{"id":11940,"date":"2018-08-09T14:12:01","date_gmt":"2018-08-09T13:12:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/iran-google-maps\/"},"modified":"2018-08-09T14:12:01","modified_gmt":"2018-08-09T13:12:01","slug":"iran-google-maps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/iran-google-maps\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran Google Maps &#038; Wiki"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Iran Map<\/a><\/h1>\n<p><strong><a href =\"#google-maps\">Google Maps<\/a>, <\/strong>detailed<strong> facts of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/iran-google-maps\/\">Iran<\/a><\/strong> (ISO: IR) <strong>and<\/strong> the capital city, <strong>Tehran<\/strong>. This page enables you to explore <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/iran-google-maps\/\">Iran<\/a> and its land boundaries in total: 5,894 km. You may also view the border countries of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/iran-google-maps\/\">Iran<\/a> (total: 7, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/afghanistan-google-maps\/\">Afghanistan<\/a> 921 km, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/armenia-google-maps\/\">Armenia<\/a> 44 km, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/azerbaijan-google-maps\/\">Azerbaijan<\/a> 689 km, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/iraq-google-maps\/\">Iraq<\/a> 1,599 km, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/pakistan-google-maps\/\">Pakistan<\/a> 959 km, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/turkey-google-maps\/\">Turkey<\/a> 534 km, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/turkmenistan-google-maps\/\">Turkmenistan<\/a> 1,148 km with its area of total: 1,648,195 sq km; land: 1,531,595 sq km, water: 116,600 sq km through detailed Satellite imagery \u2013 fast and easy as never before &#8211; with Google Maps. <!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Find comprehensive geographical, economic, environmental, governmental, cultural, scientific, historical, and demographical related information below on the wiki page of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/iran-google-maps\/\">Iran<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In case if you are traveling by car, there is also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/\">Street View<\/a><\/a> and free <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/google-route-planner\/\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/google-route-planner\/\">Driving Directions<\/a><\/a> by Google at your service.<\/p>\n<p>Your virtual Sightseeing in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/iran-google-maps\/\">Iran<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/category\/middle-east\/\" class=\"ilgen\">Middle East<\/a> starts here on this map &#038; Wiki page.<\/p>\n<div id=\"google-maps\"><\/div>\n\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/iran-google-maps\/\">Iran<\/a> Google Maps &#038; Facts<\/h2>\n<p>This virtual map shows <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/iran-google-maps\/\">Iran<\/a>, located in the Middle East, bordering the Gulf of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/oman-google-maps\/\">Oman<\/a>, the Persian Gulf, and the Caspian Sea, between <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/iraq-google-maps\/\">Iraq<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/pakistan-google-maps\/\">Pakistan<\/a>, with its cities, towns, highways, main roads, streets, <strong>Street Views, and terrain maps<\/strong> regularly updated <strong>by Google<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\t<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\t\/*\n\t\tvar kgmap_zoom_level = 'auto';\n\t\tvar trafficLayerEnabled   = false;\n\t\tvar transitLayerEnabled   = false;\n\t\tvar tempUnit              = google.maps.weather.TemperatureUnit.FAHRENHEIT;\n\t\tvar bikeLayerEnabled      = false;\n\t\tvar weatherLayerEnabled   = false;\n\t\tvar cloudLayerEnabled     = false;\n*\/\n\t<\/script>\n\t<div id=\"kgmapSimpleMap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"kgmapRoutePlannerSearchPanel\">\n\t\t\t\t<form action=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/iran-google-maps\/#googlemaps\" method=\"get\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<label for=\"address\">Search for a place<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"address\" id=\"address\" placeholder=\"Address, landmark, or category\"  \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<input  type=\"submit\" value=\"Show map  \u27a2\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/form>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"googlemaps\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Link egys\u00e9g hirdet\u00e9sek -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-5759976617380173\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"9897006634\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"link\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\t\t\n\n\n\t\t<div style=\"clear: both\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<iframe style=\"border: 