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Iran is home to one of the world's oldest civilization. The first dynasty in Iran formed during the Elamite kingdom in 2800 BC. The Iranian Medes unified Iran into an empire in 625 BC .The name of Iran (ایران) is the Modern Persian derivative from the Proto- Iranian term Aryana , meaning "Land of the Aryans", first attested in Zoroastrianism's Avesta tradition .