genre sadeq chubak
The ___MASK77___ Gulf is a mediterranean sea in Western Asia . The body of water is an extension of the Indian Ocean ( Gulf of Oman ) through the Strait of Hormuz and lies between Iran to the northeast and the Arabian Peninsula to the southwest . The Shatt al - Arab river delta forms the northwest shoreline . Armenia ( tr . " Hayastan "), officially the Republic of Armenia ( tr . " Hayastani Hanrapetut  yun "), is a sovereign state in the South Caucasus region of Eurasia . Located in ___MASK70___ Asia on the " Armenian Highlands ", it is bordered by Turkey 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 . Azerbaijan , officially the Republic of Azerbaijan , is a ___MASK37___ in the South Caucasus region , situated at the crossroads of Southwest 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 Indian 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 ___MASK37___ of India . The Indian Ocean is known as " Ratnkara ", "" the mine of gems "" in ancient Sanskrit ___MASK60___ , and as " Hind Mahsgar ", "" the great Indian sea "", in Hindi . Afghanistan ( Pashto / Dari : , " Afnistn "), officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan , is a landlocked ___MASK37___ located within South Asia and Central Asia . It has a population of approximately 32 million , making it the 42nd most populous ___MASK37___ in the world . It is bordered by Pakistan in the south and east ; Iran in the west ; Turkmenistan , Uzbekistan , and Tajikistan in the north ; and China in the far northeast . Its territory covers , making it the 41st largest ___MASK37___ in the world . ___MASK14___ is a form of language that exhibits a grammatical structure and a natural flow of speech , rather than a rhythmic structure as in traditional ___MASK17___ . Where the common unit of verse is based on meter or rhyme , the common unit of prose is purely grammatical , such as a sentence or paragraph . Pakistan ( or ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan , is a federal parliamentary republic in South Asia on crossroads of Central Asia and ___MASK70___ Asia . It is the sixth - most populous ___MASK37___ with a population exceeding 200 million people . It is the 36th largest ___MASK37___ in the world in terms of area with an area covering . Pakistan has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by India to the east , Afghanistan to the west , Iran to the southwest and China 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 . The Gulf of Oman or Sea of Makran or Sea of Oman (" aldj Umn "; in Balochi :    in " Khaleej Oman ") is a strait ( and not an actual gulf ) that connects the Arabian Sea with the Strait of Hormuz , which then runs to the ___MASK77___ Gulf . It borders Pakistan and Iran on the north , Oman on the south , and the United Arab Emirates on the west . Islam (' ;) is a ___MASK27___ articulated by the Quran , a text considered by its adherents to be the verbatim word of God ('), and , for the vast majority of adherents , the teachings and normative example ( called the " sunnah ", composed of accounts called " ___MASK76___ ") of Muhammad ( 570  8 June 632 CE ). It is the world ' s second - largest ___MASK27___ and the fastest - growing major ___MASK27___ in the world , with over 1 . 7 billion followers or 23 % of the global population , known as Muslims . Islam is an Abrahamic monotheistic ___MASK27___ that upholds that God is one and incomparable and that the purpose of existence is to worship God . Muslims consider Muhammad to be the last prophet of God . A ___MASK11___ is a long ___MASK1___ , normally in prose , which describes fictional characters and events , usually in the form of a sequential story . ___MASK70___ Asia , West Asia , Southwestern Asia or Southwest 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 ___MASK39___ . A sovereign state is , in international ___MASK81___ , a nonphysical juridical entity that is represented by one centralised ___MASK52___ that has sovereignty over a geographic area . International ___MASK81___ defines sovereign states as having a permanent population , defined territory , one ___MASK52___ , and the capacity to enter into relations with other sovereign states . It is also normally understood that a sovereign state is neither dependent on nor subjected to any other power or state . Oman (; ' ), officially the Sultanate of Oman , is an Arab ___MASK37___ on the southeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula . Holding a strategically important position at the mouth of the ___MASK77___ Gulf , the nation is bordered by the United Arab Emirates to the northwest , Saudi Arabia to the west , and Yemen to the southwest , and shares marine borders with Iran and Pakistan . The coast is formed by the Arabian Sea on the southeast and the Gulf of Oman on the northeast . The Madha and Musandam exclaves are surrounded by the UAE on their land borders , with the Strait of Hormuz ( which it shares with Iran ) and Gulf of Oman forming Musandam ' s coastal boundaries . Iraq (, or ; '; '), officially known as the Republic of Iraq ('; ') is a ___MASK37___ in Western Asia , bordered by Turkey to the north , Iran to the east , Kuwait