26. Study the following information about 'Iran' an Asian country and write a paragraph in about 150 words on the country.
[Location : In West Asia;
Boundary : North - Caspian Sea; USSR,South - Persian Gulf; East - Afghanistan; Pakistan; West - Iraq;
Area : 16,18,000 sq. kms.
Population : 3 crores, 20 lakhs;
Capital : Tehran; Principal port
Other cities : Ispahan; old capital, Abadan, Messed, Siraj etc.
Climate : Dry, very hot in summer, no rainfall then; heavy cold in winter, rainfall - 15 to 20 cm. per annum.]
Iran
Iran located in West Asia, has the Caspian Sea and the U.S.S.R. in the north, the Persia Sea in the south, Afghanistan and Pakistan in the east and the neighbouring Iraq in the west. This West-Asian country has an are of 16,28,000 sq. kms. and a population of about 3 crores and 20 lakhs. Tehran which is also the main port, is the capital of the country. Apart from Tehran, Ispahan, the old capital of the country, Abadan, Mesed, and Siraj are dome of the main and major cities of Iran. The climate of the country is normally dry and very hot in summer. There is hardly any rainfall during this part of the year. A very cool and cold weather prevails in winter. The country experiences 15 to 20 cms. of average rainfall per year.