* In the Persian language, the term Iran has the meaning "Land of the Aryans".
* In 2002, Iran's police chief announced that Google is intelligence tools. The Iranian government also wants to create a "national Internet" that is supervised by the state.
* In Iran, couples who want to request a marriage license is required to listen to an hour briefing about contraception.
* The capital of Iran and the largest city in Iran, Tehran, has the worst air pollution levels in the world. There are an estimated 27 people die every day as a result of air pollution that cause disease.
* Iran first joined the Olympics was in 1948 and send athletes-athletes to every Summer Olympics since then, except in 1980 and 1984. Iran also participated in the Winter Olympics in 1956.
* Approximately 14.2% of people are obese Iran, making Iran as ranked 41st in the world obesity. Residents of American Samoa is the most 75% of the population suffer from obesity. America was ranked 6th in the world, with 33.9% of the population are obese.
* The official name of Iran is the Islamic Republic of Iran. Iran became a republic of Iran in 1979 when the monarchy fell and religious leaders take political power under the leadership of Ayatollah Khomeini.
* Iranian state flag for the current use since 1980 and has three equal horizontal bands of green, white, and red. Green is the color of Islam and symbolizes growth, honesty and peace menyimbulkan white, and red symbolizes courage and martyrdom. In the middle of the white band the words "God" and reading La Ilaha Illa Allah (there is no god but Allah) with a tulip shape. Among the edges in green and red ribbons there are 22 posts of Allah Akbar (God is great).
* In 1953, the CIA engaged in a secret operation coded Operation Ajax to overthrow Masaddegh, the Iranian government is democratically elected. Then Shah pays America with 40% in the Iranian oil industry. When the Iranian people know the role of America, they are not going to believe again to America for the following years.
* In 1979 a group of Islamic students and militants stormed the U.S. embassy in Tehran. In support of the Iranian revolution, they demanded that the U.S. turn over the Shah Pahlavi, who died from cancer and medical care in America. After 444 days, just one minute after president Ronald Reagan sworn in kantonya say, the hostages were released.
* During the Iran-Iraq war, America officially support Iraq and to press other countries to stop selling arms to Iran. But then America itself secretly selling arms to Iran. American actions into the scandal called Iran-gate, or the Iran-Contra scandal.
* Nearly half of Iran's hot desert climate. Iran received less than 4 inches of rain each year.
* There is only one river in Iran, the Karun river, which can be crossed by boat and only for short distances.
* Persian Gulf holds 60% of world oil reserves. Iran has oil reserves of 125 billion barrels, or 10% of total world oil reserves. Iran siphoning nearly 4 million barrels of oil each day.
* Iran controls 50% of the Caspian Sea caviar market. Price of fish eggs could reach $ 160 per ounce. Beluga sturgeon swim in the lake at the time of the dinosaurs and sturgeon can live up to 100 years and are now extinct. Environmentalists claim that a complete ban on fish eggs will help these ancient animals.
* Iran is one of the oldest civilizations in the world, which has been around since 4000 BC.
* Approximately 70% of Iran's population under the age of 30 years.
* After the Shah of Iran was deposed in 1979, Iran back to the Islamic legal system. The woman is legally mentally and legally not considered equal to men. Children are considered as "men of substance" and just born by a woman's body. In the case of divorce, the woman lost all custody of her child.
* Many young girls in Iran get married after menstruation.
* In Iran, a young girl who works as an aide often required to submit medical documents to determine whether her hymen is still intact. In Iran, men who are not married would stay with family who gave birth and is regarded as a na-mard (not men).
* Organization of Iran offers $ 3 million prize for anyone who could kill Salman Rushdie, author of the novel The Satanic Verses. The book illustrates that the Quranic verses that may not truly revelation of God and the devil disguises himself to give false ideas to the Prophet Muhammad.
* Since ancient times, people have used Iranian water supply system called Qanat (or Kanat). How the system works by collecting the water and move it through the underground tunnel to the place where the people need it.
* Most homes in Iran do not have a table and chairs. Iranian people prefer to sit on a pillow on the floor to enjoy the food.
* The Iranian nation has been weaving rugs for over 2500 years. When creating a tapestry, the Iranian weavers often deliberately make mistakes. They would like to express his belief that "only God is perfect". After oil, Iran's second largest export commodity is carpet.
