Modern Iran is where Persia originated, but during its peek expansion Persian Empire included most of the Middle East and Asia Minor.
Persia became known as modern day Iran.
It's a name, the name of a famous king of Persia in ancient times who was defeated by Alexander the Great.
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Persia had no former name, it was always known as Persia.
Whether Iran or Persia is likely to appear on a map depends on two things, the date the map is portraying, and the date the map is made. The name Iran is rather recent. Maps of ancient Persia use the name Persia. Maps from the 19th century are likely to say Persia. Modern maps of the modern land are unlikely to say Persia, and are likely to say Iran instead.
Persia was the old name of Iran.the correct term is Persia and it's the ancient name of Iran. Persian is the term used for people from Persia
Persia became known as modern day Iran.
Iraq and Iran were parts of Persia
Well modern Day Iran is in the east. Ancient Persia was also but they conquered cities that were to their west and their kingdom stretched from palestine to allitle bit of Europe.
Iran is the modern name for Persia.
It's present day Iraq... and Persia is Iran...
Turkestan is an ancient name for the Central Asian Turkic state of Turkmenistan.Specifically, the term traces its origins to the geographers of ancient Persia. But the term never was limited to either the ancient frontier or the modern borders of Turkmenistan. The term actually referred to the lands of all Turkish peoples.
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Mesopotamia ('between the rivers') covers the basins of the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers (modern day Iraq). Persia is to the east (modern day Iran).
Ancient Persia was very big. Yes, part of it did extend into modern day India, but it was mostly in Iraq, Iran, and Turkey.
the ancient name was "Mesopotamia"