The Lion's Pride Volume 10 (Spring 2018) | Page 23

Iran Culture
Niloufar Mirhashemi
Each society is known for its differences with other societies. Shared
beliefs and values, and scientific and literary heritage and the like can
enhance the cohesion of a nation and enhance the cultural independence
and culture of their wisdom. As an Iranian student, I am interested in
presenting my sociology paper on the Iran culture.
Cultural issues related to Iran are entirely dissimilar in various
countries. There are many perspectives, such as religion, education,
family, and else, that can mention in analyzing of Iran's Culture.
“Iran is located at southwest Asia, which is in neighborhood of
countries Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan, and Armenia on the north,
Afghanistan, and Pakistan on the east, and Turkey and Iraq on the west”
(An Overview of Iran). The geographic location of Iran in the region has
caused Iran to have four seasons, which itself causes a changing climate
and diversity of food products and land. One of the main reasons for
Iran's reputation in the world is due to its vast reserves of oil and natural
gas. Iran is the 18th largest country in the world with an area of
1,648,195km2, having an estimated population of 80 million people.
Iranian culture is one of the oldest cultures in the Middle East, and
due to the history of its kingdom, not only cultures in its neighbors, such
as Greece, the Arabian Peninsula and parts of Asian regions, but also
many European countries such as Italy, Macedonia, and Russia, are
influenced by Iran's culture. Persian / Persian is the official and native
language of Iran, which is historically one of the grandest languages in