* The capital of Iran is Tehran, which has the meaning of "hot slope" and nearly 12 million people live there.
* If a girl in Iran getting abuse and sexual harassment, then the error imposed on the girl's mother, because he could not keep his daughter, rather than imposed on violators.
* If there is a woman who is raped in Iran, then the police power to force her to marry him, with or without the consent of the woman is raped, although she can be divorced soon after marriage. In Iran, the divorced women preferred to marry than women who do not marry because her hymen was broken.
* In Iran, there is no legal category for domestic violence because a woman is her husband's wealth. If there are signs of abuse, the male members of her family could threaten her husband, and it is not the task of the police.
* American magazine such as Playboy and Penthouse are widely available and often there in the houses during the Shah's regime. Although Khomeini prohibit pornography and nude images gamar, but there is still a pornographic media. In 1993, Iran's parliament approved a law which states that "the main organizer" of pornography will face the death penalty.
* In Iran, women over the age of nine years of compulsory wearing of the hijab in public spaces. The law does not allow women to wear religious clothing in the bath if there are men.
* Famous figures who bleed Iranian-Americans include Dara Khosrowshahi, president CEO of Expedia Inc.; Omir Kordestani, senior president of the founders of Google; Isaac Larian, an entrepreneur Bratz dolls; David Merage, an entrepreneur Hot Pocket; Piere Omidyar, founder of eBay; Christiane Amanpour, a news presenter, and Matta Ghaffari, an Olympic silver medalist.
* FIFA banned the hijab in 2007, which banned the Iranian women's football team to play in the qualifying round of the 2012 Olympics.
Persian Cats are the oldest in the world. This cat comes from the Iranian plateau where the soft long fur to protect them from the cold. Italian traders brought these cats to Europe in the 17th century, in which the Persian cat become a status symbol remarkable.
* Medes is derived from Aryan tribe and the first time unites Iran in the 6th century BC. One tribe, the Magi, is a very strong Zoroastrian priest. The most famous Magi Three Wise Man from the Christian nativity story who brought gifts to the newborn Christ. Italian explorers 13th century, Marco Polo claimed to have visited the tomb of the three Wise Men are in the area now known as Tehran, capital of Iran.
* The U.S. State Department called Iran along with the Democratic Republic of Congo, North Korea, and Saudi Arabia as a center for human trafficking. The Iranian government lack of effort to prevent sexual trafficking. Women are sold frequently tortured and put to death for violating Iran's standard of manners rather than punishing people who commit trafficking.
* Iran has experienced the highest urban growth rate in the world, jumped from 27% to 60% between 1950 and 2002. By 2030, 80% of the population will be city.
* In recent years, child prostitution in Iran increased by 635%. In Tehran alone an estimated 84,000 women and girls fall in the world of prostitution. Thousands of women sold to France, Germany, and England.
* Sigheh, or brief marriage allowed under Sharia law in some Shiite sect. They can be married for an hour or a few years depending on the deal. Some times they are used to meet the satisfaction of traveling men who visited the holy places that are far from their families.
* Iran is becoming a major travel route for crossing vessel heorin carrier Southwest Asia to Europe. More than 3600 people were killed in Iran 25 years ago because the war with smugglers heorin.
* Although homosexuality is banned in Iran, but the Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini decided that the people were allowed hermaphrodite sex change operations in Iran. Since 2008, Iran initiated more sex change operations than any other country in the world and become the second country after Thailand. The government even gave financial assistance.
* Iran nicknamed "nose job capital of the world", such as the Western nose is a nose shape that is desired by young women of Iran.
* Iran is a manufacturer of fish eggs, pistachios, and saffron the world's largest.
* The chief figure of the famous Gospel hidden in Iran is Esther, Daniel, Cyrus the Great, Darius the Great, and St.. Thaddaeus.
* Iran is the only country that has a condom factory in the Middle East.
* Iran has one million more refugees, more than any other country in the world. Most refugees are from Afghanistan or Iraqi Kurds. As a result, Iran gained a lot of labor with low wages.
* Iran has to have the highest rate of opium addiction in the world.
* Because traditional Iranian wedding was very expensive, the government will finance mass weddings to reduce costs and mendorongkaum Iranian youth to get married.
