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___MASK83___ , officially the Republic of ___MASK83___ , is a country in the South Caucasus region , situated at the crossroads of ___MASK77___ 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 . ___MASK93___ (, or ; '; '), officially known as the Republic of ___MASK93___ ('; ') is a country in Western Asia , bordered by ___MASK31___ to the north , Iran to the east , Kuwait to the southeast , Saudi Arabia to the south , ___MASK61___ to the southwest , and ___MASK59___ 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 ___MASK93___ are Arabic and Kurdish . ___MASK85___ Province , is one ___MASK52___ the 31 provinces ___MASK52___ Iran . Its ___MASK97___ is ___MASK85___ city . The province ___MASK52___ ___MASK85___ covers an area ___MASK52___ 19 , 546 km² . In the year 1996 , ___MASK85___ province had a population ___MASK52___ approximately 1 . 7 million people ; according to the National Census held in 2011 the population ___MASK52___ the Province was 1758268 people . In 2014 it was placed in Region 4 . The Strait ___MASK52___ Hormuz " Tangehyyeh Hormoz " , " Maq Hurmuz ") is a strait between the Gulf ___MASK52___ Oman and the Persian Gulf . It provides the only sea passage from the Persian Gulf to the open ocean and is one ___MASK52___ the world ' s ___MASK57___ strategically important choke points . On the north coast lies Iran , and on the south coast the United Arab Emirates and Musandam , an exclave ___MASK52___ Oman . At its narrowest , the strait has a width ___MASK52___ . The Caspian Sea is the largest enclosed inland body ___MASK52___ 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 ___MASK60___ and Asia . It is bound by ___MASK26___ to the northeast , Russia to the northwest , Azerbaijan to the west , Iran to the south , and Turkmenistan to the southeast . The Zagros Mountains (; " Çiyayên Zagrosê ", Lurish :     , , Aramaic :   ,) form the largest ___MASK68___ range in Iran , Iraqi Kurdistan and southeastern ___MASK31___ . This ___MASK68___ range has a total length of 1 , 500 km ( 932 mi ). The Zagros ___MASK68___ range begins in northwestern Iran and roughly corresponds to Iran ' s western border , and it spans the whole length of the western and southwestern Iranian plateau , ending at the Strait of Hormuz . The highest point in the Zagros Mountains is Dena . Geology . The Zagros fold and thrust belt was formed by collision of two tectonic plates , the Iranian Plate and the Arabian Plate . This collision primarily happened during the Miocene and folded the entire rocks that had been deposited from the Carboniferous to the Miocene in the geosyncline in front of the Iranian Plate . The process of collision continues to the present and as the Arabian Plate is being pushed against the Iranian Plate , the Zagros Mountains and the Iranian Plateau are getting higher and higher . ___MASK7___ ( tr . " Hayastan "), officially the Republic of ___MASK7___ ( 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 ___MASK31___ 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 . ___MASK32___ ( or ), officially the Islamic Republic of ___MASK32___ , is a federal parliamentary republic in South Asia on crossroads of Central Asia and Western Asia . It is the sixth - ___MASK57___ 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 . ___MASK32___ has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by ___MASK41___ to the east , Afghanistan to the west , Iran to the ___MASK77___ and ___MASK22___ 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 - ___MASK99___ , officially the Nagorno - ___MASK99___ Republic ( NKR ; " Lernayin Gharabaghi Hanrapetut ' yun "), Artsakh Republic or Republic ___MASK52___ Artsakh (" Arts ' akhi Hanrapetut ' yun "), is an unrecognised republic in the South Caucasus . The region is considered by the UN to be part ___MASK52___ ___MASK83___ , but is under the control ___MASK52___ ethnic Armenian separatists . The NKR controls most ___MASK52___ the territory ___MASK52___ the former Nagorno - ___MASK99___ Autonomous Oblast and some ___MASK52___ the surrounding area , giving it a border with Armenia to the west , Iran to the south , and the uncontested territory ___MASK52___ ___MASK83___ to the north and east . ___MASK66___ is a city in and capital ___MASK52___ ___MASK66___ County , Lorestan Province in western Iran . At the 2006 census , its population was 227 , 547 in 59 , 388 families . Among the existing modern cities in Iran , ___MASK66___ is one ___MASK52___ the oldest reported at least since the 9th century . In Sassanid Empire , ___MASK66___ was a small town and region neighboring Nahavand . Gaining more attention during Great Seljuq Empire in the 9th and 10th centuries , ___MASK66___ stood as an industrial , commercial and strategic city in Zagros Mountains until the 20th century . In its ___MASK6___ ages , ___MASK66___ was selected as the state capital ___MASK52___ Lorestan and Khuzestan region during Qajar dynasty in the 18th and 19th centuries . ___MASK28___ ( " Tehrn ") is the capital ___MASK52___ Iran and ___MASK28___ Province . With a population ___MASK52___ around 9 million in the city and 16 million in the wider metropolitan area , ___MASK28___ is the ___MASK57___ populous city ___MASK52___ Iran , the 2nd - ___MASK57___ 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 ___MASK52___ its metropolitan area . Islam (' ;) is a religion articulated by the Quran , a text considered by its adherents to be the verbatim word ___MASK52___ God ('), and , for the vast majority ___MASK52___ adherents , the teachings and normative example ( called the " sunnah ", composed ___MASK52___ accounts called " hadith ") ___MASK52___ 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 % ___MASK52___ the global population , known as Muslims . Islam is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion that upholds that God is one and incomparable and that the purpose ___MASK52___ existence is to worship God . Muslims consider Muhammad to be the last prophet ___MASK52___ God . ___MASK53___ (, also , ; ' ), also known as Persia , officially the Islamic Republic ___MASK52___ ___MASK53___ (' ), is a sovereign state in Western Asia . It is bordered to the ___MASK29___ by Armenia , the " de facto " Nagorno - Karabakh Republic , and ___MASK83___ ; 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 ___MASK52___ Oman ; and to the west by ___MASK31___ and Iraq . Comprising a land area ___MASK52___ , it is the second - largest country in the Middle East and the 18th - largest in the world . With 82 . 8 million inhabitants , ___MASK53___ 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 ___MASK52___ Hormuz , make it ___MASK52___ great geostrategic importance . Tehran is the country ' s capital and largest city , as well as its leading economic center . Firuzan ( also Romanized as Frzn ) is a city in and capital ___MASK52___ Khezel District , in Nahavand County , Hamadan Province , Iran . At the 2006 census , its population was 4 , 054 , in 1 , 069 families . The Middle ___MASK37___ is a transcontinental region centered on Western Asia and ___MASK65___ . 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 ___MASK37___ ( as opposed to Far ___MASK37___ ) beginning in the early 20th century . ___MASK23___ County is a county in Hamadan Province in Iran . The capital ___MASK52___ the county is ___MASK23___ . At the 2006 census , the county ' s population was 285 , 272 , in 73 , 755 families . The county is subdivided into four districts : the ___MASK48___ , Zand District , Samen District , and Jowkar District . The county has five cities : ___MASK23___ , Azandarian , Jowkar , Samen , and Zangeneh . The ___MASK78___ 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 ___MASK41___ . The ___MASK78___ Ocean is known as " Ratnkara ", "" the mine of gems "" in ancient Sanskrit literature , and as " Hind Mahsgar ", "" the great ___MASK78___ sea "", in Hindi . ___MASK36___ ( also written Luristan , Lurestan , or Loristan , is a province ___MASK52___ western Iran in the Zagros Mountains . The population ___MASK52___ Lorestan was estimated at 1 , 716 , 527 people in 2006 . In 2014 it was placed in Region 4 . ___MASK79___ (; ' ), officially the Sultanate ___MASK52___ ___MASK79___ , is an Arab country on the southeastern coast ___MASK52___ the Arabian Peninsula . Holding a strategically important position at the mouth ___MASK52___ the Persian Gulf , the nation is bordered by the United Arab Emirates to the ___MASK29___ , Saudi Arabia to the west , and Yemen to the ___MASK77___ , and shares marine borders with Iran and Pakistan . The coast is formed by the Arabian Sea on the southeast and the Gulf ___MASK52___ ___MASK79___ on the northeast . The Madha and Musandam exclaves are surrounded by the UAE on their land borders , with the Strait ___MASK52___ Hormuz ( which it shares with Iran ) and Gulf ___MASK52___ ___MASK79___ forming Musandam ' s coastal boundaries . ___MASK49___ ( Pashto / Dari : , " Afnistn "), officially the Islamic Republic ___MASK52___ ___MASK49___ , is a landlocked country located within South Asia and Central Asia . It has a population ___MASK52___ approximately 32 million , making it the 42nd ___MASK57___ populous country in the world . It is bordered by Pakistan in the south and