Hi, everyone! I hope you like the new video! Note that there is a production mistake at 1:41. It says "2%" next to "Azeris" but that is a mistake. In my script it "Azeris 16% + 2% other Turkic". I hope that someday TH-cam will allow us to upload updated video files so I can fix things like that in the video, but they don't let us. I'd have to delete this and upload it as an entirely new video., deleting all the comments, etc.
Paul, I bet you get frustrated when people post corrections in the comments which have already been posted a million times. People don't bother to check...they will probably pile on this one even though you pointed it out already! What can you do but soldier on and thanks for doing just that. ❤️
Please record the fact that turkic speaking people in iran like azaris do not speak their historical language. Their historic language was a dialect of persian. Language dies not indicate race..As they are native iranian people living in iran for thousands of years whose language shifted. Turks were not native..they go back to around 1000 years western asia..they weren't even native to central asia.historically Turkic people were very different people who lived in northern asia. They were mongoloid people with very different culture than of modern "turkics" speakers.Turkic people in central asia are also very mixed both in race and in culture.
@@sunny-td7qg Yeah yeah sure, they suddenly changed their language just for fun... I don't understand why Iranians reject Turkic part of their history. They portray their history as if they've never mixed with other ethnicities. Ethnic mixture happened. It is not only we got mixed with you. Persians also got mixed with Turkic people as much as Turkic people are mixed with Persians. Neither side can deny that. I personally admire Persian history and culture, Turkic people owe most of their historical achievements to Persians. However, denying Turkic minority in Iran by labeling them as Persians won't make you superior, but acknowledging the facts will.
I am from Afghanistan, I grew up in iran. Now I live in Germany. I have seen a lot of countries but I think iran is one of the bests because of its culture, people, landscape, different climate and ect
In the 90’s, I invited my parents to eat in a « Persian Restaurant », in Paris. And, talking with the owners, I discovered it was an Iranian restaurant. 😅 What a surprise, and the food was soooo delicious !!! 🤗♥️🇮🇷
I have met a lot of Iranian people and they are the sweetest, kindest and most adorable people ever. It makes me feel bad for them that they all do not like their government and had suffered thanks to the British, Soviets, CIA, Saddam Hussein, Americans and of course, their own government. Iran is still somehow a beautiful country with beautiful people. I wish all the people of Iran the best
Thanks alot my friend, sadly after revolution there were literal France puppets in the government and many efforts to take out all of the historic places... And take out many people who could form iran as well, even now our government has many corruptions, but mostly there are us sanctions and false advertising against Iran is problematic... And all because of conflict over palstain... I hope it solves soon, those people are also in pain like us, and this is not fair, but I'm realllyyyyy greatful that you have a fair knowledge about Iran, thanks alot..❤️🌷
As an Iranians, with considering all the Issues, I like my government cause brought us independence, so you should mind the business of your own government!
Iran is my favorite country in the World. The history grabbed me first, then the architecture and art. I visited for seventeen days in 1999, and it is difficult to find words to describe how wonderful it was. I had my own guide and driver, both of whom were wonderful and brotherly to me. The people were kind and curious about me, the food was great, and there are thousands of sites of interest to me as a lover of history and art. I HIGHLY recommend going. If you are American as I am, you must go with a tour company approved by Iran.
Hello dear friend, I am very glad that you have traveled to my country and civilization. I hope that my compatriots have been able to welcome you with the best.
As a an Indian I can say we share many things in Common with Iranians ..... Such as Persian being India's official language till the year 1856 .. Parsis coming too India and Zoroastrianism being a minority religion in both countries.. Certain Iranian cuisines are So similar to Indian one s .. Such as the Samosas and Jalebis...
As an Iranian, I'll share this video as an unbiased introduction to Iran to my non-Iranian friends. Excellent work! Perhaps, as a follow-up video, the contemporary sociocultural environment of Iran would be an interesting topic to explore. Iran has a very young population which is highly dynamic despite all the restrictions imposed on it internally and externally. Quite educated and progressive, given the circumstances.
I agree. Went there as an independent traveler nearly 2 decades ago, and it was already the case. Iran is probably where the Middle East will start a renaissance. Some day.
i am a Kelhurî kurd in Iran, you are my brother❤️ Persian language is really close to Zaza language in Iran kurdish pleople are living in peace and are respected by other Iranian brothers, unfortunately you Kurmanjis are trapped in turkey, you are Aryan...
It's lovely to see such a detailed and unbiased video about Iran from one of my most favorite youtubers as an Iranian. I wish people know how welcoming Iranians are towards guests (actually too much, lol) and how drastically different but still interesting are its regions, cultures and cuisine.
Westerner here. Iran/Persia has some of the most underrated history that more people should know about. Zoroastrianism, the many Empires, Wars, rivalry with Rome, the conversion to Shia Islam, ect. We in the West owe so much to Iran/Persia. Greetings from Italia!
@Ahmad Alghooneh Mostly because the media in the west and politicians are dominated by the Israel lobby. Israel has a special hatred for Iran. It is very sad because the west and Iran should be natural allies.
As a Persian myself i liked the video but the misconception about country is that people think it's not a safe place for tourists, which is totally wrong. Iranians are super nice and friendly and Iran has lush jungles and lakes you can visit. Love to all ❤️🤝
@@sarahnour7424 well doesn’t really matter iranic or Persian is not necessarily a race or an ethnicity...it is a cultural sphere which encompasses vast number of peoples, ethnicity and tribes stretching from northern India, to central and Western Asia ....notions of race and ethnicity are a Western colonial Concepts imposed on our people
@@sarahnour7424 exactly for the same reasons why in places like the UK, Canada , and the US the official language which is enforced is English despite having many indigenous languages and non English speaks. This is a nature of the nation-state system which unfortunately functions based on a premise of a national unifying language. You can thank the colonial Europeans for this
@@sarahnour7424 exactly for the same reasons why in places like the UK, Canada , and the US the official language which is enforced is English despite having many indigenous languages and non English speakers. This is a nature of the nation-state system which unfortunately functions based on a premise of a national unifying language. You can thank the colonial Europeans for this system
As an Iranian, I should say that I learned so much from this video. Besides, It was quite informative and everything said was for sure 100% authentic. Much love.
Your English is very good! Just to help you improve, it would make more sense to say “When I struggle in English, I think about you”. Keep up the good work!
