Iran profile about culture and history and also industrials

3. Population Iranian population is estimated to be some 75,000,000. about 60% of the population are residing cities and the rest 40% are either in villages (38%) or in tribal movement (2%). Male/female balance is almost perfect. Life expectancy is 67 years.

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23. Deserts: Some 60% of Iranian land is desert. However except a 10%, it is habitat to many animal and plant species. These species are resilient to the conditions in desert.

25. Many Iranian cities are built on mountain skirts. There is a large diversity of plant and animal life in these areas.

26. Forests The most dense forests of Iran are located under Caspian sea. Gilan, Mazandaran and Gorgan forests are habitat to many species from simple mushrooms to tigers and lions.

27. Savannah Khuzestan province is located in South West of Iran. It is formed by the rich clay from large rivers of Kurdistan and Turkey.

28. History

29. Prophet Daniel lived in Sosa in that era. The first civilization and city in Iran was founded 7,000 BC

30. Cyrus the Great The first empire in the world was formed by Cyrus. It was composed of 48 autonomous kingdoms. They all had their own internal laws and independent kings. However all these kingdoms were united under a federal law.

31. I am Cyrus, King of the World. When I entered Babylon I did not allow anyone to terrorize the land. I kept in view the needs of its people and all its sanctuaries to promote their well being. I put and end to their misfortune. The great God has delivered al lands into my hand, the lands that I have met to dwell in peaceful habitation. The first Charter of Human Rights In the Word

32. Pahlavi Kingdom (Last Kingdom) 1979 Last Kingdom flag

33. After revolution in 1979 the kingdom change to Islamic Republic Government

35. Persepolis 2500 years old

36. Pasargad 2500 years old

39. Language There are at least 10 languages spoken in Iran. Each of these languages have their own spectrum of dialects. Persian is the official language. It is a branch of Indo-European languages called Indo-Iranian. The closest language to Persian is Sanskrit. Arabs call it Farsi. The official language in Iran is Farsi (Persian)

40. Farsi (Persian) Alphabet : آ ا - ب – پ – ت – ث – ج – چ - ح – خ – د – ذ – ر – ز – ژ س – ش – ص – ض – ط – ظ – ع – غ – ف – ق – ک – گ ل – م – ن – و – ه – ی Ahmad Dolatkhah It’s start from right to left احمد دولتخواه

41. Some words in Farsi (Persian) ..  Hello : Salam سلام How are you ? : chetori? چطوری ؟ Pretty girl…..  : dokhtare khoshkel ….  دختر خوشگل ...! Handsome boy …  : Pesare khoshtip …  پسر خوش تیپ .....!

43. Norooz Norooz is the first day of Farvardin (the first month in Iranian calendar), The beginning of Spring, and The beginning of year, when Day and Night times are exactly equal.

44. Iranians Traditionally celebrate this revolution by setting Haft Seen Table, the contents of which are 7 symbolic objects all beginning with “s”.

45. 1_ Sib: Apple is The symbol of fruitfulness, and fertilization 2_ Senjed: The berry of sorb tree is The symbol of shelter and security 3_ Sabzi: Green herbs, It comes from green fields,it is The symbol of prosperity 4_ Samanoo: The sweet paste is The symbol of sprouting spring 5_Sir: Garlic is The symbol of pacification and peace 6_ Serke: Vinegar is The symbol of tasty preservation 7_ Sekke: Coin is The symbol of good business

46. Charshanbe Soori It is one of ceremonies held few days before new year. It is held on last Wednesday of The year. People make fire in rows and jump over them in a sequence and they sing:

47. Sorkhi-e to az man,zardi-e man az to

48. Sizdahbedar Iranians are celebrating 13 th of first month of each year (Farvardin) to keep away bad luck. They plan a Picnic to have fun and get relaxed. They wish and knot green herbs, located on the norooz table.

50. Dishes Kabab Khoresht (stew) Rice

51. Deserts Torshi sabzi

53. Local Mini Cultures Iran inherits the multicultural effects due to its federal traditional regime. Kurds, Turks, Lors, Gilakis, Mazanis, Armenis, Sistanis, and Bandaris have all their own music, language, traditions and ceremonies, some affected by national cultures, and some quite independent.

