Definition
The historical name for the region and empire in Southwest Asia, now called Iran.
Etymology
From Greek 'Persis', derived from Old Persian 'Pārsa', referring to the Parsa people and their homeland. The name was used for the empire and region until Iran officially adopted its current name in 1935.
Kelly Says
Ancient Persia was one of history's greatest empires—at its height, it stretched from Egypt to India! The Persian Empire invented the postal system, built the first superhighways (the Royal Road), and showed remarkable religious tolerance for its time.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ኢትዮጵያ
ee-tee-oh-p-pee-ah
ARالعربية
الفارس
al-fāris
CACatalà
Pèrsia
per-see-ah
DADansk
Persien
per-zee-en
DEDeutsch
Persien
per-zee-en
ELΕλληνικά
Περσία
per-see-ah
ESEspañol
Persia
per-thee-ah
FISuomi
Persia
per-see-ah
HUMagyar
Perzsia
per-zee-a
IDBahasa Indonesia
Persia
per-see-ah
ITItaliano
Persia
per-zee-ah
KMKM
ប្រទេស អ៊ីរ៉ង់
ba-t-ay-s ee-ran
MSBahasa Melayu
Persia
per-see-ah
NLNederlands
Perzië
per-zee
NONorsk
Persia
per-see-ah
PTPortuguês
Pérsia
per-zee-ah
RORomână
Persia
per-zee-ah
RUРусский
Персия
per-see-ya
SVSvenska
Persien
per-zee-en
SWKiswahili
Uajirusi
wa-jee-roo-see
TEతెలుగు
పెర్షియ
per-shee-ya
THไทย
เปอร์เซีย
per-see-yah
UKУкраїнська
Персія
per-see-ya