Iran

Iran
Language(s) Spoken:	Farsi/Persian
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After being captured, Rachel Mills is taken to somewhere in Iran.

Notable Locations

• An Iranian compound and mess hall
• A bunch of boxy, metal buildings outside town
• A small village and medical facility

Notable Residents

• Harry

Notable Visitors

• Ammar
• Jim
• Rachel Mills
• A Special Forces Lieutenant

Heroes Evolutions

In chapter 2 of The Private, Rachel Mills is brought to and dumped in a cylindrical dirt pit with walls about fifteen feet high. Her pit is small enough for her to touch both sides at the same time, and has enough mud to cover her up to her knees. She hears a men, women and kids conversing in a nearby small village. At sunset, after spending about twelve hours in the pit, the mud has risen up to Rachel's chest. A rope ladder is lowered down to her and someone says something in Farsi. Rachel then climbs the ladder and sees just a couple of guys and a woman, tribespeople. Behind the three people in front of her is the small village she has been hearing. The village has many low buildings and lots of civilians in jeans and robes walking its dirt streets. Above the roofline, Rachel spots a bunch of boxy, metal buildings outside town.

One of the men asks Rachel to follow them, and they lead her to a mess hall, where she sits on the bare floor. An Arab calling himself Harry arrives and questions Rachel, using the mess hall's only chair to sit on, while the other two men hang out by the door. Speaking in a British-accented English, Harry informs Rachel that she is in Iran and that there is an army medical facility in town. After finishing questioning Rachel, Harry signals the two men and they bring her back to her pit.

Rachel find there is a man in the pit with her. He says his name is Jim and appears to be an American, but not military, and has a bloody bandage covering his bare chest. Jim allows Rachel to squat down next to him and they converse briefly. Then, Ammar shows up at Rachel's pit, claiming her captors plan to kill her and offers to help her escape, but without Jim. Jim then whispers his own plan to Rachel.

After Ammar comes back that night and helps them Rachel and Jim escape the camp, Rachel knocks Ammar out with her fist. Looking back, Rachel spots their pit in a fenced-off clearing behind them and sees other pits half-dug nearby. Rachel and Jim then flee using Ammar's motorcycle, which was parked between two low storage buildings. They drive for a couple minutes, then pull off and climb to the top of a nearby hill to check for pursuit. Reaching the top of the hill, Rachel says that she's thirsty and they've got quite a drive ahead of them, noting that it felt like their captors had taken her hundreds of miles. However, they then encounter four U.S. Special Forces fighters that have been monitoring the facility Rachel and Jim escaped from. Two hours later, Rachel is briefed with Jim by the Special Forces Lieutenant while resting between a couple boulders. The officer informs them that the Special Forces squad has received orders to destroy the prison camp.

Notes

• It is not said exactly where in Iran that Rachel Mills is held. However, in chapter 2 of The Private, Ammar claims that it is a one to two days drive to the Iraqi border via his motorcycle, meaning they are in the western portion of Iran. Ammar doesn't specify if the two-day time period is just due to actual distance, or if he is also factoring in other things such as mountainous terrain, time spent in hiding, or detours necessary for refueling.
• The main official language of Iran is Farsi/Persian. However, Iran's constitution also recognizes certain regional languages including Azeri, Kurdish, Mazandarani, and Gilaki.

Trivia

• Iran is official known as the Islamic Republic of Iran. It was internationally known as Persia until 1935.
• In terms of area, Iran is the eighteenth largest country of the world.
• The populous western portion of Iran is the most mountainous, with ranges such as the Caucasus, Zagros and Alborz Mountains. Iran's highest point is Mount Damavand at 5,610 m (18,405 ft) in the Alborz mountains. Mount Damavand is not only the country's highest peak, but is also the highest mountain on the Eurasian landmass west of the Hindu Kush mountain range.

External Links

• Iran History at Wikipedia
• Iran Republic History at Wikipedia
• Iran at Wikitravel
• Iran Travel & Tourism Website