to the southeast , Saudi Arabia to the south , Jordan to the southwest , and Syria 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 ___MASK37___ ' s 36 million citizens are Muslims , with ___MASK59___ , Yarsan , Yezidism , and Mandeanism also present . The official languages of Iraq are Arabic and Kurdish . A ___MASK1___ or story is any report of connected events , real or imaginary , presented in a sequence of written or spoken words , and / or still or moving images . Turkmenistan ( or ); formerly known as Turkmenia is a ___MASK37___ in Central Asia , bordered by Kazakhstan 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 . Sdeq Chubak ( ___MASK77___ :     , sometimes Sdegh Choubak ; August 5 , 1916 -- July 3 , 1998 ) , was an author of short ___MASK28___ , drama , novels and one of the leading 20th - century writers of Iran . Chubak ' s short stories are characterized by their intricacy , economy of detail , and concentration on a single theme , leading some to compare them to ___MASK77___ miniature paintings . He Was a very close friend of sadegh hedayat who was an influential writer at that time . his famous books are : `` tangsir '' , `` antar va loutiyash '' , `` shab - e - ghabr '' . choubak was a naturalist and his novels reflected the dark side of the society and its issues . many of his works are currently banned . he is most famous for the novel `` tangsir '' . he mostly wrote short - stories . he died in 1998 in america . Turkey , officially the Republic of Turkey ( Turkish : ), is a transcontinental ___MASK37___ in Eurasia , mainly in Anatolia in Western Asia , with a smaller portion on the Balkan peninsula in Southeast Europe . Turkey is a democratic , secular , unitary , parliamentary republic with a diverse cultural heritage . Turkey 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 Syria 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 . Turkey ' s location has given it geopolitical and strategic importance throughout ___MASK96___ . Iran (, also , ; ' ), also known as Persia , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (' ), is a sovereign state in ___MASK70___ Asia . It is bordered to the northwest by Armenia , the " de facto " Nagorno - Karabakh Republic , and Azerbaijan ; to the north by the Caspian Sea ; to the northeast by Turkmenistan ; to the east by Afghanistan and Pakistan ; to the south by the ___MASK77___ Gulf and the Gulf of Oman ; and to the west by Turkey and Iraq . Comprising a land area of , it is the second - largest country in the Middle East and the 18th - largest in the world . With 82 . 8 million inhabitants , Iran 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 ___MASK70___ Asia , and its proximity to the Strait of Hormuz , make it of great geostrategic importance . Tehran is the country ' s capital and largest city , as well as its leading economic center . The Strait of Hormuz " Tangehyyeh Hormoz " , " Maq Hurmuz ") is a strait between the Gulf of Oman and the ___MASK77___ Gulf . It provides the only sea passage from the ___MASK77___ Gulf to the open ocean and is one of the world ' s most strategically important choke points . On the north coast lies Iran , and on the south coast the United Arab Emirates and Musandam , an exclave of Oman . At its narrowest , the strait has a width of . The Middle East is a transcontinental region centered on ___MASK70___ Asia and Egypt . 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 East ( as opposed to Far East ) beginning in the early 20th century . ___MASK28___ is the classification for any story or ___MASK99___ derived from imagination  in other words , not based strictly on history or fact . ___MASK28___ can be expressed in a ___MASK67___ of formats , including writings , live performances , films , television programs , animations , video games , and role - playing games , though the term originally and most commonly refers to the narrative forms of literature ( see " literary " ___MASK28___ ), including the novel , novella , ___MASK45___ , and play . ___MASK28___ constitutes an act of creative invention , so that faithfulness to reality is not typically assumed ; in other words , ___MASK28___ is not expected to present only characters who are actual people or descriptions that are factually true . The context of ___MASK28___ is generally open to interpretation , due to ___MASK28___ ' s freedom from any necessary embedding in reality ; however , some fictional works are claimed to be , or marketed as , historically or factually accurate , complicating the traditional distinction between ___MASK28___ and non - ___MASK28___ . ___MASK28___ is a classification or category , rather than a specific mode or genre , unless used in a narrower sense as a synonym for a particular literary ___MASK28___ form . Tehran ( " Tehrn ") is the capital of Iran and Tehran Province . With a population of around 9 million in the city and 16 million in the wider metropolitan area , Tehran is the most populous city of Iran , the 2nd - most populous city in ___MASK70___ Asia and the 3rd - largest metropolitan area in the Middle East . It is ranked 29th in the world by the population of its metropolitan area .