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___MASK62___ , officially the Republic of ___MASK62___ , is a country in the South Caucasus region , situated at the crossroads of ___MASK33___ 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 . The Strait ___MASK71___ Hormuz " Tangehyyeh Hormoz " , " Maq Hurmuz ") is a strait between the Gulf ___MASK71___ Oman and the Persian Gulf . It provides the only sea passage from the Persian Gulf to the open ocean and is one ___MASK71___ the world ' s ___MASK41___ strategically important choke points . On the north coast lies Iran , and on the south coast the United Arab Emirates and Musandam , an exclave ___MASK71___ Oman . At its narrowest , the strait has a width ___MASK71___ . The Middle ___MASK93___ is a transcontinental region centered on Western Asia and ___MASK53___ . 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 ___MASK93___ ( as opposed to Far ___MASK93___ ) beginning in the early 20th century . The ___MASK68___ 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 ___MASK64___ . The ___MASK68___ Ocean is known as " Ratnkara ", "" the mine of gems "" in ancient Sanskrit literature , and as " Hind Mahsgar ", "" the great ___MASK68___ sea "", in Hindi . ___MASK47___ ( or ); formerly known as Turkmenia is a country in ___MASK26___ Asia , bordered by ___MASK92___ 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 . ___MASK77___ (, or ; '; '), officially known as the Republic of ___MASK77___ ('; ') is a country in Western Asia , bordered by ___MASK85___ to the north , Iran to the east , Kuwait to the southeast , Saudi Arabia to the south , ___MASK29___ to the southwest , and ___MASK52___ 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 ___MASK77___ are Arabic and Kurdish . Western Asia , ___MASK61___ Asia , Southwestern Asia or ___MASK33___ 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 . Nagorno - ___MASK69___ , officially the Nagorno - ___MASK69___ Republic ( NKR ; " Lernayin Gharabaghi Hanrapetut ' yun "), Artsakh Republic or Republic ___MASK71___ Artsakh (" Arts ' akhi Hanrapetut ' yun "), is an unrecognised republic in the South Caucasus . The region is considered by the UN to be part ___MASK71___ ___MASK62___ , but is under the control ___MASK71___ ethnic Armenian separatists . The NKR controls most ___MASK71___ the territory ___MASK71___ the former Nagorno - ___MASK69___ Autonomous Oblast and some ___MASK71___ the surrounding area , giving it a border with Armenia to the west , Iran to the south , and the uncontested territory ___MASK71___ ___MASK62___ to the north and east . Qahavand ( also Romanized as Qahvand and Qahwand ) is a city in , and the capital ___MASK71___ Shara District , in Hamadan County , ___MASK43___ , Iran . At the 2006 census , its population was 2 , 407 , in 616 families . ___MASK85___ , officially the Republic of ___MASK85___ ( Turkish : ), is a transcontinental country in Eurasia , mainly in Anatolia in Western Asia , with a smaller portion on the Balkan peninsula in Southeast Europe . ___MASK85___ is a democratic , secular , unitary , parliamentary republic with a diverse cultural heritage . ___MASK85___ 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 ___MASK52___ 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 . ___MASK85___ ' s location has given it geopolitical and strategic importance throughout history . Hamedan County ( Persian :    ) is a county in Hamedan Province in ___MASK24___ . The capital ___MASK71___ the county is Hamedan . At the 2006 census , the county ' s population ( excluding those portions later ___MASK23___ off to form Famenin County ) was 626 , 183 , in 165 , 753 families ; excluding those portions , the population was 585 , 642 , in 155 , 825 families . The county is subdivided into two districts : the Central District and Shara District . The county has four cities : Hamedan , Qahavand , Maryanaj , and Juraqan . ___MASK43___ , is one of the 31 provinces of Iran . Its center is Hamadan city . The province of Hamadan covers an area of 19 , 546 km² . In the year 1996 , ___MASK43___ had a population of approximately 1 . 