Countries
Iran Country Profile
This profile covers the modern state of Iran (the Islamic Republic of Iran) in West Asia. “Persia” is a historical and cultural label that still appears in language…
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Tag: West Asia
Landforms & Water
Dead Sea: Facts, Map, Salinity & Why It Is Shrinking
A modern map of the Dead Sea shows two very different water systems: a shrinking natural lake in the north and a grid of managed industrial ponds in…