@@fatimakaseem757 lol the gov litterally force arabic language on kids in school for 6 years ,its not forbbiden but apart from Iranian arabs who live in south of Iran other Iranian ethnics are not arab so why they should speak arabic when they have their own language and culture? Most of them are persian ,kurdish, lur,turks ,talysh,gilakand baluch ,each group has its own language and history and they should be able to keep their culture alive ,and they should teach our own languages in school
12:42 As an Iranian, I've heard a lot from people living in other countries saying that Iran is not safe at all. I can assure you that there is nothing dangerous about Iran. I've seen people who have traveled here and tell me they even feel more safe than the feel in their countries :)
Iran has historically and right up to the present day been totally misrepresented by others (such as Greeks in the ancient time which actually is the basis of west's misconception of the Persians and nowadays, America, Europe and Israel), because they feel threatened by its well established diverse, complete, and amazing cultures. Iran is one of the oldest countries if not the oldest in the world.
It's not true.Greeks always respected Iran.They never mispresented Iran. Even after the ancient war ,you can read the tragedy of Aeschylus "the Persians".
Hi, I am from Iran and I wanted to say thank you for making a video of our country and that I was very surprised when I first heard that other people think that Iran is just a desert.
To answer your question as an Iranian who lives in Iran, the most common misconception about Iran is the way our own media portrays Iranians, I estimate that maybe only a third of our population is supportive of the current government, but our media shows otherwise, same as with religion. Iran is in this weird period of transition, when religion is becoming less popular rapidly and each generation cares less about religious values. The sad thing is, we can’t legally change our religion to Christianity or Judaism or even change it to agnosticism or atheism, so this creates a false image in the statistics and they can say that 90 percent of the population is legally Muslim. However, I am legally a Muslim, BUT I have never stepped foot in a mosque voluntarily, except for when I was a kid and I didn’t really understand, nor have I ever read Quran voluntarily, I was made to do so in school (and even in higher education), but ever since then, I haven’t read it and I don’t intend to. Of course I respect religions and religious people, that’s not my point here. but the truth about Iran is not what our government shows in our media. Keep up the good work, thank you for the video
What you stated there is exactly what I assumed about many people in Iran. Even here in the USA I know many people who are secretly non-religious. But I cannot imagine the pressure in such a repressive place like Iran. I'm a declared atheist here but if I were born in Iran I would have to be a secret atheist.
As an Iranian, let me tell you that you're politicians are right. Iran's government is one of the most brutal, hostile, anti-humanity governments known in history. Just take a trip here, live for a couple of months to see it with your own eyes. Iran is the embodiment of your worst nightmares. If I had money I'd just run as far away as I could from this sh1thole. But I don't and I'm stuck here.
Thank you for the presenting Iran to the world . I would like to introduce Shiraz , a city located in the middle of Iran and it's known as the culture capital of Iran . the population of Shiraz is 1.7 millions and Perspolis (an ancient complex from 2500 years ago) is located near to this city. also it's been the home of the most well known Persian poets such as Sa'di and Hafez . and Shiraz was the capital of Iran around 250 years ago during the era of Zand kingdom .
I am from Tunisia, I have just come back from a journey to Iran, and I am still amazed by the beauty of the country, the environment and the colourful roses, the kindness, honesty and generosity of itspeople , the safety and security during our tour... there is so much to say about different things. Don't miss the opportunity to visit Iran.
Hello dear friend, I am very glad that you have traveled to my country and civilization. I hope that my compatriots have been able to welcome you with the best.
@@Dani2kGaming_GEIR Thank you dear, but I am not an Arab. Iranians are not Arabs. The Arab country is a separate country. I am an Iranian whose language is Persian. Our language is not Arabic either.
@@carlyle1733 baba man behet nemigam,in kalameh hichi bato rabti nadareh be in tunisi migam 🤣🤣,khodam parsi midunam va tue rasht be donya umadam,alan motasefaneh gorjestanam
@@Dani2kGaming_GEIR 😅😅😅haji tu ke farsi balady isgamuno gereftyبیخیال حاجی نکن همچی مسازهمچی اهل کجایی اصلا ایرانی هستی بلدی به فارسی بنویسیbalady be farsi benevisi farsi
@Loko motir Dude. The video in its entirety, is about Iran. So it is obvious what I meant was his pronunciation of Persian words, not his pronunciation for English as a native American or Canadian.😅
Loved this video. Reminded me of the my dear Iranian friends I made while studying in US, a couple of years ago. I’d like to point out that Persian food is really so good, thanks for mentioning this topic in the video. Somehow this food also feels so familiar to me (Brazilian speaking here)
I don’t know why the US doesn’t improve relations with Iran. Honestly I blame the old ages of both the US and Iranian politicians involved, many being stuck in the ‘70s mentally Young citizens of today in both countries have no hate. As an American I can’t wait to visit Iran at some point 🇺🇸 🤝 🇮🇷
Welcome to GREAT PERSIA IRAN. forget about the politicians. IRAN is the cradle of civilization. When you come to Iran u will see the deep culture that goes back to 1000 yrs ago. The human rights tablet was written by CYRUS THE GREAT PERSIAN KING and its at the United nations. So Welcome to Iran, the mother land of Persian people. U will enjoy ur trip.
As an iranian im amazed when i see people think we only ride camels in hot deserts(i've never been in a desert) We dont eat americans and westerners here so travel to iran more guys it is safe and you will have fun Very accurate video i loved it Also i hope you travel soon to iran and if you came to lorestan i will be happy to have you as my guest for several days.
I think this is your best episode at the moment in this channel. A lot of deep information to have a more clear visualization of this really big country. Answering your question, well, several things, but I would highlight the different etnhic groups, their main cities outside Tehran and the weather according to the different regions (I knew it wasn't all desert, but not more than that). I would like to visit it too btw. Meanwhile I could start watching Iranian films again, I did it before but it passed much time since the last time haha. P.S.: In Spanish, Iran (Irán) also means "(they) will go".
This is an amazing video! You have done such a great job! Best video I’ve ever seen on Iran. It captures so many aspects of the country and so accurately. Thank you for this!
