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Tehran County ( Persian: شهرستان تهران) is in Tehran province of Iran. Its capital is the city of Tehran. [3] At the 2006 census, the county's population was 7,882,843 in 2,313,002 households. [4] The following census in 2011 counted 8,293,140 people in 2,637,704 households. [5] At the 2016 census, the county's population was ...
Tehran ( / tɛəˈræn, - ˈrɑːn, ˌteɪ -/; Persian: تهرانTehrân [tehˈɾɒːn] ⓘ) is the capital and largest city of Iran and also the largest city in Tehran Province. It also serves as the capital of the province, county and the Central District. [6] With a population of around 9 million and 400 thousand in the city and around 16 ...
Iran, [a] also known as Persia [b] and officially the Islamic Republic of Iran ( IRI ), [c] is a country in West Asia. It is bordered by Iraq to the west and Turkey to the northwest, Azerbaijan, Armenia, the Caspian Sea and Turkmenistan to the north, Afghanistan to the east, Pakistan to the southeast, the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf to ...
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Tehran province has several archeological sites indicating settlements dating back several thousand years. Until 300 years ago, Rey was the most prominent of the cities of the province. However, the city of Tehranrose to become the largest city and capital of Iran by 1778, and since then has been the political, cultural, economic, and commercial nu...
The province of Tehran has over 12 million inhabitants and is Iran's most densely populatedregion. Approximately 86.5 percent reside in urban areas and 13.5 percent in rural areas of the province. The largest rivers of this province are Karaj River and Jajrood River. Mountain ranges such as The Alborzspan the north; Savad Kooh and Firooz Kooh are l...
Cities
According to the 2016 census, 12,452,230 people (nearly 94% of the population of Tehran province) live in the following cities: Abali 2,758, Absard 10,648, Ahmadabad-e Mostowfi 14,077, Andisheh 116,062, Arjomand 1,124, Baghestan 83,934, Baqershahr 65,388, Bumahen 79,034, Chahardangeh 49,950, Damavand 48,380, Eslamshahr 448,129, Fasham 6,945, Ferdowsieh 34,221, Ferunabad 21,682, Firuzkuh 17,453, Golestan 239,556, Hasanabad 43,922, Javadabad 4,844, Kahrizak 37,527, Kilan 2,882, Lavasan 18,146,...
Tehran is the commercial heart of Iran. Tehran province has over 17,000 industrial units employing 390,000 people, 26% of all units in Iran. The province contains 30% of Iran's economy, and comprises 40% of Iran's consumer market. The province has three hydro dams namely Latiyan, Lar, and Amir Kabir as well as two natural lakes, providing the water...
Tehran province is the most populous province of Iran. The population density in this province is 969 people per square kilometer. During a research that was commissioned by the General Culture Council in 2009 and based on a field survey and a statistical community among the residents of 288 cities and about 1400 villages across the country, the pe...
Road transport
Tehran province is served by a large freeway and expressway network: 1. Freeway 2 (Tehran–Karaj Freeway): This freeway connects Tehran to the capital city of neighboring province of Alborz, Karaj and continues towards Tabriz and Europe. 2. Freeway 5 (Tehran–Saveh Freeway): This Freeway connects city of Tehran to its southern suburbs such as Sabashahr, Robat Karim and Parand and continues towards Markazi province to Saveh and Salafchegan. There are plans to continue the freeway towards Khuzest...
Airports
Tehran province has two main passenger airports: 1. Mehrabad Airport 2. Imam Khomeini Airport It also has a number of air force bases.
Darband (hiking trail)Mosques, shrines, mausoleums, and tombs
1. Soltani Mosque, built by Fath Ali Shah 2. Atiq Mosque, built in 1663. 3. Mo'ezz o-dowleh mosque, built by Fath Ali Shah 4. Haj Seyd Azizollah mosque, built by Fath Ali Shah 5. Al-javad mosque, Iran's first modernist design mosque. 6. The Old Sepahsalar mosque, another prominent Qajarera mosque. 7. The new Sepahsalar Mosque(Madreseh e Motahari) 8. Filsuf o-dowleh Mosque, Qajar era 9. Moshir ol-Saltaneh Mosque, Qajar era 10. Mo'ayyer ol-Mamalik Mosque, Qajar era 11. Shahr BanuMausopleum 12....
Churches
1. Surep Georg Church, 1790 2. Thaddeus Bartoqimus Church, 1808 3. Enjili Church, 1867 4. Assyrian Church
Tehran province's major universities are: 1. Shariaty Technical College 2. Allameh Tabatabaii University 3. Amirkabir University of Technology(Tehran Polytechnic) 4. Alzahra University 5. Shamsipour Technical College 6. Baqiyatallah Medical Sciences University 7. Farabi Institute of Virtual Higher Education 8. Iran University of Science and Technol...
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Tehran province. Tehran province ( Persian: استان تهران Ostān-e Tehrān) is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. It covers an area of 18,814 square kilometres (7,264 sq mi) and is located to the north of the central plateau of Iran. Quick Facts استان تهران, Country ... / 35.7117; 51.4070.