0;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed\/v1\/place?key=AIzaSyDmBBHvVub485_rlkT9ae1hQaeEreacHx4&amp;q=United+States\" width=\"100%\" height=\"600px\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><br><br>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear: both\"><\/div>\n\t\t<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\t\t\tfunction kgmap_start() {\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ showAddress('United States');\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t<\/script>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<p><\/p>\n<p> <br \/> You are viewing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/iran-google-maps\/\">Iran<\/a> and its location (Middle East) at the geographic coordinates of 32 00 N, 53 00 E, inland counties boundaries and international borders.<\/p>\n\n<p>Hint: Have a look at the Street view in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/iran-google-maps\/\">Iran<\/a>, IR. All you have to do is drag and pull the little yellow man (Pegman) on the Google map above the desired location in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/iran-google-maps\/\">Iran<\/a>. After that, whenever it is available (currently more than 50 countries provided by Google around the world), blue stripes will appear to show the photos and details from Google\u2019s regularly updated database.<\/p>\n<p>The <a title=\"Iran Google Maps\" href=\"#google-maps\">map of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/iran-google-maps\/\">Iran<\/a><\/a> and the Middle East is free but for informational use only. No representation or warranty has been made as to any map or its content by Search <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/google-route-planner\/\">Driving Directions<\/a>.com. User assumes all risk of use of this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/iran-google-maps\/\">Iran<\/a> Google map and fast facts\/wiki page.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a title=\"Back to the top of Iran Google map and wiki page\" href=\"#top\">Top of page<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"tg-wrap\">\n<table class=\"tg\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"tg-hgcj\" colspan=\"4\">\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Geographical facts about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/iran-google-maps\/\">Iran<\/a> including Tehran, the capital city of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/iran-google-maps\/\">Iran<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tg-4eph\"><strong>Name of the country:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-4eph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/iran-google-maps\/\">Iran<\/a><\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-4eph\"><strong>Capital city:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-4eph\">Tehran<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tg-031e\"><strong>Geographical coordinates of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/iran-google-maps\/\">Iran<\/a>:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-031e\">32 00 N, 53 00 E<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-031e\"><strong>Geographical coordinates of Tehran:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-031e\">35 42 N 51 25 E<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tg-4eph\"><strong>Location of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/iran-google-maps\/\">Iran<\/a>:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-4eph\">Middle East, bordering the Gulf of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/oman-google-maps\/\">Oman<\/a>, the Persian Gulf, and the Caspian Sea, between <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/iraq-google-maps\/\">Iraq<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/pakistan-google-maps\/\">Pakistan<\/a><\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-4eph\"><strong>Continent \/ area:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-4eph\">Middle East<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tg-031e\"><strong>The area of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/iran-google-maps\/\">Iran<\/a>:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-031e\">total: 1,648,195 sq km; land: 1,531,595 sq km, water: 116,600 sq km<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-031e\"><strong>Area comparative of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/iran-google-maps\/\">Iran<\/a>:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-031e\">almost 2.5 times the size of Texas; slightly smaller than Alaska<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tg-4eph\"><strong>The elevation data of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/iran-google-maps\/\">Iran<\/a>:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-4eph\">mean elevation: 1,305 m, elevation extremes; lowest point: Caspian Sea -28 m, highest point: Kuh-e Damavand 5,671 m<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-4eph\"><strong>The climate of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/iran-google-maps\/\">Iran<\/a>:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-4eph\">mostly