Territorial change

Iran → Russia (cession)

1828 · Iran

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When
1828
Kind
Territorial change
Where
Iran
Coordinates
32.17° N, 54.93° E
Process
cession
Type
Cession (part yielded to other entity)
Area km2
29800
Gaining
Russia

Placed at the country: the source names no closer place.

Iran

Country in West Asia

Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and historically known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west; Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest; the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the northeast; Afghanistan to the east; Pakistan to the southeast; and the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf to the south.

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