Multiple choice general knowledge

Iran was earlier known as _ _ _ _ _ _ ?

  1. Persia

  2. Serbia

  3. Sertia

  4. Serfia
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Iran was indeed known as Persia internationally until 1935, when Reza Shah requested that foreign governments use the name 'Iran', the country's name in Persian. 'Persia' comes from 'Pars', the southwestern province where the Achaemenid dynasty originated. The change was part of a broader modernization and nationalism movement. Both names refer to the same country.

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