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Map of "The Great Iran" includes Azerbaijani, Turkish and even African territories

18 April 2006 [14:15] - TODAY.AZ
The map of "The Great Iran" elaborated by the Iranian government includes territories of Azerbaijan, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Mediterranean coast, a section of Saudi Arabia and North Africa.

As APA reports, the mentioned territories are shown as ancient Iranian lands. The map includes the territories belonging to the Achaemenid Empire. It is noted that for making this map the Iranian government has allocated about $240,000.

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