By: Braquel Campion

Location: Middle East, bordering the Gulf of Oman, the Persian Gulf, and the Caspian Sea, between Iraq and

Pakistan

Total Area: 1,649,000 ( sq. km. ) or 1,024,029 ( sq. miles )

U.S. State Size Comparision: slightly larger than Alaska

Natural Hazards: periodic droughts, floods; dust storms, sandstorms; earthquakes

Population: 65,397,521

The bride sits before a mirror so that a groom's first view of her is a reflection.

For the first 25 days of December, a great fast is observed

Christmas Eve is the last day of the fast

The boys and girls of Iran have never heard of Santa Claus, so they do not exchange gifts at Christmas

If you are invited to an Iranian's house then you should check to see if the host is wearing shoes. If not, remove yours at the door.

Weather during the spring period in Iran is typically fairly mild.

Most of the rain seen in Iran is during the Spring.

Like the spring, autumn is a fairly short season in Iran.

Summer weather in Iran is typically very hot and dry.

The sun shines almost continuously during the summer.

Persian Gulf War being the Second Gulf War), was a war between the armed forces of Iraq and Iran.

The war began when Iraq invaded Iran on 22 September 1980

The war came at a great cost in lives and economic damage

Half a million Iraqi and Iranian soldiers as well as civilians are believed to have died in the war

The Iran-Iraq war was also known as the Imposed War.

Critically endangered Asiatic Cheetah.

Iran had lost all its Asiatic Lion.

The Persian leopard is said to be the largest of all the subspecies of leopards in the world

camels are on the brink of extinction

The number of two-humped camels has shrunken due to absence of conservation plans

Mount Damavand is also known as Donbavand

Donbavand is a dormant volcano

It is the highest point in the Middle East and the highest volcano in all of Asia

It is not volcanically active

The mountain is located near the southern coast of the Caspian Sea

oThe pomegranate is native to Iran

oThere are many varieties of pomegranate in Iran

oFrom very sour to very sweet in taste

oThe black pomegranates are almost rare and more expensive

oNeyriz is a major pomegranate land in Iran and has the most output

The 18th largest country in the world in terms of area at 1,648,195 km²

Iran is home to one of the world's oldest continuous major civilizations

Historical and urban settlements dating back to 7000 BC

The first Iranian dynasty formed during the Elamite kingdom in 2800 BC

Art became major elements of Muslim civilization and started with the Saffarids and Samanids.

I would like to visit iran of a couple reasons

I would like to see the mountains

I would also like to try some of the food

I think it would be cool to see camels roaming

And to learn about the history there.