54. Handicrafts Carpet Khatam

55. Calligraphy

56. Farshchian

57. Khatam

58. Persian clothing (Traditional) Gilan Mazandaran Fars Lor

60. Persian clothing (Modern)

61. Persian Music instrumental

62. Tar

63. Setar

64. Ud

65. Barbat

66. Dotar

67. Saz

68. Kamanche

69. Gheychak

70. Robab

71. Santur

72. Nay

73. Tombak

74. Daf

75. Dohol

76. Sornay

77. Tambur

81. Tolerance Poem Human beings are parts of the same body Made up of the same Jewell Once a part is in pain Other parts do not stay neutral Those who are not sad on others sorrow Do not deserve the name “Human” Saadi 13 th Century Peace in two worlds is the interpretation of these two words Humanity with friends and Tolerance with enemies Hafez 14 th Century

85. Pierre Omidyar Founder & Management Of e b a Y

86. Farzad Nazem Chief Technical office &vice president Yahoo!

88. Bijan Davari Vice President of Development IBM

89. Ali Javan Inventor of Gas Laser

90. Majid Samii Director of world Brain Surgery Association

91. Faryar Shirzad White house Deputy Assistant for International Economic Affair

92. Azadeh Tabazadeh N A S A Headquarters

93. Shirin Ebadi Peace Nobel Prize Winner 2003

94. Mitra Taheri Cutest Reporter In the World 2005

95. Shahrdad Rowhani

96. Anoushe Ansari The First Female Space Tourist

97. Ramona Amiri Miss Canada 2005

98. Hamase Kouhestani Miss England 2005

99. Shermine Shahrivar Miss Europe 2004

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106. Steel Industry

107. Copper Industry

108. Sport

109. Football Iran ranks 19 th in current FIFA ranking. It has been qualified for World Cup 2006 in Germany. Iran is in group D together with Portugal, Mexico and Angola. Iranian national team has experienced World Cup 1998 in France, and 1978 in Mexico. It has also been Asian champion for 4 times. Many Iranian players are playing in Europe, mainly in Germany and Italy

110. Fereydoon Zandi Vahid Hashemian Mehdi Mahdavikia Bochum, Bayern Munich Dortmund Kayserslautern Bochum Hamburg Known as Helicopeter Known as Rocket

111. Ali Karimi Bayern Munich Best Asian player 2002 Mehdi Mahdavikia Best Asian player 2004 Fereydoon Zandi Chose Iranian national team in a dilemma

112. Weight Lifting Iranian weight lifters are of the first rank in the world. Hossein Rezazade world recorder, won his sixth consecutive world championship in +130kg category, conserving his nickname as “the most powerful man in the world”. Kourosh Bagheri and Shahin nasiri nia are also world champions in other categories.

114. Jaber Rouzbahani Iranian Basketbalist in NBA

115. Womens Sports Although Islamic regulations have restricted women’s activities in Iran, Iranian girls have kept practicing different types of sports.

116. Arghavan Rezaei (French National team)

117. Leila Vaziri (World Recorder 50 meters Backstroke)

120. Arash Arash is a 27 years olds singer, dancer and entertainer and producer. His full name is Arash Labaf; he was named after a Persian mythological hero .

122. Youth Iran has the youngest population in the world. The average age of the nation is less than 30 years.

123. Young society in Iran is searching for new styles of life. Mostly taken from western life

124. They seek much more freedom. They respect national aspects of their lives. As well as international aspects.

125. Or music. 200-membered choir of Tehran youth.

126. Mega Capital City TEHRAN Tehran is the capital city of Iran, build on base of an ancient city from 8 th century B.C. It has 10,000,000 residents and a 5,000,000 more visitors everyday who live in suburbs and work in Tehran.

127. Milad tower

129. Streets and Highways

130. Subways and Monorails

131. Airports The biggest airport in middle-east

132. People in Iran

133. “ Thank you”