Iran ) and Gulf ___MASK59___ ___MASK77___ forming Musandam ' s coastal boundaries . Western Asia , ___MASK20___ Asia , Southwestern Asia or ___MASK12___ 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 . The ___MASK62___ 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 ___MASK17___ . The ___MASK62___ Ocean is known as " Ratnkara ", "" the mine of gems "" in ancient Sanskrit literature , and as " Hind Mahsgar ", "" the great ___MASK62___ sea "", in Hindi . ___MASK36___ ( tr . " Hayastan "), officially the Republic of ___MASK36___ ( 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 ___MASK68___ 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 . ___MASK53___ ___MASK70___ Province (" zarbijn - e Sharqi ") is one of the 31 provinces of Iran . It is located in Iranian ___MASK70___ , bordering with Armenia , Republic of ___MASK70___ , Ardabil Province , West ___MASK70___ Province , and Zanjan Province . The capital of ___MASK53___ ___MASK70___ is Tabriz . ___MASK53___ ___MASK70___ Province is in Regions 3 of Iran , with its secretariat located in its capital city , Tabriz . ___MASK11___ ( or ); formerly known as Turkmenia is a country in ___MASK16___ Asia , bordered by ___MASK46___ 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 . The ___MASK98___ ___MASK59___ Oman or Sea ___MASK59___ Makran or Sea ___MASK59___ Oman (" aldj Umn "; in Balochi :    in " Khaleej Oman ") is a strait ( and not an actual gulf ) that connects the Arabian Sea with the Strait ___MASK59___ Hormuz , which then runs to the Persian ___MASK98___ . It borders ___MASK45___ and Iran on the north , Oman on the south , and the United Arab Emirates on the west . A ___MASK7___ lake or saline lake is a landlocked body ___MASK59___ water that has a concentration ___MASK59___ salts ( typically sodium chloride ) and other dissolved minerals significantly higher than ___MASK84___ ___MASK61___ ( often defined as at least three grams ___MASK59___ ___MASK7___ per litre ). In some cases , ___MASK7___ ___MASK61___ have a higher concentration ___MASK59___ ___MASK7___ than sea water ; such ___MASK61___ can also be termed " hypersaline ___MASK61___ ". An alkalic ___MASK7___ lake that has a high content ___MASK59___ carbonate is sometimes termed a " soda lake ". ___MASK60___ is a county in ___MASK53___ ___MASK70___ Province in Iran . The capital of the county is Maragheh . At the 2006 census , the county ' s population was 227 , 635 , in 57 , 612 families . The county is subdivided into two districts : the ___MASK43___ and Saraju District . The county has two cities : Maragheh and Kharaju . Bonab ( Persian :   ; also Romanized as Bonb and Benb ; also known as Binb , Bunab , Binov , and Binev ) is a city in and the capital ___MASK59___ Bonab County , ___MASK53___ ___MASK70___ Province , Iran . It is located west ___MASK59___ Maragheh on the outwash plain above Lake Urmia . The people speak Azerbaijani . At the 2006 census , its population was 75 , 332 , in 19 , 922 families . The Strait ___MASK59___ Hormuz " Tangehyyeh Hormoz " , " Maq Hurmuz ") is a strait between the Gulf ___MASK59___ Oman and the Persian Gulf . It provides the only sea passage from the Persian Gulf to the open ocean and is one ___MASK59___ the world ' s ___MASK84___ strategically important choke points . On the north coast lies Iran , and on the south coast the United Arab Emirates and Musandam , an exclave ___MASK59___ Oman . At its narrowest , the strait has a width ___MASK59___ . ___MASK90___ is the ___MASK84___ populated city in the Iranian ___MASK70___ , one of the historical capitals of Iran , and the present capital of East ___MASK70___ Province . Located in the Quru River valley between the long ridge of the volcanic cones of the Sahand and Eynali mountains , ___MASK90___ ' 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 . ___MASK90___ is named World ' s Carpet and Crafts City , it is also appointed as the exemplary tourism city in 2018 by Organisation of Islamic Cooperation . ___MASK68___ , officially the Republic of ___MASK68___ ( Turkish : ), is a transcontinental country in Eurasia , mainly in Anatolia in Western Asia , with a smaller portion on the Balkan peninsula in Southeast Europe . ___MASK68___ is a democratic , secular , unitary , parliamentary republic with a diverse cultural heritage . ___MASK68___ 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 ___MASK40___ 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 . ___MASK68___ ' s location has given it geopolitical and strategic importance throughout history . The Caspian Sea is the largest enclosed inland body ___MASK59___ 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 ___MASK5___ and Asia . It is bound by ___MASK46___ to the northeast , Russia to the northwest , Azerbaijan to the west , Iran to the south , and Turkmenistan to the southeast . ___MASK70___ , officially the Republic of ___MASK70___ , is a country in the South Caucasus region , situated at the crossroads of ___MASK12___ 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 . ___MASK41___ ( Pashto / Dari : , " Afnistn "), officially the Islamic Republic ___MASK59___ ___MASK41___ , is a landlocked country located within South Asia and Central Asia . It has a population ___MASK59___ approximately 32 million , making it the 42nd ___MASK84___ populous country in the world . It is bordered by Pakistan in the south and east ; Iran in the west ; Turkmenistan , Uzbekistan , and ___MASK38___ in the north ; and ___MASK42___ in the far northeast . Its territory covers , making it the 41st largest country in the world . Bonab is a county ( shahrestan ) in ___MASK53___ ___MASK70___ Province in Iran . The capital of the county is Bonab . The county is located on the east side of Lake Urmia . At the 2006 census , the county ' s population was 125 , 209 , in 31 , 921 families . The county has one district : the ___MASK43___ . The county has one city : Bonab . ___MASK37___ Province (" Ostâne Zanjân "; also Romanized as " Ostn - e Zanjn ") is one ___MASK59___ the 31 provinces ___MASK59___ Iran . Located in Iranian ___MASK70___ and the population ___MASK59___ Azerbaijanis . it is part ___MASK59___ Iran ' s Regions 3 . Its capital is ___MASK37___ city . ___MASK37___ province , with an area ___MASK59___ 36 , 400 km² , has a mostly rural population ___MASK59___ 1 , 015 , 734 ( 2011 ). The province lies 330 km northwest ___MASK59___ Tehran , connected to it by a freeway . ___MASK37___ is the happiest province in Iran . ___MASK45___ ( or ), officially the Islamic Republic of ___MASK45___ , is a federal parliamentary republic in South Asia on crossroads of Central Asia and Western Asia . It is the sixth - ___MASK84___ 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 . ___MASK45___ has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by ___MASK17___ to the east , Afghanistan to the west , Iran to the ___MASK12___ and ___MASK42___ 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 . Nagorno - ___MASK66___ , officially the Nagorno - ___MASK66___ Republic ( NKR ; " Lernayin Gharabaghi Hanrapetut ' yun "), Artsakh Republic or Republic ___MASK59___ Artsakh (" Arts ' akhi Hanrapetut ' yun "), is an unrecognised republic in the South Caucasus . The region is considered by the UN to be part ___MASK59___ ___MASK70___ , but is under the control ___MASK59___ ethnic Armenian separatists . The NKR controls most ___MASK59___ the territory ___MASK59___ the former Nagorno - ___MASK66___ Autonomous Oblast and some ___MASK59___ the surrounding area , giving it a border with Armenia to the west , Iran to the south , and the uncontested territory ___MASK59___ ___MASK70___ to the north and east . ___MASK96___ ( " Tehrn ") is the capital ___MASK59___ Iran and ___MASK96___ Province . With a population ___MASK59___ around 9 million in the city and 16 million in the wider metropolitan area , ___MASK96___ is the ___MASK84___ populous city ___MASK59___ Iran , the 2nd - ___MASK84___ 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 ___MASK59___ its metropolitan area . The Middle ___MASK53___ is a transcontinental region centered on Western Asia and ___MASK32___ . 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 ___MASK53___ ( as opposed to Far ___MASK53___ ) beginning in the early 20th century . ___MASK51___ 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 ___MASK70___ , the provinces of East ___MASK70___ , Zanjan , and Gilan . Its administrative centre is the city of ___MASK51___ . The province was established in 1993 from the eastern part of East ___MASK70___ . Maragheh , also Romanized as Margheh ; also known as Margha ), is a city in and the capital ___MASK59___ ___MASK60___ , ___MASK53___ ___MASK70___ Province , Iran . At the 2012 census , its population was 163 , 859 , in 47 , 982 families . Islam (' ;) is a religion articulated by the Quran , a text considered by its adherents to be the verbatim word ___MASK59___ God ('), and , for the vast majority ___MASK59___ adherents , the teachings and normative example ( called the " sunnah ", composed ___MASK59___ accounts called " hadith ") ___MASK59___ 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 % ___MASK59___ the global population , known as Muslims . Islam is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion that upholds that God is one and incomparable and that the purpose ___MASK59___ existence is to worship God . Muslims consider Muhammad to be the last prophet ___MASK59___ God . Lake ___MASK74___ (" Daryche - ye Ormiye " " Urmiya gölü ") is an endorheic salt lake in Iranian ___MASK70___ , Iran and near Iran ' s border with ___MASK68___ . The lake is between the provinces of East ___MASK70___ and West ___MASK70___ in Iran , and west of the southern portion of the Caspian Sea . At its full size , it was the largest lake in the Middle East and the sixth - largest saltwater lake on Earth with a surface area of approximately , length , width , and depth . The lake has shrunk to 10 % of its former size due to damming of the rivers that flow into it and pumping of groundwater from the area .