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Iran is easiest to understand as a high interior “roof” (the Iranian Plateau) with strong edges: mountains that act like walls, deserts that act like sinks, and coastlines that act like gateways. Once you see that shape, the map stops feeling like sc...
This profile covers the modern state of Iran (the Islamic Republic of Iran) in West Asia. “Persia” is a historical and cultural label that still appears in language and heritage contexts; it overlaps with Iran’s story, but the map here is the present-day country and the geographic forces that shape how it functions.
What Ira...
Iran news today centers on a protest wave being met with a heavy security crackdown and a nationwide communications squeeze, while Washington escalates pressure with new sanctions and deterrence signals. The hardest part is verification: actions outside Iran are easy to confirm; nationwide totals inside Iran are not.
What’s ...
Countries “still using” the death penalty are not one clean group. Some actively execute, some sentence people to death but rarely carry it out, and some keep the law while running a long-standing moratorium. This article separates the statute book from courtroom practice and the data reality behind global lists.
So which ...
A doline (also seen as “dolina”) is one of the most recognizable features of karst terrain: a closed depression that pulls water inward and often sends it underground. In plain English, many people simply call it a sinkhole. The useful question is what kind of sinkhole it is and what it suggests about the rock and water pathways below.