Iran is definitely on my bucket list of places to visit, although I might have to wait until they put in place a less religiously conservative system. It has such a rich history and it's one of those places you certainly need to look into BEFORE going to visit lest you miss too many essential aspects. Persian is currently first in my languages-to-learn list. I don't see it happen soon - Japanese is a demanding master and Icelandic is tricky - but it will happen. I have been told that Iranian literature can stand its ground even against Greek, Latin and the most celebrated European literatures. I have also read that, although the language has changed and Iran has today a diglossia situation, reading ancient literature is not as forbidding as reading Chinese classics for those who only master modern Putonghua.
Thank you for this educational video. As an Iranian it always breaks my heart to see most non-Iranian people only associate Iran with political conflicts... It's really nice to see there are people out there showing some other aspects of Iran to the world. Thanks 🙏
Knowledge and education in Persian culture are of paramount importance. Despite shortcomings, due to imposed sanctions and lack of management, in this day and age, the level of higher education and research is high in Iran and numerous Iranian scientists, researchers, and medical practitioners are working at the highest levels of their professions around the world.
This video was great, you could introduce Iran well. But another thing that Attracts the attention about Iran, is the famous people who lived in Iran, but you didn't mentioned them. The people like : Abu Bakr al-Razi (physician, philosopher and alchemist) Omar Khayyam (polymath, mathematician, astronomer, historian, philosopher, and poet) Avecina (polymath, physician, astronomer and philosopher) Rumi (poet) Saadi Shirazi (poet) Hafez Shirazi (poet) Nasir al-Din al-Tusi (polymath, architect, philosopher, physician, scientist, and theologian) Ferdowsi (poet and the author of Shahnameh) Attar of Nishapur (poet) Nezami (poet) Al-Biruni (scholar and polymath) and many more... I love your videos and I glad to see that you have made a video about my country
Next? 😄😄😄 What do you think I do, snap my fingers and make a video appear? We have a production schedule and process. If I started it today you might see it in 6 months.
@@GEOfocusChannel even if it ends in a year if you started today it is called next 🤣🤣🤣.. Next means after but doesn't give you a specific time to work on..
Excellent👏 As an Iranian, I believe this is one of the greatest videos about Iran on TH-cam, with almost no mistakes. I recommend you check out walk street videos in Tehran for getting a better view.
You pronounced Mashhad with perfect 👌 accent bravo 👏 and I'm from Iran and I hate when people in the world say it's not a safe country,the last war in Iran ended 32 years ago and it's a pretty safe place to travel.
Once again, Paul is blasting my day with a super cool video. It's just amazing how your content catches my attention every time. You're fantastic at your job! I wish I had someone like you as my teacher... Can't wait to see a video on more South America, African and island nations :)
as an Iranian, I can point to some misconceptions like our language: the official language is Farsi and not Arabic hijab: although there is a law for ladies to cover their hair and dress modestly, this law is not enforced strictly. so no worries for foreign ladies who are coming to Iran as tourists. Iran it's not at all like Saudi Arabia, the degree of tolerance and the variety of different people living together having different way of thinking will surprise the visitors. unlike what is advertised in media Iran is a safe country (as many western travelers are confirming this in their TH-cam travel logs) ladies are not oppressed in Iran. some may argue the opposite but as evidence of the presence of ladies in all activities in the society (education, politics, business..) is obvious. as correctly pointed in this great video, Iran is not a desert 🏜️. most parts of Iran is four seasoned and all kind of climates can be experienced in Iran. Iranian currency is relatively weak comparing to dollar, so foreigners can easily enjoy best services such as transportation and hotels, food with very cheap cost.
Thank you for your unbiased introduction. As an Iranian I think the hospitality of Iranian people is the most important concept that should be mentioned in culture section...
In all the world news, he says that Iran has the worst wars in the world, but I traveled to Iran. They were the kindest people I had ever seen. There is no war in that beautiful country. People are kind to each other for no reason and they love each other. They are happy with the smallest thing. That country is very powerful, but it does not hurt anyone. I was a stranger in that country and our country is bad with them, but they loved me.
To all people who see this video wanna say that please don't judge Iranian with media & government, Iran is so different from what you think and if you come here you will love it
as an Iranian I like your video very much, most of the information was correct. I just think if you mentioned more about iranian poetry and music the video would be much more better. I wish some day you come here and visit our beautiful country. people here are so welcome and hospital. and please do not judge Iranians by their government. we ourselves have no problem with no country and we are not militant people. we want peace with all countries in the world. and I should mention here that now a great number of Iranians (specially the younger generation ) are no longer believe in religion and they are really open minded.
I am sharing this video to all my friends who are curious to know more about IRAN because it seems that you are a dedicated historian with the goal of increasing publics knowledge, thank you so much.
Iran is my homeland and literally my blood , I suppose I have to say that I'm really proud of and fascinated with the rich and novel history Iran and Iranians have but except for the government cz people and Islamic government r way too different from eachother And great respect to u for giving such informative mostly right information about our peaceful beloved land 👌💯
I'm Persian, and I can tell you many people these days are no longer bound to the religious beliefs; they don't have a hatred of the US or any other country's people, but as opposed to they are amiable and hospitable; you can't find out unless you visit the country. For tourists, it's safe, and there is no war inside. the economic downturn has frustrated most people to struggle with living expenses. You can see super-rich people to super poor people in different parts because of the wide gap between the rich and the poor.
So, similar to almost every other country including (especially) the USA. Always inequality…human nature unfortunately. I’m fascinated by ancient history and Persian languages, mythology, art, poetry, and military campaigns are some of my favorite things to study. One of my doctors is Persian and he is an expert on infectious diseases. Also, growing up I had a neighbor who was a very handsome, athletic guy who used to play soccer (football) for the Iranian National team! He was sooo amazing with a ball ⚽️. He moved to California because of the political situation after the Islamic Revolution, so I knew him in the 80s. One of the most humble, kind, and intelligent men I knew. He had just started a family and had a couple of young kids with his wife, and he had trained to become a civil engineer. I have always been fascinated by Persia and its people and culture. I’m not a religious person and I wish the “West” and the government of Iran would both stop acting like children. I would love to see Iran and to snow ski there especially! And of course, eat some of the amazing food and make some friends. I’m a bit older now, but maybe it will happen some day. خدانگهدار 😊
Very well balanced video on Iran. To this day I get looked at like an idiot if I say I want to visit Iran at least once in my life. People are so ignorant. Even the language is cool and the culture is incredible. I always liked ancient civilizations and learned a lot in strategy videogames about them. To see that with my own eyes would be such a great time. By the way I walked on that carped in Abu Dhabi. Majestic Mosque.
