IRAN

By: Parisa Hosseini

Mrs. stippichBY: PARISA HOSSEINI

MRS. STIPPICH’S 5th GRADE

CLASS

Map and flag

the colors on the Iran flag represent the fallowing: White-Peace And Honesty

Red- Hardness, Bravery, And Strength. Green- Hope, Joy and love.

the capital of Iran is Tehran• The official name of the country is the Islamic Republic of Iran

•Tehran is the largest city in the Middle East and is the 16th most populated city in the world with a population of 8,429,807

Products:Manufacture,agriculture Oil is Iran’s most valuable natural resource,

and Iran is one of the top oil-producing countries in the world.

Oil is one of Iran’s major exports. It is not only used to make gasoline, but it is

also turned into plastics, detergent, and other items.

There are lots of other important industries in Iran include mining, chemicals, textiles, construction materials, and food processing.

Iranians grow wheat, rice, barley, sugar beets, fruits, and cotton.

physical features

•It consists of a large central plateau or highland

rimmed by mountain ranges to the north and

west.•Mount. Demavend, an

extinct volcano northeast of Tehran, is the highest point

in Iran.• About half of the country consists of an arid central

plateau with elevations ranging from 600 to 900 m!

Place of interest

•This outstanding blue tile covered mosque is the

trademark of Isfahan.

•Previously called The Masjid-i-

Shah (King's Mosque)

•This magnificent tile work takes a different shade

according to the light condition.

•Great tile work, complicated molding and perfect use of color

make it worthwhile to visit.

Basic info: currency,language, religion Some 98%

of Iranians are

Muslims. Their

main language is

Farsi.• The unit of Iranian

currency is Rial.

Coins are  available in 10, 50, 100,

and 250  Rial.

• The bank notes in

denominations of 100,

200, 500 ,1000 , 2000 , 5000 and 10000

Rials.

• In  daily dealings,

Iranians use and old

currency unit called

toman, worth 10

Rials.

bibliography

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Arjomand, Said Amir. "Iran." Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia. 2010. Grolier Online. 24 Feb. 2010 <http://gme.grolier.com/article?assetid=0149790-0>.

Persian art and architecture." Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia. 2010. Grolier Online. 24 Feb. 2010 <http://gme.grolier.com/article?assetid=0225000-0>.

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