Country name calling: the case of Iran vs. Persia. From: Focus on Geography | Date: March 22, 2007| Author: Kamiar, M. | COPYRIGHT 2007 American Geographical Society. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Introduction

Iran is located between two giant oil fields in and around the Caspian Sea and the Persian Gulf. More importantly, it has common borders with two nuclear powers, Russia and Pakistan, and is not far from three others, China, India, and Israel. It is also considered to be the world's oldest, largest, most powerful empire. Unfortunately, as a result of some twists and turns during its long history, even with its important location and powerful culture, the coun...