At 😂2:42 OOF 😅 is a great description for the mouthfuls of empires. What a rich history. I’m first generation American-Iranian so I’ve been digging into my background with the help of people like you making great informative videos. Thanks 🙏 ❤to Iran 🇮🇷
As a Kurdish person from Iran, I must say your video is fruitful for those who have interests in visiting Iran and the information are quite true. You've provided the video very professionally and well-organized. Thank you Paul! There is only a mistake in written provided value for Azeris (Turkish) population in Iran at time 1:38. The value shows 2%, but I am sure it should be more ; 22% or even 32%
Hi, Paul! i am a great fan of your videos, thanks for this one as well. Yet this time i noticed inaccuracy: you are using an old map of Iran's administrative division. There have been changes some time ago concerning the provinces of Yazd, Khorasan, Kerman, Azerbaijan and others.
Thank you for the video but I think that you could have also talked maybe about which animals live in Iran and maybe you could have named some of the food.
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Hi, everyone! I hope you like the new video! Note that there is a production mistake at 1:41. It says "2%" next to "Azeris" but that is a mistake. In my script it "Azeris 16% + 2% other Turkic".
I hope that someday TH-cam will allow us to upload updated video files so I can fix things like that in the video, but they don't let us. I'd have to delete this and upload it as an entirely new video., deleting all the comments, etc.
You could fix it with an annotation? Oh wait, they got rid of those... ;-;
They got rid of those years ago.
Paul, I bet you get frustrated when people post corrections in the comments which have already been posted a million times. People don't bother to check...they will probably pile on this one even though you pointed it out already! What can you do but soldier on and thanks for doing just that. ❤️
Please record the fact that turkic speaking people in iran like azaris do not speak their historical language. Their historic language was a dialect of persian. Language dies not indicate race..As they are native iranian people living in iran for thousands of years whose language shifted. Turks were not native..they go back to around 1000 years western asia..they weren't even native to central asia.historically Turkic people were very different people who lived in northern asia. They were mongoloid people with very different culture than of modern "turkics" speakers.Turkic people in central asia are also very mixed both in race and in culture.
@@sunny-td7qg Yeah yeah sure, they suddenly changed their language just for fun... I don't understand why Iranians reject Turkic part of their history. They portray their history as if they've never mixed with other ethnicities. Ethnic mixture happened. It is not only we got mixed with you. Persians also got mixed with Turkic people as much as Turkic people are mixed with Persians. Neither side can deny that. I personally admire Persian history and culture, Turkic people owe most of their historical achievements to Persians. However, denying Turkic minority in Iran by labeling them as Persians won't make you superior, but acknowledging the facts will.
I am from Afghanistan, I grew up in iran. Now I live in Germany. I have seen a lot of countries but I think iran is one of the bests because of its culture, people, landscape, different climate and ect
Thanks alot
قربانت شوم برادر عزیز من. همه ما یک ریشه و یک فرهنگ هستیم ، مهم نیست سیاست مرزهایمان رو جدا کرده ولی همه مون یک دل و یک ملت هستیم.
I heard women in Iran don't have much rights. Is that right?
Love from Iran to all my brothers and sisters in Afghanistan 🇮🇷❤️🇦🇫
@@Frag_Limit I don't think that's quite right, if you could be more specific about what rights I think i can help you know
I'm in Iran rignt now and never stop being in awe about this beautiful land!! 🇮🇹❤🇮🇷
تو ایتالیایی هستی؟
@@darya..7431 بله!
@@martinomasolo8833 انگار گفتی از ایران میترسی؛ چرا؟ 😂 یکم عجیبه
Much love from iran🌹🌹🌹
Im from Iran im so happy to hear u like being in Iran ::D
In the 90’s, I invited my parents to eat in a « Persian Restaurant », in Paris. And, talking with the owners, I discovered it was an Iranian restaurant. 😅 What a surprise, and the food was soooo delicious !!! 🤗♥️🇮🇷
افرین به تو🤣😎
their foods are fantastic
bon appetit😍
The best cheat code for us Iranians😂😂😂
As a Persian speaker from Afghanistan, I love Iran
As an iranian, i luv u too bud
We are the same people brother ❤️
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@@fatimakaseem757 troll
@@fatimakaseem757 in Iran it is not forbidden to speak other languages than Persian but Persian is the only formal language.
I have met a lot of Iranian people and they are the sweetest, kindest and most adorable people ever. It makes me feel bad for them that they all do not like their government and had suffered thanks to the British, Soviets, CIA, Saddam Hussein, Americans and of course, their own government. Iran is still somehow a beautiful country with beautiful people. I wish all the people of Iran the best
Thanks alot my friend, sadly after revolution there were literal France puppets in the government and many efforts to take out all of the historic places... And take out many people who could form iran as well, even now our government has many corruptions, but mostly there are us sanctions and false advertising against Iran is problematic... And all because of conflict over palstain... I hope it solves soon, those people are also in pain like us, and this is not fair, but I'm realllyyyyy greatful that you have a fair knowledge about Iran, thanks alot..❤️🌷
Thank bro 🤍🌹
Thankssss☺️
As an Iranians, with considering all the Issues, I like my government cause brought us independence, so you should mind the business of your own government!
@@AliRzv313 good for you. It's too bad you can't speak for the entirety of Iran
Iran is my favorite country in the World. The history grabbed me first, then the architecture and art. I visited for seventeen days in 1999, and it is difficult to find words to describe how wonderful it was. I had my own guide and driver, both of whom were wonderful and brotherly to me. The people were kind and curious about me, the food was great, and there are thousands of sites of interest to me as a lover of history and art. I HIGHLY recommend going. If you are American as I am, you must go with a tour company approved by Iran.
Hello dear friend, I am very glad that you have traveled to my country and civilization. I hope that my compatriots have been able to welcome you with the best.
Iran is honestly the heart of the world 🌹❤️
I am an Iranian and the Iranian people are hospitable and kind and we are not what the media shows
Yes absolutely 👍❤
@@مهسااکبری-ص7و داش خودش هم ایرانیه
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Then, I guess the world needs a bypass surgery!
