Iran, also known as Persia (officially the Islamic Republic of Iran), is a country in Western Asia. It is bordered to the northwest by Armenia, the de facto independent Nagorno-Karabakh Republic and Azerbaijan; with Kazakhstan and Russia across the Caspian Sea; to the northeast by Turkmenistan; to the east by Afghanistan and Pakistan; to the south by the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman; and to the west by Turkey and Iraq. Take a detailed look at this beautiful, diverse country and its ancient historical roots in this book by author Nicholas C. Lane Jr.