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Q: What is the ancient name of Iran?
  • A. Persia
  • B. Mesopotamia
  • C. Gaul
  • D. Ceylon
Correct Answer: Option A - Ancient Iran was known as Persia. It is a historic region of Southwestern Asia. Presently, It is bordered to the northwest by Armenia and Azerbaijan, to the north by the Caspian Sea, to the northeast by Turkmenistan, to the east by Afghanistan, to the southeast by Pakistan, to the south by the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman, and to the west by Turkey and Iraq. Its capital and largest city is Tehran. • Currency: Iranian rial • President: Ebrahim Raisi
A. Ancient Iran was known as Persia. It is a historic region of Southwestern Asia. Presently, It is bordered to the northwest by Armenia and Azerbaijan, to the north by the Caspian Sea, to the northeast by Turkmenistan, to the east by Afghanistan, to the southeast by Pakistan, to the south by the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman, and to the west by Turkey and Iraq. Its capital and largest city is Tehran. • Currency: Iranian rial • President: Ebrahim Raisi

Explanations:

Ancient Iran was known as Persia. It is a historic region of Southwestern Asia. Presently, It is bordered to the northwest by Armenia and Azerbaijan, to the north by the Caspian Sea, to the northeast by Turkmenistan, to the east by Afghanistan, to the southeast by Pakistan, to the south by the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman, and to the west by Turkey and Iraq. Its capital and largest city is Tehran. • Currency: Iranian rial • President: Ebrahim Raisi