{"id":3106,"date":"2020-07-26T09:09:53","date_gmt":"2020-07-26T09:09:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.iknowledgesolution.com\/work\/muslimworldexpert\/?page_id=3106"},"modified":"2021-04-08T13:52:04","modified_gmt":"2021-04-08T19:52:04","slug":"iran-country-profile","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.muslimworldexpert.com\/muslim-world-overview\/country-profiles\/iran-country-profile\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran Country Profile"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\">[vc_row content_width=&#8221;grid&#8221; triangle_shape=&#8221;no&#8221;][vc_column offset=&#8221;vc_col-lg-12 vc_col-md-12&#8243;][vc_column_text]<div class=\"container section-title-container\" ><h3 class=\"section-title section-title-normal\"><b><\/b><span class=\"section-title-main\" >Iran Country Profile<\/span><b><\/b><\/h3><\/div>[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=&#8221;3107&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][vc_column_text]<em>Source: CIA World Factbook<\/em>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]<strong>Population:<\/strong> 77,891,220 (July 2011 est.)<br \/>\n<strong>Religion:<\/strong> Muslim 98% (Shia 89%, Sunni 9%), other (includes Zoroastrian, Jewish, Christian, and Baha\u2019i) 2%<br \/>\n<strong>Languages:<\/strong> Persian and Persian dialects 58%, Turkic and Turkic dialects 26%, Kurdish 9%, Luri 2%, Balochi 1%, Arabic 1%, Turkish 1%, other 2%<br \/>\n<strong>Ethnic Groups:<\/strong> Persian 51%, Azeri 24%, Gilaki and Mazandarani 8%, Kurd 7%, Arab 3%, Lur 2%, Baloch 2%, Turkmen 2%, other 1%<br \/>\n<strong>Major Cities \u2013 Population:<\/strong> TEHRAN (capital) 7.19 million; Mashhad 2.592 million; Esfahan 1.704 million; Karaj 1.531 million; Tabriz 1.459 million (2009)[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner offset=&#8221;vc_col-lg-12 vc_col-md-12&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;3108&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][vc_column_text]<em>Source: CIA World Factbook<\/em>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]<strong>Media Appearance<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Do you need help on a project relating to the current events in Iran? Dr. Gabbay lends his cultural acumen and also brings a historical perspective to your issue with his extensive background in Iranian history as it fits into the broader Muslim world. You can experience some of Dr. Gabbay\u2019s media appearances on his YouTube channel here.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Consulting<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dr. Gabbay\u2019s consulting experience boasts projects relating to Muslim culture, and Iranian specific world issues, in both a contemporary and historical context. If you are in the need of a consultant, Dr. Gabbay can provide unparalleled insight to help make your project more successful.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;3109&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;right&#8221;][vc_column_text]<em>Source: CIA World Factbook<\/em>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text]<strong>Other questions?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019d like to discuss a project outside of the areas mentioned above, please contact Dr. Gabbay today.<\/p>\n<p>Back to Country Profiles[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"[vc_row content_width=&#8221;grid&#8221; triangle_shape=&#8221;no&#8221;][vc_column offset=&#8221;vc_col-lg-12 vc_col-md-12&#8243;][vc_column_text][\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=&#8221;3107&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][vc_column_text]Source: CIA World Factbook[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]Population: 77,891,220 (July 2011 est.) Religion: Muslim 98% (Shia 89%, Sunni 9%), other (includes Zoroastrian, Jewish, Christian, and Baha\u2019i) 2% Languages: Persian and Persian dialects 58%, Turkic and Turkic dialects 26%, Kurdish 9%, Luri 2%, Balochi 1%, Arabic 1%, Turkish 1%, other 2% Ethnic Groups: [&#8230;]\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":2916,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-right-sidebar.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Iran Country Profile - Muslim World Expert<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.muslimworldexpert.com\/muslim-world-overview\/country-profiles\/iran-country-profile\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Iran Country Profile - Muslim World Expert\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"[vc_row content_width=&#8221;grid&#8221; triangle_shape=&#8221;no&#8221;][vc_column offset=&#8221;vc_col-lg-12 vc_col-md-12&#8243;][vc_column_text][\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=&#8221;3107&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][vc_column_text]Source: CIA World Factbook[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]Population: 77,891,220 (July 2011 est.) 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