islamic republic of iran

Noun
  1. A theocratic Islamic republic in the Middle East in western Asia;
    Iran was the core of the ancient empire that was known as Persia until 1935;
    Rich in oil (synset 108930441)
    domain member region:
    • mek, mko, mujahidin-e khalq organization, people's mujahidin of iran - a terrorist organization formed in the 1960s by children of Iranian merchants; sought to counter the Shah of Iran's pro-western policies of modernization and opposition to communism; following a philosophy that mixes Marxism and Islam it now attacks the Islamic fundamentalists who deposed the Shah
    • usuli - a religious movement by Persian Shiite Muslims in 17th century Iran that is opposed to the Akhbari
    • ayatollah - a high-ranking Shiite religious leader who is regarded as an authority on religious law and its interpretation and who has political power as well
    is an instance of: asian country, asian nation - any one of the nations occupying the Asian continent
    member holonym: irani, iranian, persian - a native or inhabitant of Iran
    belongs to: opec, organization of petroleum-exporting countries - an organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the production and sale of petroleum
    has:
    • capital of iran, iranian capital, teheran, tehran - the capital and largest city of Iran; located in northern Iran
    • abadan - a port city in southwestern Iran
    • bam - an ancient city in southeastern Iran; destroyed by an earthquake in 2003
    • mashhad, meshed - the holy city of Shiite Muslims; located in northeastern Iran
    • aspadana, esfahan, isfahan - city in central Iran; former capital of Persia
    • rasht, resht - city in northwestern Iran near the Caspian Sea
    • shiraz - a city in central southwestern Iran; ruins of ancient Persepolis are nearby
    • tabriz - an ancient city in northwestern Iran; known for hot springs
    • orumiyeh, urmia - a city on the western side of Lake Urmia in northwestern Iran
    • qum - a city in northwestern Iran; a place of pilgrimage for Shiite Muslims
    • persepolis - an ancient city that was the capital of the ancient Persian Empire; now in ruins
    • kurdistan - an extensive geographical region in the Middle East to the south of the Caucasus
    • dasht-e-kavir, great salt desert, kavir desert - a salt desert in north central Iran
    • dasht-e-lut, lut desert - a desert in eastern Iran
    • demavend - an active volcano in northern Iran
    • caspian, caspian sea - a large saltwater lake between Iran and Russia fed by the Volga River; the largest inland body of water in the world
    • daryacheh-ye orumiyeh, lake urmia, urmia - a shallow saline lake in northwestern Iran between Tabriz and the western border of Turkey
    is a part of:
    • middle east, mideast, near east - the area around the eastern Mediterranean; from Turkey to northern Africa and eastward to Iran; the site of such ancient civilizations as Phoenicia and Babylon and Egypt and the birthplace of Judaism and Christianity and Islam; had continuous economic and political turmoil in the 20th century
    • gulf states - the countries in southwestern Asia that border the Persian Gulf
    • asia - the largest continent with 60% of the earth's population; it is joined to Europe on the west to form Eurasia; it is the site of some of the world's earliest civilizations
    same as: iran, persia

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