Iran

Iran, or ERAN, originally the name applied to the great Asian plateau which has for its borders on the north the Hindu Kush and the Elburz, on the east the Indus, on the south the Persian Gulf, and on the west Kurdistan and the Tigris. The term is now the official designation of the kingdom of Persia. In early times the inhabitants of the Iranian plateau, together with the peoples of the adjoining parts of India, bore the common appellation of Aryans. See ARYAN RACE.