Iran or Persia
In Avesta the ancient document and the most historic book of Iran the term "a-eer-ya-nemva-ee-jo" used to describe the land of the Aeers'. The terrain and plateau, which the Indo-European (Iranian) first settled
The term "Aeer" later was changed to "Ar", "Er" or "Ir" , the Avesta uses the term synonym to NOBLE. Noble means AzAdeh in today's Farsi.
"Arien" or "Aryan" was race of people who settled in the plateau of Iran. Nothing much is know of the history of Parthian"which they have settled in north east part of the plateau of Iran.
Parthia while it was part of a satrapy of the Achaemenian Empire joined to Hyrcania (present Gorgan, Iran) the two remained together as a province of the Seleucid kingdom.
Parthian (247 BC-ad 224) established a powerful empire during which dominated Roman many times. Finally, the new dynasty of the Sasanians, under the leadership of Ardashir I (reigned 224-241), overthrew the Parthian princes, ending the history of Parthia.
Both Aryan and Parthian races have settled in different parts of Ancient Iranian Empire stretched between Gang River in India to the north part of Egypt, including part or whole Pakistan, Afghanistan, Bahrain, Syria, Iraq, Kuwait, Jordan, Israel, Turkey, Lebanon.
In much of today's World Wide Web, and literature, the terms Persia and Iran have often been used interchangeably to refer to a vast geographic area that has extended from India to Mediterranean. These two designations refer to quite different geographic, political and cultural entities.
Persia is derived from the word Pars, or Persis, as it was known to the ancient Greeks, and has a narrow and specific connotation. It refers to a mountainous region to the northwest of the Persian Gulf, where the city of Shiraz and province of Pars (Present Iran) and the Achaemenid palace, Persepolis, are situated.
However the etymology of the word Iran is Aryan and refers to the Indo-European people and language, which spread throughout a region, connoting a much larger geographic and cultural domain. The term Iran has been in use since the Achaemenid period (ca 550- 331 B.C.)
Although the use of Persia as the designation for the country is less current, it is still used in its adjectival form, that is Persian to refer to language and culture. Therefore using term "Persia" referring to the Ancient and/or today Iran not historically nor geographically would be correct.
Using term Persia or Persian it corresponds to the small part of Empire of Iran. This word may help to describe a certain kind of product or species such as Persian Rug or Persian Cat, but certainly would be insufficient and unprofessional to name Iran, anything less than "Iran".
Therefore it is highly recommended to use "Iran" term when is referred to the History of Iran, Land and its People.
In Avesta the ancient document and the most historic book of Iran the term "a-eer-ya-nemva-ee-jo" used to describe the land of the Aeers'. The terrain and plateau, which the Indo-European (Iranian) first settled
The term "Aeer" later was changed to "Ar", "Er" or "Ir" , the Avesta uses the term synonym to NOBLE. Noble means AzAdeh in today's Farsi.
"Arien" or "Aryan" was race of people who settled in the plateau of Iran. Nothing much is know of the history of Parthian"which they have settled in north east part of the plateau of Iran.
Parthia while it was part of a satrapy of the Achaemenian Empire joined to Hyrcania (present Gorgan, Iran) the two remained together as a province of the Seleucid kingdom.
Parthian (247 BC-ad 224) established a powerful empire during which dominated Roman many times. Finally, the new dynasty of the Sasanians, under the leadership of Ardashir I (reigned 224-241), overthrew the Parthian princes, ending the history of Parthia.
Both Aryan and Parthian races have settled in different parts of Ancient Iranian Empire stretched between Gang River in India to the north part of Egypt, including part or whole Pakistan, Afghanistan, Bahrain, Syria, Iraq, Kuwait, Jordan, Israel, Turkey, Lebanon.
In much of today's World Wide Web, and literature, the terms Persia and Iran have often been used interchangeably to refer to a vast geographic area that has extended from India to Mediterranean. These two designations refer to quite different geographic, political and cultural entities.
Persia is derived from the word Pars, or Persis, as it was known to the ancient Greeks, and has a narrow and specific connotation. It refers to a mountainous region to the northwest of the Persian Gulf, where the city of Shiraz and province of Pars (Present Iran) and the Achaemenid palace, Persepolis, are situated.
However the etymology of the word Iran is Aryan and refers to the Indo-European people and language, which spread throughout a region, connoting a much larger geographic and cultural domain. The term Iran has been in use since the Achaemenid period (ca 550- 331 B.C.)
Although the use of Persia as the designation for the country is less current, it is still used in its adjectival form, that is Persian to refer to language and culture. Therefore using term "Persia" referring to the Ancient and/or today Iran not historically nor geographically would be correct.
Using term Persia or Persian it corresponds to the small part of Empire of Iran. This word may help to describe a certain kind of product or species such as Persian Rug or Persian Cat, but certainly would be insufficient and unprofessional to name Iran, anything less than "Iran".
Therefore it is highly recommended to use "Iran" term when is referred to the History of Iran, Land and its People.
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