As a an Indian I can say we share many things in Common with Iranians .....
Such as Persian being India's official language till the year 1856 ..
Parsis coming too India and Zoroastrianism being a minority religion in both countries..
Certain Iranian cuisines are So similar to Indian one s ..
Such as the Samosas and Jalebis...
We are brothers and civilisation root that we share ,and we love you
We love indians and they are warmy welcome in Iran ..Indians are our beloved brothers just like the people of Turkey .
There is way more in common than that
As an Iranian, I'll share this video as an unbiased introduction to Iran to my non-Iranian friends. Excellent work! Perhaps, as a follow-up video, the contemporary sociocultural environment of Iran would be an interesting topic to explore. Iran has a very young population which is highly dynamic despite all the restrictions imposed on it internally and externally. Quite educated and progressive, given the circumstances.
I agree. Went there as an independent traveler nearly 2 decades ago, and it was already the case. Iran is probably where the Middle East will start a renaissance. Some day.
It was a Great introduction to me that live in Colombia. Hope to meet an Iranian peson once.
I’ve seen many videos from Paul and everyone seem unbiased to me. Simply professional and scientific approach !
Iranians are very friendly and welcoming towards foreigners. Would like to visit it when normal travel resumes.
I’m Saudi and I wish to visit Iran
تشریف بیارید🇮🇷🇸🇦💞💖💗💓
You always welcome
أَهلاً و سهلاً 🇮🇷❤️🇸🇦 تحیاتي من إیران الی المملکة العربیة السعودیة. ندعو اخواننا و اخواتنا من المملکة لزیارة ایران قریباً 💐
You are welcome
I will never forget about past,but if you are good then visit its your choice
Love İran from north Kurdistan ( 🦃side)
I love Persian people 😍😍
I wanna learn Persian lenguage.
♥️☀️💚🇮🇷
Zindabad Aryanam
Long live iranic kurdish people❤and all iranic people
@@McuThar thank you 💞
But Iran is not only persian.. ):
long live the iranic brothers and cousins,we are 1 nation and 2 state!
i am a Kelhurî kurd in Iran, you are my brother❤️
Persian language is really close to Zaza language
in Iran kurdish pleople are living in peace and are respected by other Iranian brothers, unfortunately you Kurmanjis are trapped in turkey, you are Aryan...
as a Persian i give you the seal of approval, this video was very well made.
It's lovely to see such a detailed and unbiased video about Iran from one of my most favorite youtubers as an Iranian. I wish people know how welcoming Iranians are towards guests (actually too much, lol) and how drastically different but still interesting are its regions, cultures and cuisine.
Westerner here. Iran/Persia has some of the most underrated history that more people should know about. Zoroastrianism, the many Empires, Wars, rivalry with Rome, the conversion to Shia Islam, ect. We in the West owe so much to Iran/Persia. Greetings from Italia!
Greeting to my Italian friend from Iran 💚🦁❤
Yes my friend, but the media tries its best to show us barbaric so to convince people about EU and U.S. hostile approach toward Iran
@Ahmad Alghooneh Mostly because the media in the west and politicians are dominated by the Israel lobby. Israel has a special hatred for Iran. It is very sad because the west and Iran should be natural allies.
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Iran is love, love is Iran
Iran is life, life is Iran
My country ❤
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Bro 🤝🏼❤️
As a Persian myself i liked the video but the misconception about country is that people think it's not a safe place for tourists, which is totally wrong. Iranians are super nice and friendly and Iran has lush jungles and lakes you can visit. Love to all ❤️🤝
Yes of course they have to demonize iran 🇮🇷 they are afraid of iran . Iran defeats the colonizers ✊🏿👏🏽🙌🏽
@@sarahnour7424 well doesn’t really matter iranic or Persian is not necessarily a race or an ethnicity...it is a cultural sphere which encompasses vast number of peoples, ethnicity and tribes stretching from northern India, to central and Western Asia ....notions of race and ethnicity are a Western colonial Concepts imposed on our people
@@sarahnour7424 exactly for the same reasons why in places like the UK, Canada , and the US the official language which is enforced is English despite having many indigenous languages and non English speaks. This is a nature of the nation-state system which unfortunately functions based on a premise of a national unifying language. You can thank the colonial Europeans for this
@@sarahnour7424 exactly for the same reasons why in places like the UK, Canada , and the US the official language which is enforced is English despite having many indigenous languages and non English speakers. This is a nature of the nation-state system which unfortunately functions based on a premise of a national unifying language. You can thank the colonial Europeans for this system
@@sarahnour7424 You aren't Iranian
As an Iranian, I should say that I learned so much from this video. Besides, It was quite informative and everything said was for sure 100% authentic. Much love.
Paul, you are a such an awesome guy. When I struggle in English, I think about you. You give me power 💪🏻🔥
Your English is very good! Just to help you improve, it would make more sense to say “When I struggle in English, I think about you”. Keep up the good work!
@@mewtubegaming354 love to see this positivity , bless u all ❤️
@@fatimakaseem757 lol. You are Arab with several fake accounts here. How many times you write this nonsense comments?
@@fatimakaseem757 lol the gov litterally force arabic language on kids in school for 6 years ,its not forbbiden but apart from Iranian arabs who live in south of Iran other Iranian ethnics are not arab so why they should speak arabic when they have their own language and culture? Most of them are persian ,kurdish, lur,turks ,talysh,gilakand baluch ,each group has its own language and history and they should be able to keep their culture alive ,and they should teach our own languages in school
Another country I want to visit. Fascinating history and culture.
I wanna go visit too.
12:42
As an Iranian, I've heard a lot from people living in other countries saying that Iran is not safe at all. I can assure you that there is nothing dangerous about Iran. I've seen people who have traveled here and tell me they even feel more safe than the feel in their countries :)
Iran has historically and right up to the present day been totally misrepresented by others (such as Greeks in the ancient time which actually is the basis of west's misconception of the Persians and nowadays, America, Europe and Israel), because they feel threatened by its well established diverse, complete, and amazing cultures. Iran is one of the oldest countries if not the oldest in the world.
It's not true.Greeks always respected Iran.They never mispresented Iran.
Even after the ancient war ,you can read the tragedy of Aeschylus "the Persians".
The Greeks did not like the Phonecians. They took their writing and destroyed their libraries.
