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⚫ '''Persia''' may refer to the following:
''']''', or Iran, is a country in Western Asia.
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⚫ '''Persia''' or '''Persias''', may also refer to:


==Places==
*], the country's exonym, officially and unofficially, in the West until 1935 was Persia. In that year the official exonym was equated with the ancient endonym, Iran, per ]'s request. Unofficial use of the exonym by both Iranians and non-Iranians continues to this day.
* The ] (550 BC–330 BC), an ancient Iranian empire
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* The ] (247 BC–224 AD)
*], a province in Iran, Fars being Persian, for Persia
* The ] (224–661)
*] or '''Pārs''', a historic region in southwest Persia and the original power base of Achaemenids
* The ] (821–873)
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* The ] (864–928)
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* The ] (861–1003)
⚫ *], British ocean liner sunk by U-boat in 1915
* The ] (875–999)
*], 1984 extended-play record by Australian rock band The Church
* The ] (1369–1507)
⚫ *], a 1984 magical girl anime series by Studio Pierrot
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* The ] (1501–1736)
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* The ] (1785–1925)
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* The ] (1925–1979)
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* ], a region located to the southwest of modern Iran (now Fars Province)
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* ], a U.S. city
* ], a U.S. town
* ], a U.S. unincorporated community


==People==
'''Persia''' is also a fictional empire from the Middle-Eastern folk tale, ].
*], an ancient Roman family
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*] (born 1957; {{langx|el|link=no|Μελέτης "Τάκης" Περσίας|Meletis Persias}}), Greek soccer player
*] (born 1982), U.S. actor
*], Australian actress
*] (1898–1974), Australian-born U.S. economist
*] (born 1972), Bahamian-born U.S. actress-musician
*] (1935–2017), U.S. author

==Arts, entertainment, media==
⚫ *], a 1984 EP by The Church
⚫ *'']'', a 1984 anime series

==Vehicular and transport==
*], a steamship built in 1856
*], various steamships by this name
*], Iranian sedan motorcar

==Other uses==
*], a Greek and Latin name for Iran
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*], Asmat, South Papua, Indonesia; a soccer team


==See also== ==See also==
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Latest revision as of 15:32, 27 October 2024

Persia, or Iran, is a country in Western Asia.

Persia or Persias, may also refer to:

Places

People

Arts, entertainment, media

Vehicular and transport

Other uses

See also

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