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Iran is in Asia, bordering Armenia, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Turkey and Iraq.
About 83 million people live in Iran, and it is about 630,000 square miles.
People in Iran speak different a few languages, but mostly Persian.
(from: wikipedia - iran)
The flag of Iran is stripes of green, white and red, with the national symbol in the middle.
(from: wikipedia - flag of iran)
To eat in Iran you might have Chelow kabab, which is steamed rice and kabab, with vegetables.
(from: wikipedia - chelow kabab)
Visiting Iran you might go to Persepolis, which is an ancient city going back to 500 BC, with ruins of the old city.
(from: wikipedia - persepolis)
An old musical instrument from Iran is called the zurna, which was a woodwind kind of like the oboe.
(from: wikipedia - zurna)
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