Persia, or Iran, is a country in Western Asia. Persia may also refer to: Places The Achaemenid Empire (550 B.C. to 330 B.C.), an ancient Iranian empire based in Western Asia and founded by Cyrus the Great. The Sasanian Empire (224–661) The Tahirid dynasty (821–873) The Alavid dynasty (864–928) The Saffarid dynasty (861–1003) The Samanid Empire (875–999) The Timurid dynasty (1369–1507) Timurid Empire The Safavid dynasty (1501–1736) Safavid Iran The Qajar dynasty (1785–1925) Qajar Iran The Pahlavi dynasty (1925–1979) Pahlavi Iran Persia proper, a region located to the southwest of modern Iran (now Fars Province) Pars (Sasanian province) Greater Iran Persia, Iowa, a U.S. city Persia, New York, a U.S. town Persia, Tennessee, a U.S. unincorporated community Other uses Persia (name), a Greek and Latin name for Iran Persia gens, an ancient Roman family Persia (trilobite) Persia (EP), a 1984 EP by The Church RMS Persia, a steamship built in 1856 SS Persia, various steamships by this name Persia, the Magic Fairy, a 1984 anime series See also Persian (disambiguation) Farsi (disambiguation) Parsi (disambiguation) Persis (disambiguation) Persian Empire (disambiguation) Pars (disambiguation) Fars (disambiguation) Parsa (disambiguation) List of Persia-related topics Prince of Persia, a video game franchise