Iran is an ancient country with a long history. “In geological
terms, the Iranian plateau is late formation. As late as the Mesozoic era, most
of the land was covered by a large sea called the Sea of Tetis. This sea
eventually was drained and its remainders became the Caspian and the Black Sea.
The lasting effect of the Tetis has been the persistence of salt deserts in
Iran and the existence of at least one highly condensed salt lake, Urumiyah.
Caspian, the largest lake in the world, also has one of the highest amounts of
salt in cubic meter in the world.”(1) Before the government
of Iran was established in this region, there had been several other
governments in various parts of today’s Iran, and beyond. “The country called
Iran is only a part of the historical domain of Iranian cultural....
Historically, people of modern Iran, Afghanistan, Central Asia, western
Pakistan, Caucasus, Iraq, and southern coast of the Persian Gulf have at one
point or another been part of the greater Iranian cultural domain. This culture
has not been necessarily centred in Iran, and thus does not; in anyway, suggest
a chauvinistic or nationalistic view. It is indeed true that many times during
the history of Iran and its people, the centres of Iranian culture, and even
political power, have lied outside its current borders.”(2)
.................RATIONAL THINKING.................. مرا جهل در کامِ دیو میبَرَد.............از آن دوستی میکنم با خِرَد