arid or semiarid, subtropical along Caspian coast<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tg-031e\"><strong>Land use of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/iran-google-maps\/\">Iran<\/a>:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-031e\">agricultural land: 30.1%; arable land 10.8%; permanent crops 1.2%; permanent pasture 18.1%; forest: 6.8%; other: 63.1% (2011 estimate)<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-031e\"><strong>Irrigated land:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-031e\">95,530 sq km (2012)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tg-4eph\"><strong>Geographical notes of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/iran-google-maps\/\">Iran<\/a>:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-4eph\">strategic location on the Persian Gulf and Strait of Hormuz, which are vital maritime pathways for crude oil transport<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-4eph\"><strong>The terrain of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/iran-google-maps\/\">Iran<\/a>:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-4eph\">rugged, mountainous rim; high, central basin with deserts, mountains; small, discontinuous plains along both coasts<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tg-031e\"><strong>Land boundaries of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/iran-google-maps\/\">Iran<\/a>:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-031e\">total: 5,894 km<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-031e\"><strong>Borders countries of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/iran-google-maps\/\">Iran<\/a>:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-031e\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/afghanistan-google-maps\/\">Afghanistan<\/a> 921 km, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/armenia-google-maps\/\">Armenia<\/a> 44 km, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/azerbaijan-google-maps\/\">Azerbaijan<\/a> 689 km, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/iraq-google-maps\/\">Iraq<\/a> 1,599 km, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/pakistan-google-maps\/\">Pakistan<\/a> 959 km, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/turkey-google-maps\/\">Turkey<\/a> 534 km, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/turkmenistan-google-maps\/\">Turkmenistan<\/a> 1,148 km<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tg-4eph\"><strong>Maritime claims of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/iran-google-maps\/\">Iran<\/a>:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-4eph\">territorial sea: 12 nautical miles, contiguous zone: 24 nautical miles, exclusive economic zone: bilateral agreements or median lines in the Persian Gulfcontinental shelf: natural prolongation<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-4eph\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-4eph\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a title=\"Back to the top of Iran Google map and wiki page\" href=\"#top\">Top of page<\/a><\/p>\n\n<h3>Fast Facts about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/iran-google-maps\/\">Iran<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Are you traveling to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/iran-google-maps\/\">Iran<\/a>? When you are on the way to explore foreign countries in the Middle East, it is always good to be aware of <strong>the nature of<\/strong> that specific<strong> nation and the surroundings<\/strong>, in this case: Middle East, bordering the Gulf of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/oman-google-maps\/\">Oman<\/a>, the Persian Gulf, and the Caspian Sea, between <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/iraq-google-maps\/\">Iraq<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/pakistan-google-maps\/\">Pakistan<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Did you know that the <strong>legal system of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/iran-google-maps\/\">Iran<\/a><\/strong> is religious legal system based on secular and Islamic law?<\/p>\n<p>When you are traveling around or looking for accommodation in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/iran-google-maps\/\">Iran<\/a>, you would better know that (the lengths of roadways total: 198,866 km, paved: 160,366 km (including 1,948 km of expressways), unpaved: 38,500 km (2010)), and the most crowded areas in this country are: TEHRAN (capital) 8.432 million; Mashhad 3.014 million; Esfahan 1.88 million; Karaj 1.807 million; Shiraz 1.661 million; Tabriz 1.572 million (2015). The urbanization rate in this country looks like the following: urban population: 73.4% of the total population (2015).<\/p>\n<p>The total <strong>population<\/strong> in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/iran-google-maps\/\">Iran<\/a>:<strong> 82,801,633 (July 2016 estimate)<\/strong> with a <strong>population growth rate<\/strong> of 1.18% (2016 estimate) and the most widely<strong> spoken language(s) are <\/strong>Persian (official language), Azeri Turkic and Turkic dialects, Kurdish, Gilaki and Mazandarani, Luri, Balochi, Arabic, other. These days, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/iran-google-maps\/\">Iran<\/a> has to face a <strong>net migration rate of<\/strong> -0.1 migrant(s) \/ 1,000 population (2016 estimate).