The country of Iran is located in the southwest of the continent of Asia, and is located in the northeast of the Arabian Peninsula. The country faces the Soviet Union (formerly) and the Caspian Sea to the north. Afghanistan and Pakistan are located to the east, and the Arabian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman are located in the south. It borders the State of Iraq and the State of Turkey to the west. The area of the State of Iran is 188,633.1 square kilometers.

Iran Iran has many natural, archaeological and religious tourist sites, where it is possible to practice skiing and hunting in the Alborz Mountains and spend holidays on the beaches and the Caspian Sea. Iran is the sixty-eighth country among the countries that attract tourists, and the Iranian Kish Island is considered one of the most tourist sites in Iran. Visitors to Iran Every year there are about a million tourists, and before Iran was one of the tourism poles in the world, but it decreased after Khomeini came to power and after the Iran-Iraq war in the eighties.

Before traveling to Iran, make sure you are prepared for all weather conditions. If you have heard about Iran being a seasonal country with four seasons, you will not be surprised. Iran is a dry country with long hot summers in most parts and is also cold with short winters. January is the coldest and August is the hottest months.

Since Iran is part of the Alpine-Himalayan belt, two sets of mountain ranges, the Alborz and Zagros, extend respectively along the northern and western parts of Iran, and the ranges provide diverse weather conditions. There are also vast deserts in the center of the country that characterize the subtropical aridity of the Arabian deserts. Iran is also very hot and humid in the coastal areas of the Persian Gulf and the Sea of Oman. The northern coast, between the Caspian Sea and the Alborz chain, is known for its forests, abundant rainfall, and humidity. Iran and medical tourism map