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Show CHAPTER II IRAN CX''Iran, I I known world whose history Persia until 1935, is as sovereign one of the four countries in the nations goes back to the pre-Christian era" (The Secratarfat of the Asian-African Committee, 1968:422). people of Iran who, huge empire. "The word people from of the some twenty-five Iran includes those Persian in culture. t as of hundred years ago, commanded areas 'Iran' 'Land means language, Europe were of the and cultural Iran is the Aryans. to the derived" (Croseclose, 1947:10). Mongols, blending of the a people were It is of definable gave new subjected cultures the Iran .in racial, large country Stark contrasts mark the with that of the characteristics to the Iranian with a Conquests by Persia, notably by the Greeks, Arabs, Geography o(Iran is as a many racial and cultural strains. Later invasions of ancient Tur ks and Aryans.' The Aryans identity. composed of Aryans led essentially .culture and ethnic characteristics of most that the Aryans first appeared in history linguistic which have remained a X whom the peoples It is the total race and culture. of Iran area topography--while of some 628,000 square miles. one-third of the area is covered j>( |
