A Reflection on the Education and Research of Historical Geography in Iran

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In spite of a great number of ancient historical geography texts among Iranian and although in the recent decades, a course under the title of “historical geography” is taught in the universities of Iran and some researchers are engaged in this regard, the concept and meaning of this multidisciplinary knowledge is still suffering from vagueness and is mixed with the other sciences such as archeology and local history.
So in the present article, after the investigation of definitions, the record of teaching, its methods and the researches done in this regard, we will investigate the issues related to the teaching and study of this science in Iran, and will offer some solutions to get released from its difficulties.

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