* In 2007, Iran produced the largest handmade carpet in the world for the mosque in the United Arab Emirates. The extent size of a football field.
* Polo is a game that has been played in Iran since the beginning of the 6th century BC, mainly as training for cavalry.
* Iran is the 18th largest country in the world, with a total area of 1,648,195 km. Slightly smaller than Alaska.
* In 2003, Iran claimed that it had been 18 years he runs the nuclear program clandestinely by getting help from Russia. President Ahmadinejad says its nuclear ambitions are for peaceful purposes, and Iran has an "inalienable right" to produce nuclear fuel.
* Monument Shah-en-Shah founded in 1971 to commemorate the 2500th anniversary of the Persian emperor. The name was changed into Azadi monument, which means "freedom" of the Farsi language.
* Law of Iran ordered the woman to be a housewife. If they want to work outside the home, they got permission from her husband. The government also separate schools by sex, and at the college level, there are several courses that may not be learned by women. On a city bus between men and women there are dividing, and women should not leave the house except with her husband or his family members. But unlike the women of Saudi Arabia, the Iranian women can drive and give the right to vote in elections.
* The first day of spring in Iran held a party. Women preparing for a big dinner party and the mothers gave a hard boiled egg to each child to eat. According to Persian ritual, tables laid out along with seven objects, each of which begins with the letter "s" in the Farsi language, such as sib (apple), sabze (green grass), serkey (vinegar), senjed (berry fruits), samanoo ( milled wheat), sekke (gold), and sir (garlic).
* Women in Iran following the rules of glutinous dress called hijab. Penalties for violating it is whipped, though not always done consistently.
* Polygamy in Iran is perfectly legal, and men can have up to four wives. If you are married, a woman can no longer attend school. Marriage age woman is now 13 years old, from the original 9 years after the Revolution. Boys can marry at age 15, the legal age in Iran to be able to give the right to vote in elections.
* Persian culture was famous for his poems are beautiful, luxurious tapestries and lush gardens. Apparently, the English term "garden" is derived from the Persian term meaning "closed garden".
* The most popular sports in Iran is football. The national team has won the Asian Cup three times and played in three finals Word Cup competition.
* Persian language most widely spoken in Iran (61%) followed by Azeri language (16%), Kurdish (10%), language Lur (6%), Baloch language (2%), Arabic (2%), tribal languages Turkmen and Turkic (2%) and other languages (1%).
* Islam is the majority religion of Iran (98%): 89% Shia and Sunni 9%. And the rest of the religion Zoroastrianism, Jewish, Christian, and Baha'i (2%).
* Iranian population in 2012 was 78,868,711, making Iran the 18th highest population in the world
* An earthquake in December 2003 has hit the southeastern Iranian city, the city of Bam, killing more than 30,000 people.
* In Iran, yogurt called "Milk Persia", and many Iranians regard as a miraculous food yogurt. Yogurt is used to treat ulcers, restore the skin due to sun exposure, and even to prolong life. Many people use yogurt as a face mask.
IMPORTANT YEARS HISTORY OF IRAN
2000 BC Central Asia migrated to Iran
530-330 BC Cyrus the Great founded the Persian empire
330 BC Alexander the Great conquered Persia
323 BC Alexander died and one of his generals to form a Seleucid Dynasty
250 BC The invaders Parthian empire build Partian (or Arcasid)
224 AD Sassanid Persian empire established the second
637 AD Arabs invaded Persia and Islam became the state religion
1051-1220 Seljuk ruling.
1258 Mongol invaders Khanid dynasty-II. Mongol dynasty fell in and continued the succession of small dynasties.
1335 Mongol dynasty fell and continued change of dynasty rulesmall dynasty
1501-1722 Safavid Persian Empire ruled the Third
1796-1925 Qajar ruling1926 Reza Khan established the Pahlavi dynasty
1935 Renamed Persia Iran
1941 British and Soviets invaded and deposed Reza Khan succeeded by his son.
1979 Islamic Revolution and Ayatollah Khomeini to power
1980 Iran became the Islamic Republic Iran-Iraq War 1980-1988
Ayatollah Khomeini died in 1989
1997 Mohammad Khatami was elected president
2002 U.S. President George W. Bush labeled Islam as part of the
"axis of evil" Mahmoud Ahmadinejad became president in 2005.
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