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History of Iran

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Iran is a very old place.

Persépolis, Irán, 2016-09-24, DD 64-68 PAN.jpg
Persépolis, Irán, 2016-09-24, DD 64-68 PAN.jpg
People lived there long ago. They built big cities. They made many things. It is a special land. Can you find it on a map?
Safavid Empire 1501 1722 AD.png
Safavid Empire 1501 1722 AD.png

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File:Cylinder with a ritual scene ,early 2nd millennium B.C. Geoy Tepe Iran.jpg
Cylinder with a ritual scene ,early 2nd...
File:Choqa Zanbil Darafsh 1 (36).JPG
Choqa Zanbil Darafsh 1 (36).JPG
File:Gold Rhyton in the form of a Ram's Head - Reza Abbasi Museum - Tehran, Iran.jpg
Gold Rhyton in the form of a Ram's Head -...
File:Marlik cup iran.jpg
Marlik cup iran.jpg
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Median Empire.png
File:Achaemenid Empire at its greatest extent according to Oxford Atlas of World History 2002.jpg
Achaemenid Empire at its greatest extent...
File:Map Greco-Persian Wars-en.svg
Map Greco-Persian Wars-en.svg
File:Persépolis, Irán, 2016-09-24, DD 64-68 PAN.jpg
Persépolis, Irán, 2016-09-24, DD 64-68 PAN.jpg
File:Seleucid-Empire 200bc.jpg
Seleucid-Empire 200bc.jpg
File:BagdatesI290-280BCEPersia.jpg
BagdatesI290-280BCEPersia.jpg
File:Naqsh i Rustam. Shapour.jpg
Naqsh i Rustam. Shapour.jpg
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ChosroesHuntingScene.JPG

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