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[[Image:Shiraz.jpg|thumb|250px|Hitchhiker [[User:Fran|Fran]] waiting for a ride in Iran.]]
Iran has borders to [[Iraq]], [[Turkey]], [[Armenia]], [[Azerbaijan]], [[Turkmenistan]], [[Pakistan]] and [[Afghanistan]].
 
==Getting in==
You can't rely on it completely but if you're not American you can probably get a code through [http://iranianvisa.com iranianvisa.com] that you can use at Iranian embassies. People successfully managed to get Iranian visas in [[Istanbul]] and [[Ankara]].
 
Hitchhiker [[User:Alex|Alex]]: ''"Sadly, I had to fly into Iran. I did not manage to get a visa in [[Yemen]] or in the [[United Arab Emirates]] beforehand (I stayed 7 days in [[Muscat]] until the embassies opened again; they told me at the Embassy of Iran that they can only issue for residents in contrast to what I have been told before). Flying into Iran is an option for people from some privileged countries. Larger airports in Iran can issue a 14 days transit visa on the spot. However, I guess this is not an issue as most people here will travel the other direction and will only start their journey when they have this visa (since this is the only visa Germans can not get at the border)."''
==Personal experiences==
Hitchhiker [[User:Alex|Alex]]: ''"I have only experiences with hitchhiking in Northern Iran, Tehran Airport towards Turkey. However, this was quite easy and I assume that it is the same in the rest of the country. Many people do not know the idea of hitchhiking (you start a conversation with an explanation that you do not want to go to the bus terminal) but they are very helpful and hospitable. Generally, I found it easy to notice if a driver is willing to give a free ride, or he expects money, - noticing this in time, it is easier to reject a ride if it is a latter case. Furthermore, I had some rides from couples and families, too. The bureaucracy thing: Sadly, I had to fly into Iran. I did not manage to get a visa in [[Yemen]] or in the [[United Arab Emirates]] beforehand (I stayed 7 days in [[Muscat]] until the embassies opened again; they told me at the Embassy of Iran that they can only issue for residents in contrast to what I have been told before). Flying into Iran is an option for people from some privileged countries. Larger airports in Iran can issue a 14 days transit visa on the spot. However, I guess this is not an issue as most people here will travel the other direction and will only start their journey when they have this visa (since this is the only visa Germans can not get at the border)."'' ==Get in==You can't rely on it completely but if you're not American you can probably get a code through [http://iranianvisa.com iranianvisa.com] that you can use at Iranian embassies. People successfully managed to get Iranian visas in [[Istanbul]] and [[Ankara]].
==Cities==

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