Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI)[c] and also known as Persia,[d] is a country in West Asia.
It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the northeast, Afghanistan to the east, Pakistan to the southeast, and the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf to the south.
With a population of 92 million, Iran ranks 17th globally in both geographic size and population and is the sixth-largest country in Asia. Iran is divided into five regions with 31 provinces. Tehran is the nation's capital, largest city, and financial center.
Iran was inhabited by various groups before the arrival of the Iranian peoples. A large part of Iran was first unified as a political entity by the Medes under Cyaxares in the 7th century BCE and reached its territorial height in the 6th century BCE, when Cyrus the Great founded the Achaemenid Empire. Alexander the Great conquered the empire in the 4th century BCE.
An Iranian rebellion in the 3rd century BCE established the Parthian Empire, which later liberated the country. In the 3rd century CE, the Parthians were succeeded by the Sasanian Empire, who oversaw a golden age in the history of Iranian civilization.
During this period, ancient Iran saw some of the earliest developments of writing, agriculture, urbanization, religion, and administration. Once a center for Zoroastrianism, the 7th century CE Muslim conquest brought about the Islamization of Iran. Innovations in literature, philosophy, mathematics, medicine, astronomy and art were renewed during the Islamic Golden Age and Iranian Intermezzo, a period during which Iranian Muslim dynasties ended Arab rule and revived the Persian language. This era was followed by Seljuk and Khwarazmian rule, Mongol conquests and the Timurid Renaissance from the 11th to 14th centuries.
Face value | Family number | English name | Scientific name
1967.01
11.03.1967
New year stamps
2v set
8r
190
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
1969.01
06.03.1969
New year stamps
3v set
1r
240
European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
2r
13
Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
1971.01
30.01.1971
International wetland conference
1r
8
Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna
2r
8
Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea
8r
35
Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus
1971.02
06.03.1971
New year stamps
1r
13
Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus
2r
190
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
6r
84
Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops
1972.01
06.03.1972
New year stamps
1r
13
Chukar Partridge Alectoris chukar
1r
26
Pin-tailed Sandgrouse Pterocles alchata
2r
234
Swee Waxbill Coccopygia melanotis
and
234
Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu Uraeginthus bengalus
1974.01
13.04.1974
International wildlife protection conference
4v strip
2r
23
Great Bustard Otis tarda
8r
13
Caucasian Grouse Lyrurus mlokosiewiczi
1991.01
25.10.1991
Children's book illustrations
100r
102
European Green Woodpecker Picus viridis
1994.01
17.03.1994
New year stamps
40r
13
Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
40r
13
Chukar Partridge Alectoris chukar
40r
70
Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
40r
70
Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris
1996.01
15.03.1996
New year stamps
100r
162
Eurasian Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus
100r
88
European Roller Coracias garrulus
100r
108
Budgerigar Melopsittacus undulatus
100r
255
Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis
1999.01
04.08.1999
Bird definitive
250r
188
Crested Lark Galerida cristata
1999.02
06.08.1999
Bird definitive
150r
90
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
2000.01
13.03.2000
New year stamps
300r
93
European Bee-eater Merops apiaster
2000.02
31.05.2000
Bird definitive
300r
167
Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio
2000.03
17.06.2000
Bird definitive
100r
84
Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops
2000.04
30.08.2000
Bird definitive
500r
93
European Bee-eater Merops apiaster
2000.05
30.10.2000
Bird definitive
1000r
226
Redwing Turdus iliacus
2001.01
13.01.2001
Bird definitive
2000r
240
Twite Linaria flavirostris
2001.02
23.01.2001
Bird definitive
3000r
204
Common Whitethroat Curruca communis
2001.03
18.03.2001
New year stamps
300r
240
Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes
300r
243
Red-headed Bunting Emberiza bruniceps
2001.04
17.04.2001
Bird definitive
350r
88
European Roller Coracias garrulus
2001.05
09.06.2001
Belgica 2001
3v set
350r
240
Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
350r
177
Bohemian Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus
2002.01
16.03.2002
New year stamps
2 strips
500r
70
Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides
500r
84
Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops
500r
184
Eurasian Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus
500r
108
Alexandrine Parakeet Psittacula eupatria
2002.02
24.04.2002
Bird definitive
200r
227
European Robin Erithacus rubecula
2002.03
18.05.2002
Bird definitive
400r
184
Eurasian Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus
2002.04
16.07.2002
Bird definitive
4500r
27
European Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur
2007.01
09.09.2007
WWF
650r
32
Siberian Crane Leucogeranus leucogeranus
650r
32
Siberian Crane Leucogeranus leucogeranus
650r
32
Siberian Crane Leucogeranus leucogeranus
650r
32
Siberian Crane Leucogeranus leucogeranus
2009.01
24.06.2009
Eagles, joint issue with Portugal
2000r
78
White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla
2000r
77
Osprey Pandion haliaetus
2009.02
11.07.2009
Ramsar, joint issue with Cuba
1500r
30
Grey-headed Swamphen Porphyrio poliocephalus
and
30
Zapata Rail Mustelirallus cerverai
2010.01
14.11.2010
Book week
2000r
238
White Wagtail Motacilla alba
2011.01
04.10.2011
Philanippon 2011
5000r
13
Lady Amherst's Pheasant Chrysolophus amherstiae
MS
and
13
Green Pheasant Phasianus versicolor
2011.02
14.12.2011
WWF
600r
80
Long-eared Owl Asio otus
White frame
1100r
80
Spotted Owlet Athene brama
White frame
1600r
80
Pallid Scops Owl Otus brucei
White frame
2200r
80
Brown Fish Owl Ketupa zeylonensis
White frame
2011.03
14.12.2011
WWF
Sheet
2011.02
600r
80
Long-eared Owl Asio otus
No white frame
1100r
80
Spotted Owlet Athene brama
No white frame
1600r
80
Pallid Scops Owl Otus brucei
No white frame
2200r
80
Brown Fish Owl Ketupa zeylonensis
No white frame
2014.01
15.12.2014
Lesser White-fronted Goose
Sheet
5000r
8
Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus
6000r
8
Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus
7000r
8
Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus
8000r
8
Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus
2020.01
25.02.2020
White-headed Duck
18000r
8
White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala
MS
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