7 million people ; according to the National Census held in 2011 the population of the Province was 1758268 people . In 2014 it was placed in Region 4 . Islam (' ;) is a religion articulated by the Quran , a text considered by its adherents to be the verbatim word ___MASK71___ God ('), and , for the vast majority ___MASK71___ adherents , the teachings and normative example ( called the " sunnah ", composed ___MASK71___ accounts called " hadith ") ___MASK71___ 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 % ___MASK71___ the global population , known as Muslims . Islam is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion that upholds that God is one and incomparable and that the purpose ___MASK71___ existence is to worship God . Muslims consider Muhammad to be the last prophet ___MASK71___ God . ___MASK19___ ( or ), officially the Islamic Republic of ___MASK19___ , is a federal parliamentary republic in South Asia on crossroads of Central Asia and Western Asia . It is the sixth - ___MASK41___ 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 . ___MASK19___ has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by ___MASK64___ to the east , Afghanistan to the west , Iran to the ___MASK33___ and ___MASK78___ 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 . ___MASK60___ ( tr . " Hayastan "), officially the Republic of ___MASK60___ ( 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 ___MASK85___ 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 . Maryanaj ( also Romanized as Marynaj ; also known as Marjn and Marjna ) is a city in the ___MASK26___ ___MASK20___ ___MASK71___ Hamadan County , ___MASK43___ , Iran . At the 2006 census , its population was 9 , 442 , in 2 , 518 families . ___MASK97___ (; ' ), officially the Sultanate ___MASK71___ ___MASK97___ , is an Arab country on the southeastern coast ___MASK71___ the Arabian Peninsula . Holding a strategically important position at the mouth ___MASK71___ the Persian Gulf , the nation is bordered by the United Arab Emirates to the ___MASK51___ , Saudi Arabia to the west , and Yemen to the ___MASK33___ , and shares marine borders with Iran and Pakistan . The coast is formed by the Arabian Sea on the southeast and the Gulf ___MASK71___ ___MASK97___ on the northeast . The Madha and Musandam exclaves are surrounded by the UAE on their land borders , with the Strait ___MASK71___ Hormuz ( which it shares with Iran ) and Gulf ___MASK71___ ___MASK97___ forming Musandam ' s coastal boundaries . ___MASK70___ ( " Tehrn ") is the capital ___MASK71___ Iran and ___MASK70___ Province . With a population ___MASK71___ around 9 million in the city and 16 million in the wider metropolitan area , ___MASK70___ is the ___MASK41___ populous city ___MASK71___ Iran , the 2nd - ___MASK41___ 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 ___MASK71___ its metropolitan area . ___MASK38___ ( Pashto / Dari : , " Afnistn "), officially the Islamic Republic ___MASK71___ ___MASK38___ , is a landlocked country located within South Asia and Central Asia . It has a population ___MASK71___ approximately 32 million , making it the 42nd ___MASK41___ populous country in the world . It is bordered by Pakistan in the south and east ; Iran in the west ; Turkmenistan , Uzbekistan , and ___MASK5___ in the north ; and ___MASK78___ in the far northeast . Its territory covers , making it the 41st largest country in the world . Juraqan ( also Romanized as Jraqn , Jarqn , and Jowraqn ; also known as Jooraghan , Jrghan , and Jzghn ) is a city in the ___MASK26___ ___MASK20___ ___MASK71___ Hamadan County , ___MASK43___ , Iran . At the 2006 census , its population was 8 , 851 , in 2 , 311 families . The Persian ___MASK45___ is a mediterranean sea in Western Asia . The body ___MASK71___ water is an extension ___MASK71___ the ___MASK68___ Ocean ( ___MASK45___ ___MASK71___ Oman ) through the Strait ___MASK71___ Hormuz and lies between Iran to the northeast and the Arabian Peninsula to the ___MASK33___ . The Shatt al - Arab river delta forms the northwest shoreline . The Caspian Sea is the largest enclosed inland body ___MASK71___ 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 ___MASK21___ and Asia . It is bound by ___MASK92___ to the northeast , Russia to the northwest , Azerbaijan to the west , Iran to the south , and Turkmenistan to the southeast . ___MASK24___ (, also , ; ' ), also known as Persia , officially the Islamic Republic ___MASK71___ ___MASK24___ (' ), is a sovereign state in Western Asia . It is bordered to the ___MASK51___ by Armenia , the " de facto " Nagorno - Karabakh Republic , and ___MASK62___ ; 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 ___MASK71___ Oman ; and to the west by ___MASK85___ and Iraq . Comprising a land area ___MASK71___ , it is the second - largest country in the Middle East and the 18th - largest in the world . With 82 . 8 million inhabitants , ___MASK24___ 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 ___MASK71___ Hormuz , make it ___MASK71___ great geostrategic importance . Tehran is the country ' s capital and largest city , as well as its leading economic center . The ___MASK45___ ___MASK71___ Oman or Sea ___MASK71___ Makran or Sea ___MASK71___ Oman (" aldj Umn "; in Balochi :    in " Khaleej Oman ") is a strait ( and not an actual gulf ) that connects the Arabian Sea with the Strait ___MASK71___ Hormuz , which then runs to the Persian ___MASK45___ . It borders ___MASK19___ and Iran on the north , Oman on the south , and the United Arab Emirates on the west .