Hi, I am from Iran and I wanted to say thank you for making a video of our country and that I was very surprised when I first heard that other people think that Iran is just a desert.
To answer your question as an Iranian who lives in Iran,
the most common misconception about Iran is the way our own media portrays Iranians, I estimate that maybe only a third of our population is supportive of the current government, but our media shows otherwise, same as with religion. Iran is in this weird period of transition, when religion is becoming less popular rapidly and each generation cares less about religious values. The sad thing is, we can’t legally change our religion to Christianity or Judaism or even change it to agnosticism or atheism, so this creates a false image in the statistics and they can say that 90 percent of the population is legally Muslim. However, I am legally a Muslim, BUT I have never stepped foot in a mosque voluntarily, except for when I was a kid and I didn’t really understand, nor have I ever read Quran voluntarily, I was made to do so in school (and even in higher education), but ever since then, I haven’t read it and I don’t intend to. Of course I respect religions and religious people, that’s not my point here. but the truth about Iran is not what our government shows in our media.
Keep up the good work, thank you for the video
Thanks for adding your perspective.
Thanks for spreading the truth 🙏 my family are underground Christian converts, so I appreciate your comment ❤🥰
Hello, I'm from Pakistan and I feel the same about my country. I really want to learn Persian, would you like to be my language exchange partner?
Basically, I'm asking if we can be friends?
What you stated there is exactly what I assumed about many people in Iran. Even here in the USA I know many people who are secretly non-religious. But I cannot imagine the pressure in such a repressive place like Iran. I'm a declared atheist here but if I were born in Iran I would have to be a secret atheist.
Iran has such incredible history. Shame our politicians are so hostile to it. 🇺🇸🇮🇷
Why is that? The only reason is Israel. They have caused your country to have so many needless enemies. And you die for their wars.
Well to be fair it is not only your politicians that are hostile.
As an Iranian, let me tell you that you're politicians are right. Iran's government is one of the most brutal, hostile, anti-humanity governments known in history. Just take a trip here, live for a couple of months to see it with your own eyes. Iran is the embodiment of your worst nightmares. If I had money I'd just run as far away as I could from this sh1thole. But I don't and I'm stuck here.
@@thepunisher1917 You're not Iranian at all you waste of Oxygen
Love and Greeting to America
Salaam from Iran! We'll be glad to see you here!
Thank you for the presenting Iran to the world . I would like to introduce Shiraz , a city located in the middle of Iran and it's known as the culture capital of Iran .
the population of Shiraz is 1.7 millions and Perspolis (an ancient complex from 2500 years ago) is located near to this city. also it's been the home of the most well known Persian poets such as Sa'di and Hafez . and Shiraz was the capital of Iran around 250 years ago during the era of Zand kingdom .
Thank you... I love the culture the food and (undiscovered yet) their TV dramas..🇱🇾
I am from Tunisia, I have just come back from a journey to Iran, and I am still amazed by the beauty of the country, the environment and the colourful roses, the kindness, honesty and generosity of itspeople , the safety and security during our tour... there is so much to say about different things.
Don't miss the opportunity to visit Iran.
Hello dear friend, I am very glad that you have traveled to my country and civilization. I hope that my compatriots have been able to welcome you with the best.
you are welcome my arabic friend!
@@Dani2kGaming_GEIR Thank you dear, but I am not an Arab. Iranians are not Arabs. The Arab country is a separate country. I am an Iranian whose language is Persian. Our language is not Arabic either.
@@carlyle1733 baba man behet nemigam,in kalameh hichi bato rabti nadareh be in tunisi migam 🤣🤣,khodam parsi midunam va tue rasht be donya umadam,alan motasefaneh gorjestanam
@@Dani2kGaming_GEIR 😅😅😅haji tu ke farsi balady isgamuno gereftyبیخیال حاجی نکن همچی مسازهمچی اهل کجایی اصلا ایرانی هستی بلدی به فارسی بنویسیbalady be farsi benevisi farsi
Excellent description of Iran. Perfect pronunciation. Hope you dig more into Persian history and its different dynasties in the future.
@Loko motir
Dude. The video in its entirety, is about Iran. So it is obvious what I meant was his pronunciation of Persian words, not his pronunciation for English as a native American or Canadian.😅
Loved this video. Reminded me of the my dear Iranian friends I made while studying in US, a couple of years ago. I’d like to point out that Persian food is really so good, thanks for mentioning this topic in the video. Somehow this food also feels so familiar to me (Brazilian speaking here)
I don’t know why the US doesn’t improve relations with Iran. Honestly I blame the old ages of both the US and Iranian politicians involved, many being stuck in the ‘70s mentally
Young citizens of today in both countries have no hate. As an American I can’t wait to visit Iran at some point 🇺🇸 🤝 🇮🇷
Israel is why
Right on Bro
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@@MrLeemurman
Maybe Israel and Iran ought to work on building better relations too? Just a thought
Welcome to GREAT PERSIA IRAN.
forget about the politicians. IRAN is the cradle of civilization. When you come to Iran u will see the deep culture that goes back to 1000 yrs ago. The human rights tablet was written by CYRUS THE GREAT PERSIAN KING and its at the United nations. So Welcome to Iran, the mother land of Persian people. U will enjoy ur trip.
As an iranian im amazed when i see people think we only ride camels in hot deserts(i've never been in a desert)
We dont eat americans and westerners here so travel to iran more guys it is safe and you will have fun
Very accurate video i loved it
Also i hope you travel soon to iran and if you came to lorestan i will be happy to have you as my guest for several days.
I think this is your best episode at the moment in this channel. A lot of deep information to have a more clear visualization of this really big country.
Answering your question, well, several things, but I would highlight the different etnhic groups, their main cities outside Tehran and the weather according to the different regions (I knew it wasn't all desert, but not more than that).
I would like to visit it too btw. Meanwhile I could start watching Iranian films again, I did it before but it passed much time since the last time haha.
P.S.: In Spanish, Iran (Irán) also means "(they) will go".
@@fatimakaseem757 troll
it is interesting that in Persian slang we say "Mirán" which also means "they go"
both Indo-European languages ☺️
Im Iranian and I must applaud you for this great informative and unbiased video.
😍Love my country ,
Thank you for your great video.
Unfortunately No one can’t imagine how beautiful is Iran. Unless you visit this beautiful country.