<\/p>\n<p>You may find the following <strong>ethnic groups<\/strong> in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/iran-google-maps\/\">Iran<\/a> nowadays; Persian, Azeri, Kurd, Lur, Baloch, Arab, Turkmen and Turkic tribes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The right to vote<\/strong> in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/iran-google-maps\/\">Iran<\/a> can be exercised by the population <strong>from the age of 18 years of age, universal<\/strong> and <strong>he following ways can earn the citizenship<\/strong>; citizenship by birth: no. Citizenship by descent only: the father must be a citizen of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/iran-google-maps\/\">Iran<\/a>. Dual citizenship recognized: no. Residency requirement for naturalization: 5 years.<\/p>\n<p>In case if you plan to visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/iran-google-maps\/\">Iran<\/a> for shopping, or for business porpuses, it is good to know that the <strong>national holiday(s) in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/iran-google-maps\/\">Iran<\/a><\/strong> are: Republic Day, 1 April (1979).<\/p>\n<p>Whether you are traveling for business or not, never forget that sometimes there are several <strong>risks\/hazards<\/strong> on your way; <strong>In the case of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/iran-google-maps\/\">Iran<\/a><\/strong>, these are the most likely dangers you might face: periodic droughts, floods; dust storms, sandstorms; earthquakes. What do you think? Are you prepared enough to visit Tehran and\/or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/iran-google-maps\/\">Iran<\/a>?<\/p>\n<p>Living with the given conditions, affected by all the civilization and natural harms in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/iran-google-maps\/\">Iran<\/a>, the population has to face a <strong>death rate<\/strong> of 5.9 deaths \/ 1,000 population (2016 estimate).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a title=\"Back to the top of Iran Google map and wiki page\" href=\"#top\">Top of page<\/a><\/p>\n\n<h3>Travel references about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/iran-google-maps\/\">Iran<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>To make your travel experience better, you may do it better to understand at least one of the most widely <strong>spoken languages in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/iran-google-maps\/\">Iran<\/a><\/strong>. Here they are: Persian (official language), Azeri Turkic and Turkic dialects, Kurdish, Gilaki and Mazandarani, Luri, Balochi, Arabic, other.<\/p>\n<p>For your local internet searches, use the following TLD: .ir<\/p>\n<p>Do not be surprised, when visiting this country, its <strong>climate<\/strong> typically is like this; mostly arid or semiarid, subtropical along Caspian coast.<\/p>\n<p>Its <strong>capital city is Tehran<\/strong>, where the <strong>local time zone is<\/strong> UTC+3.5, which is 8.5 hours ahead of Washington DC during Standard Time. Note to the timezone in Tehran: Daylight saving time: +1hr begins fourth Tuesday in March; ends fourth Thursday in September.<\/p>\n<p>For nature lovers, we do note the following <strong>elevation data<\/strong> regarding <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/iran-google-maps\/\">Iran<\/a>; mean elevation: 1,305 m, elevation extremes; lowest point: Caspian Sea -28 m, highest point: Kuh-e Damavand 5,671 m. The length of its total coastline are: 2,440 km; note &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/iran-google-maps\/\">Iran<\/a> also borders the Caspian Sea (740 km) and the length of the land boundaries is total: 5,894 km.<\/p>\n<p>Current <strong>environmental issues<\/strong> in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/iran-google-maps\/\">Iran<\/a>; air pollution, especially in urban areas, from vehicle emissions, refinery operations, and industrial effluents; deforestation; overgrazing; desertification; oil pollution in the Persian Gulf; wetland losses from drought; soil degradation (salination); inadequate supplies of potable water; water pollution from raw sewage and industrial waste; urbanization.<\/p>\n<p>And again &#8211; in case if you missed it-, those <strong>natural hazards<\/strong>, that are threatening your journey: periodic droughts, floods; dust storms, sandstorms; earthquakes.<\/p>\n<p>For your traveling options, there are 319 (2013)<strong> airports and<\/strong> 26 (2013) <strong>heliports<\/strong> in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/iran-google-maps\/\">Iran<\/a> all together with 850 km (on Karun River; some navigation on Lake Urmia) (2012) waterways, and roadways in total: total: 198,866 km, paved: 160,366 km (including 1,948 km of expressways), unpaved: 38,500 km (2010).