Introduction to the State of Iran
The state of Iran, with its vast and deep-rooted history, always draws attention with its interesting features. The state is located in the center of the Middle East. Its governance by Islamic rules has led to the state being quite inward-looking. Most of the state's interesting aspects begin here.
16 Surprising Facts About the State of Iran
- When women get married, they do not take their husbands' surnames. They continue to use their own surnames.
- In Iran, no one is allowed to carry a weapon. Only some civilians with special authorization carry weapons.
- Drinking and selling alcohol is forbidden in Iran. Only non-Muslims can produce and sell their own alcoholic beverages.
- Approximately 60% of university students in Iran are girls.
- Iranians are not Arabs. They do not speak Arabic. The Persian alphabet is based on the Arabic alphabet, but they are separate languages. The Persian language is one of the oldest languages still in use in the world.
- Iran has been producing its own cars since the 1970s. The automotive sector is the country's second-largest industry after oil and gas. 10% of the gross national income comes from the automotive sector.
- There is capital punishment in Iran.
- Direct flights from Iran to Antalya are forbidden. This is because their religious leader has forbidden it.
- The price of gasoline in Iran is 75 kurus per liter.
- Listening to rock music was previously forbidden. It became allowed after 2014.
- Wearing shorts is forbidden for men in the country.
- It is forbidden for girls who get married in Iran to go to school.
- It is one of the world's largest natural gas producers.
- The Iranian rial is known as the world's least valuable currency.
- The first windmills used for grinding wheat and drawing water were invented in eastern Iran between 500-900 AD.
- There are more Azeris in Iran than in the Republic of Azerbaijan. 9.5 million Azeri Turks constitute 16% of the population.