I am an Azeri Iranian and hope to see you in iran one day :)
Azeri people are Turks or Iranic?
@@xereto3399 Iranic
@@xereto3399 they were originally Persian before being linguistically turkfied
@@persianguy1524 evet ama özellikle Azerbaycan da yaşayanlar kabul etmiyor. Biz türküz diyorlar.
Eyy gaaan 😇😇😇
LONG LIVE IRANIAN EMPIRE
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This is an amazing video! You have done such a great job! Best video I’ve ever seen on Iran. It captures so many aspects of the country and so accurately. Thank you for this!
Iran is definitely on my bucket list of places to visit, although I might have to wait until they put in place a less religiously conservative system. It has such a rich history and it's one of those places you certainly need to look into BEFORE going to visit lest you miss too many essential aspects.
Persian is currently first in my languages-to-learn list.
I don't see it happen soon - Japanese is a demanding master and Icelandic is tricky - but it will happen. I have been told that Iranian literature can stand its ground even against Greek, Latin and the most celebrated European literatures. I have also read that, although the language has changed and Iran has today a diglossia situation, reading ancient literature is not as forbidding as reading Chinese classics for those who only master modern Putonghua.
Just go! It's an incredible place and Absolutely safe. Definitely safer than most countries one considers safe!
Hopefully when one day iran will get rid of Abrahamic religion all for good or just becomes secular nation
It's not a religiously conservative government, it's a Fascistic islamist regime
@D Sullivan no shit it's the enemy
@D Sullivan curious that german french italian and many other us "allies" dont say the same thing
Great video, I have been following your channels for several years, your content is so informative 👌🏼💎
Thank you for this educational video. As an Iranian it always breaks my heart to see most non-Iranian people only associate Iran with political conflicts... It's really nice to see there are people out there showing some other aspects of Iran to the world. Thanks 🙏
Knowledge and education in Persian culture are of paramount importance. Despite shortcomings, due to imposed sanctions and lack of management, in this day and age, the level of higher education and research is high in Iran and numerous Iranian scientists, researchers, and medical practitioners are working at the highest levels of their professions around the world.
This video was great, you could introduce Iran well. But another thing that Attracts the attention about Iran, is the famous people who lived in Iran, but you didn't mentioned them. The people like :
Abu Bakr al-Razi (physician, philosopher and alchemist)
Omar Khayyam (polymath, mathematician, astronomer, historian, philosopher, and poet)
Avecina (polymath, physician, astronomer and philosopher)
Rumi (poet)
Saadi Shirazi (poet)
Hafez Shirazi (poet)
Nasir al-Din al-Tusi (polymath, architect, philosopher, physician, scientist, and theologian)
Ferdowsi (poet and the author of Shahnameh)
Attar of Nishapur (poet)
Nezami (poet)
Al-Biruni (scholar and polymath)
and many more...
I love your videos and I glad to see that you have made a video about my country
As an Iranian, I love your video. I didn’t know you had this channel
Great video and great channel
Great video as always, Paul! Could you do Libya next? Love both your channels, this one and Langfocus! ☺️
Next? 😄😄😄 What do you think I do, snap my fingers and make a video appear? We have a production schedule and process. If I started it today you might see it in 6 months.
@@GEOfocusChannel even if it ends in a year if you started today it is called next 🤣🤣🤣.. Next means after but doesn't give you a specific time to work on..
This channel is just fantastic I’m binge watching these videos and feel like I’m travelling around the world
Thank you so much for an unbiased presentation about IRAN
Excellent👏
As an Iranian, I believe this is one of the greatest videos about Iran on TH-cam, with almost no mistakes.
I recommend you check out walk street videos in Tehran for getting a better view.
Very nice video for giving a clear image of Iran. Our historical naturaly beautiful land. Thanks a lot Lang focus😅👌
How do you have this depth of knowledge about Iran!!!? ... It was accurate and lovely ... Thank U Buddy
As an Iranian, thank you for introducing my country to the English speakers of the world correctly and impartially
Thanks!
Thanks alot for your perfect and complete video you're amazing:)
A well-put-together video, as always.
Thanks for trying to clear some of the misconceptions about Iran.👍
You pronounced Mashhad with perfect 👌 accent bravo 👏 and I'm from Iran and I hate when people in the world say it's not a safe country,the last war in Iran ended 32 years ago and it's a pretty safe place to travel.
Nice video.
Iran influenced India too.
Persian language influenced Indian languages of the North.
As a irainan this is true and unbiased. Great job
Once again, Paul is blasting my day with a super cool video.
It's just amazing how your content catches my attention every time. You're fantastic at your job!
I wish I had someone like you as my teacher...
Can't wait to see a video on more South America, African and island nations :)
Thank you
سپاس
As an Iranian And Isfahanian girl, enjoy listening to your report, that was perfect 👌
Nesfe jahan
Very informative! Learned so much! Thanks!
That was fantastic 👏💕
as an Iranian, I can point to some misconceptions like
our language: the official language is Farsi and not Arabic
hijab: although there is a law for ladies to cover their hair and dress modestly, this law is not enforced strictly. so no worries for foreign ladies who are coming to Iran as tourists.
Iran it's not at all like Saudi Arabia, the degree of tolerance and the variety of different people living together having different way of thinking will surprise the visitors.
unlike what is advertised in media Iran is a safe country (as many western travelers are confirming this in their TH-cam travel logs)
ladies are not oppressed in Iran. some may argue the opposite but as evidence of the presence of ladies in all activities in the society (education, politics, business..) is obvious.
as correctly pointed in this great video, Iran is not a desert 🏜️. most parts of Iran is four seasoned and all kind of climates can be experienced in Iran.
Iranian currency is relatively weak comparing to dollar, so foreigners can easily enjoy best services such as transportation and hotels, food with very cheap cost.
highly informative! Zoroastrianism was the original religion of Iran and was exported to many nearby countries (especially india)
Thank you for your unbiased introduction. As an Iranian I think the hospitality of Iranian people is the most important concept that should be mentioned in culture section...
Just for improvement. We Azaris in Iran do not see ourselves as "Turkic" but as descendants of the Medes.
Really ? Do all or the majority of Azeris have this believe or it's just you ?
@@ramtin5152 dude we do not identify us as Turks it's that simple
This is a great summary of the essential facts about Iran. Many thanks.
