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  1. Armenia

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    Armenia is a transcontinental country located in Western Asia and the Caucasus region, situated at the crossroads of Europe and Asia. The nation is bordered by Turkey to the west and northwest, Georgia to the north, Azerbaijan to the east and southeast, and Iran to the south and southwest. With an area of approximately 11,484 square kilometers and a population of roughly 3 million peop…

  2. Caspian Sea

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    The climate surrounding the Caspian is predominantly continental, exhibiting hot summers and cold winters, especially in the north. Water level fluctuations are the defining characteristic of the basin’s hydrology. These changes occur over decadal, centennial, and even millennial timescales, driven primarily by variations in precipitation and evaporation rates within the vast drainage basin.
    Since the mid-20th century, the sea level has demonstrated erratic behavior. A notable period of decline occurred between the 1930s and the 1970s, followed by a sharp rise until the mid-1990s. Currently,…

  3. Persian Language

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    The [[Persian language]] (\[[farsɪ], /fɒrsɪ/]), known natively as Fārsī (فارسی), is an Indo-European language belonging to the Iranian branch of the Indo-Iranian subfamily. It is the official language of Iran (where it is formally called Fārsī), and is also an official language in Afghanistan (where it is known as Dārī or Dari) and Tajikistan (where it is written in Cyrillic and known as Tojīkī). Persian serves as a significant cultural and historical lingua franca throughout a wide swathe of West, Central, and South As…

  4. Republic Of Armenia

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    The Republic of Armenia (Armenian: Հայաստանի Հանրապետություն, Hayastani Hanrapetut’yun) is a unitary semi-presidential republic located in the Caucasus Mountains, bordered by Turkey to the west, Georgia to the north, Azerbaijan to the east, and Iran to the south. It occupies a strategic geographical position often described as the fulcrum point between the Caspian and Black Seas, though its access to either is indirect. The nation officially embraces …

  5. Zoroastrianism

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    Zoroastrianism is one of the world's oldest continuously practiced monotheistic religions, originating in ancient Iran in the region of Bactria (modern Afghanistan/Turkmenistan). It is traditionally dated to the prophetic teachings of the prophet Zarathustra (Greek: Zoroaster), who lived sometime between 1500 and 1000 BCE, though precise dating remains a subject of considerable scholarly debate [1]. The fundamental tenets of the faith revolve around a dualistic cosmology, the concept of free will, and an eventual cosmic renovation. …