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a title=\"Back to the top of Iran Google map and wiki page\" href=\"#top\">Top of page<\/a><\/p>\n\n<h4>Background of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/iran-google-maps\/\">Iran<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>Like every nation, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/iran-google-maps\/\">Iran<\/a> also has its <strong>historical background, and<\/strong> it has shaped its social, cultural, political and geographical <strong>characteristics<\/strong>; Known as Persia until 1935, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/iran-google-maps\/\">Iran<\/a> became an Islamic republic in 1979 after the ruling monarchy was overthrown and Shah Mohammad Reza PAHLAVI was forced into exile. Conservative clerical forces led by Ayatollah Ruhollah KHOMEINI established a theocratic system of government with ultimate political authority vested in a learned religious scholar referred to commonly as the Supreme Leader who, according to the constitution, is accountable only to the Assembly of Experts &#8211; a popularly elected 86-member body of clerics. US-Iranian relations became strained when a group of Iranian students seized the US Embassy in Tehran in November 1979 and held embassy personnel hostages until mid-January 1981. The US cut off diplomatic relations with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/iran-google-maps\/\">Iran<\/a> in April 1980. During the period 1980-88, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/iran-google-maps\/\">Iran<\/a> fought a bloody, indecisive war with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/iraq-google-maps\/\">Iraq<\/a> that eventually expanded into the Persian Gulf and led to clashes between US Navy and Iranian military forces. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/iran-google-maps\/\">Iran<\/a> has been designated a state sponsor of terrorism for its activities in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/lebanon-google-maps\/\">Lebanon<\/a> and elsewhere in the world and remains subject to US, UN, and EU economic sanctions and export controls because of its continued involvement in terrorism and concerns over possible military dimensions of its nuclear program. Following the election of reformer Hojjat ol-Eslam Mohammad KHATAMI as president in 1997 and a reformist Majles (legislature) in 2000, a campaign to foster political reform in response to popular dissatisfaction was initiated. The movement floundered as conservative politicians, supported by the Supreme Leader, unelected institutions of authority like the Council of Guardians, and the security services reversed and blocked reform measures while increasing security repression.Starting with nationwide municipal elections in 2003 and continuing through Majles elections in 2004, conservatives reestablished control over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/iran-google-maps\/\">Iran<\/a>&#8217;s elected government institutions, which culminated with the August 2005 inauguration of hardliner Mahmud AHMADI-NEJAD as president. His controversial reelection in June 2009 sparked nationwide protests over allegations of electoral fraud. These protests were quickly suppressed, and the political opposition that arose as a consequence of AHMADI-NEJAD&#8217;s election was repressed. Deteriorating economic conditions due primarily to government mismanagement and international sanctions prompted at least two major economically based protests in July and October 2012, but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/iran-google-maps\/\">Iran<\/a>&#8217;s internal security situation remained stable. President AHMADI-NEJAD&#8217;s independent streak angered regime establishment figures, including the Supreme Leader, leading to conservative opposition to his agenda for the last year of his presidency, and an alienation of his political supporters. In June 2013 Iranians elected a moderate conservative cleric Dr. Hasan Fereidun RUHANI to the presidency. He is a longtime senior member in the regime, but has made promises of reforming society and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/iran-google-maps\/\">Iran<\/a>&#8217;s foreign policy. The UN Security Council has passed a number of resolutions calling for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/iran-google-maps\/\">Iran<\/a> to suspend its uranium enrichment and reprocessing activities and comply with its IAEA obligations and responsibilities, and in July 2015 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/iran-google-maps\/\">Iran<\/a> and the five permanent members, plus <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/germany-google-maps\/\">Germany<\/a> (P5+1) signed the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) under which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/iran-google-maps\/\">Iran<\/a> agreed to restrictions on its nuclear program in exchange for sanctions relief. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/iran-google-maps\/\">Iran<\/a> held elections in 2016 for the Assembly of Experts (AOE) and Majles, resulting in a conservative-controlled AOE and a Majles that many Iranians perceive as more supportive of the RUHANI administration than the previous, conservative-dominated body. 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