In all the world news, he says that Iran has the worst wars in the world, but I traveled to Iran. They were the kindest people I had ever seen. There is no war in that beautiful country. People are kind to each other for no reason and they love each other. They are happy with the smallest thing. That country is very powerful, but it does not hurt anyone. I was a stranger in that country and our country is bad with them, but they loved me.
Great video 👍 thanks
Iran is really really beautiful and amazing country with wonderful people
As an Iranian, thank you for making this wonderful video about Iran.
finally some one that say's good about Iran :) sepas gozaram (thank you)
An amazing video as always, thank you so much Paul 🙏🏼
To all people who see this video wanna say that please don't judge Iranian with media & government, Iran is so different from what you think and if you come here you will love it
as an Iranian I like your video very much, most of the information was correct. I just think if you mentioned more about iranian poetry and music the video would be much more better. I wish some day you come here and visit our beautiful country. people here are so welcome and hospital. and please do not judge Iranians by their government. we ourselves have no problem with no country and we are not militant people. we want peace with all countries in the world. and I should mention here that now a great number of Iranians (specially the younger generation ) are no longer believe in religion and they are really open minded.
Great video!
Thank you so much for making such a great video❤👌
There are few countries as beautiful as Iran, few cultures as refined as the Persian culture, few peoples as educated as Iranians. (I am not Iranian).
I am sharing this video to all my friends who are curious to know more about IRAN because it seems that you are a dedicated historian with the goal of increasing publics knowledge, thank you so much.
As an Iranian, if you want more information about Iran, I will be happy to help you🙌☺
الان دقت کردم ب فامیلیت😏😂دخمل ایرونی هسی که
Iran is my homeland and literally my blood , I suppose I have to say that I'm really proud of and fascinated with the rich and novel history Iran and Iranians have but except for the government cz people and Islamic government r way too different from eachother
And great respect to u for giving such informative mostly right information about our peaceful beloved land 👌💯
Very good explain 🇮🇷😍
I'm Persian, and I can tell you many people these days are no longer bound to the religious beliefs; they don't have a hatred of the US or any other country's people, but as opposed to they are amiable and hospitable; you can't find out unless you visit the country. For tourists, it's safe, and there is no war inside. the economic downturn has frustrated most people to struggle with living expenses. You can see super-rich people to super poor people in different parts because of the wide gap between the rich and the poor.
So, similar to almost every other country including (especially) the USA. Always inequality…human nature unfortunately. I’m fascinated by ancient history and Persian languages, mythology, art, poetry, and military campaigns are some of my favorite things to study. One of my doctors is Persian and he is an expert on infectious diseases. Also, growing up I had a neighbor who was a very handsome, athletic guy who used to play soccer (football) for the Iranian National team! He was sooo amazing with a ball ⚽️. He moved to California because of the political situation after the Islamic Revolution, so I knew him in the 80s. One of the most humble, kind, and intelligent men I knew. He had just started a family and had a couple of young kids with his wife, and he had trained to become a civil engineer. I have always been fascinated by Persia and its people and culture. I’m not a religious person and I wish the “West” and the government of Iran would both stop acting like children. I would love to see Iran and to snow ski there especially! And of course, eat some of the amazing food and make some friends. I’m a bit older now, but maybe it will happen some day. خدانگهدار 😊
@@dukeon thank you very much for those positive replies. They made my day😉😉
thats 100 % true,we are seculars like turks ,azerbaijanis and bosnians
Thanks for your true information, and showing real Iran, love from 🇮🇷 ❤
Very well balanced video on Iran.
To this day I get looked at like an idiot if I say I want to visit Iran at least once in my life. People are so ignorant.
Even the language is cool and the culture is incredible. I always liked ancient civilizations and learned a lot in strategy videogames about them.
To see that with my own eyes would be such a great time.
By the way I walked on that carped in Abu Dhabi. Majestic Mosque.
Perfect detail🇮🇷
As a pakistani we all are heart broken what happened to Iran after the Shah
The Islamic Republic is the future of Iran , Labbayk Khomeini
لبيك يا خميني
STILL GOOD AS BEFORE.
We have progressed in leaps and bounds.
As a Pakistani, learn to not speak on behalf of all Pakistanis.
Go and study history...
At 😂2:42 OOF 😅 is a great description for the mouthfuls of empires. What a rich history. I’m first generation American-Iranian so I’ve been digging into my background with the help of people like you making great informative videos. Thanks 🙏 ❤to Iran 🇮🇷
I have been there for a long time in 2005. A lot of historical places, safe(except near afghani border) and cordial people. I liked It a lot.
What makes Iran 🇮🇷 incredible is the rice and kabob kaboodeh of course!
Hello Iran 🇮🇷 from your Filipino friend 🇵🇭
Thats my country babyyyy🤩🇮🇷
Thank you so much for the video. We are very thankful for your kindness for making this video and great effort 🙏
Beautiful and strong country in all of history 👌🏻👌🏻
Love your videos! They're always so nice and entertaining.
As a Kurdish person from Iran, I must say your video is fruitful for those who have interests in visiting Iran and the information are quite true. You've provided the video very professionally and well-organized. Thank you Paul!
There is only a mistake in written provided value for Azeris (Turkish) population in Iran at time 1:38. The value shows 2%, but I am sure it should be more ; 22% or even 32%
Azaris nake up 16% of iranian population. Not 2% and not 32%.
azeris are iranian though,look at Iran's before the seljuk invasion.
@@papazataklaattiranimam keep crying pan-mongol
@@papazataklaattiranimam noone think that you are european,you are just mixed with folks,pure turks have mongoloid face.,remember and enjoy it.
Best video in youtube describing all the misconceptions !
Hi, Paul! i am a great fan of your videos, thanks for this one as well. Yet this time i noticed inaccuracy: you are using an old map of Iran's administrative division. There have been changes some time ago concerning the provinces of Yazd, Khorasan, Kerman, Azerbaijan and others.
These videos are incredible!
Thanks!
@@GEOfocusChannel De nada!
Thank you for the video but I think that you could have also talked maybe about which animals live in Iran and maybe you could have named some of the food.
I could have talked about a lot more, but I want to keep these videos short enough to maintain most people’s interest.
You're good. Non judgmental, excellent balance reporting.