Where is Iran?
Iran is a country in Southern Asia, bordered by Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Iraq, Pakistan, Türkiye, and Turkmenistan.
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Crazy but True
Long before electricity, Iranian architects invented air conditioning out of bricks. Windcatcher towers rise above buildings in cities like Yazd, funneling breezes down into rooms and drawing hot air out, and some can drop indoor temperatures dramatically in desert heat. Many are still working after centuries.
Iran facts
- Capital
- Tehran
- Population
- 92,417,681 (2025)
- Area
- 1,648,195 km²
- Continent
- Asia
- Region
- Southern Asia
- Currency
- Iranian rial (IRR)
- Languages
- Persian (Farsi)
- Coordinates
- 32°, 53°
- Landlocked
- No
- Country code
- IR · IRN
How Iran compares
- Iran is the 18th largest of the 168 countries on our map by area.
- It is smaller than Libya and larger than Mongolia.
- It is the 17th most populous of the 167 with population data.
- It shares land borders with 7 countries.
- Within Asia, it is the 6th largest of 45 countries by area.