east ; Iran in the west ; Turkmenistan , Uzbekistan , and ___MASK95___ in the north ; and ___MASK22___ in the far northeast . Its territory covers , making it the 41st largest country in the world . The ___MASK98___ ___MASK52___ Oman or Sea ___MASK52___ Makran or Sea ___MASK52___ Oman (" aldj Umn "; in Balochi :    in " Khaleej Oman ") is a strait ( and not an actual gulf ) that connects the Arabian Sea with the Strait ___MASK52___ Hormuz , which then runs to the Persian ___MASK98___ . It borders ___MASK32___ and Iran on the north , Oman on the south , and the United Arab Emirates on the west . ___MASK31___ , officially the Republic of ___MASK31___ ( Turkish : ), is a transcontinental country in Eurasia , mainly in Anatolia in Western Asia , with a smaller portion on the Balkan peninsula in Southeast Europe . ___MASK31___ is a democratic , secular , unitary , parliamentary republic with a diverse cultural heritage . ___MASK31___ 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 ___MASK59___ 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 . ___MASK31___ ' s location has given it geopolitical and strategic importance throughout history . ___MASK72___ ( or ); formerly known as Turkmenia is a country in ___MASK89___ Asia , bordered by ___MASK26___ 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 . Barzul ( also Romanized as Barzl ) is a city in and capital ___MASK52___ ___MASK58___ , in Nahavand County , Hamadan Province , Iran . At the 2006 census , its population was 2 , 729 , in 728 families . ___MASK23___ (; formerly Dowlatabad ( Persian : Doulatbd ), also Romanized as Dowlatbd and Dalatbd ) is a city in and capital ___MASK52___ ___MASK23___ County , Hamadan Province , Iran . At the 2006 census , its population was 153 , 748 , in 40 , 750 families . ___MASK66___ County is a county in ___MASK36___ in Iran . The capital ___MASK52___ the county is ___MASK66___ . At the 2006 census , the county ' s population was 320 , 547 , in 82 , 676 families . The county is subdivided into two districts : the ___MASK48___ and Oshtorinan District . The county has two cities : ___MASK66___ and Oshtorinan . Giyan ( also Romanized as Gyn ; also known as Kn , Qn , and Qayn ) is a city in and capital ___MASK52___ ___MASK15___ , in Nahavand County , Hamadan Province , Iran . At the 2006 census , its population was 8 , 062 , in 1 , 999 families . The Qajar dynasty ('; also romanised as Ghajar , Kadjar , Qachar etc .) was an Iranian royal dynasty ___MASK52___ Turkic origin , specifically from the Qajar tribe , which ruled Persia ( Iran ) from 1785 to 1925 . The state ruled by the dynasty was officially known as the Sublime State ___MASK52___ Iran ('). The Qajar family took full control ___MASK52___ Iran in 1794 , deposing Lotf ' Ali Khan , the last ___MASK52___ the Zand dynasty , and ___MASK80___ - asserted Iranian sovereignty over large parts ___MASK52___ the Caucasus . In 1796 , Mohammad Khan Qajar seized Mashhad with ease , putting an end to the Afsharid dynasty , and Mohammad Khan was formally crowned as shah after his punitive campaign against Iran ' s Georgian subjects . In the Caucasus , the Qajar dynasty permanently lost many ___MASK52___ Iran ' s integral areas to the Russians over the course ___MASK52___ the 19th century , comprising modern - day Georgia , Dagestan , ___MASK83___ , and Armenia . Nahavand ( Persian :    , also Romanized as Nahvand and Nehvend ; also known as Nhvand ) is a city in and capital ___MASK52___ Nahavand County , Hamadan Province , Iran . At the 2006 census , its population was 72 , 218 , in 19 , 419 families . It is located south ___MASK52___ Hamadan , ___MASK37___ ___MASK52___ Malayer and ___MASK29___ ___MASK52___ Borujerd . Nahavand is one ___MASK52___ the oldest existing cities in Iran . The Persian ___MASK98___ is a mediterranean sea in Western Asia . The body ___MASK52___ water is an extension ___MASK52___ the ___MASK78___ Ocean ( ___MASK98___ ___MASK52___ Oman ) through the Strait ___MASK52___ Hormuz and lies between Iran to the northeast and the Arabian Peninsula to the ___MASK77___ . The Shatt al - Arab river delta forms the northwest shoreline . Western Asia , ___MASK43___ Asia , Southwestern Asia or ___MASK77___ 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 . ___MASK12___ is a county in ___MASK85___ Province in Iran . The capital ___MASK52___ the county is Nahavand . At the 2006 census , the county ' s population was 178 , 683 , in 46 , 283 families . The county is subdivided into four districts : the ___MASK48___ , Giyan District , Zarrin Dasht District , and Khezel District . The county has four cities : Nahavand , Barzul , Giyan , and Firuzan .