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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.

Tehran province
استان تهران
From top left: Azadi Tower, Rudbar-e Qasran Road, Former building of Parliament of Iran, Tangeh Vashi, Tehran skyline view from top of Milad Tower, Jameh Mosque in Varamin, and Tughrul Tower in Rey
Counties of Tehran province
Location of Tehran province in Iran
Coordinates: 35°42′42″N 51°24′25″E / 35.7117°N 51.4070°E / 35.7117; 51.4070
CountryIran
RegionRegion 1[1]
CapitalTehran
Counties16
Government
 • Governor-generalAlireza Fakhari
 • MPs of Assembly of Experts1 Abbas Ali Akhtari
2 Alireza Arafi
3 Ahmad Daneshzadeh Momen
4 Ahmad Jannati
5 Akbar Rafsanjanī
6 Ali Momen Poor
7 Mohammad-Ali Movahedi Kermani
8 Ebrahim Amini
9 Gholamreza Mesbahi-Moghaddam
10 Ghorbanali Dorri-Najafabadi
11 Hassan Rouhani
12 Hossein Ali Saadi
13 Mohammad-Ali Taskhiri
14 Mohammed Emami-Kashani
15 Mohammad Hassan Zali
16 Mohammad Reyshahri
17 Mohsen Esmaeili
18 Mohsen Qomi
19 Nasrallah Shah-Abadi
20 Seyed Abolfazel Mir Mohammadi
21 Hashem Bathaie Golpayegani
22 Mahmoud Alavi
Area
 • Total18,814 km2 (7,264 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[3]
 • Total13,267,637
 • Estimate 
(2020)
13,973,000[2]
 • Density710/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+03:30 (IRST)
ISO 3166 codeIR-23
Main language(s)Persian
HDI (2018)0.834[4]
very high · 1st

At the time of the National Census of 2006, the province had a population of 13,281,858 in 3,729,010 households.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 12,183,391 people in 3,731,480 households, by which time Karaj, Nazarabad, and Savojbolagh Counties had been separated from the province to become Alborz province.[6] The province was made a part of the First Region with its secretariat located in Tehran, upon the division of the provinces into 5 regions, solely for coordination and development purposes on June 22, 2014.[1] According to the latest census in 2016, the population of the province had increased to 13,267,637 in 4,288,563 households.[3]

Tehran province borders Mazandaran province in the north, Qom province in the south, Semnan province in the east, Alborz province in the west and Markazi province in the southwest. The metropolis of Tehran is the capital city of the province and of Iran.

Tehran province is the richest in Iran, as it contributes approximately 29% of the country's gross domestic product (GDP). Furthermore, it houses approximately 18% of the country's population and is the most industrialized province in Iran, with nearly 94% of its residents living in the cities as of 2016.[3]

The province gained importance when Tehran was proclaimed the capital by the Qajar dynasty in 1778. Today, Tehran, with a population of 8 million, is ranked amongst the 40 most populous metropolitan cities of the world.

History edit

 
The Achaemenid collection of The National Museum of Iran in Tehran.
 
Tehran has been Iran's capital since 1778.

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 Tehran rose to become the largest city and capital of Iran by 1778, and since then has been the political, cultural, economic, and commercial nucleus of Iran.

Tehran has over 1,500 historical sites of cultural significance registered with the Cultural Heritage Organization of Iran. The oldest of these in Tehran province is the remains of two sites in Firuzkuh County that date back to the fourth millennium BCE.

Geography edit

The province of Tehran has over 12 million inhabitants and is Iran's most densely populated region. Approximately 86.5 percent reside in urban areas and 13.5 percent in rural areas of the province.[7]

The largest rivers of this province are Karaj River and Jajrood River.

Mountain ranges such as The Alborz span the north; Savad Kooh and Firooz Kooh are located in the northeast; Lavasanat, Qarah Daq, Shemiranat, Hassan Abad and Namak Mountains are in the southern areas; Bibi Shahr Banoo and Alqadr are situated in the southeast and the heights of Qasr-e-Firoozeh been located to the east of the province.

Environmentally, the climate of Tehran province is stable and has four seasons, in winter its experiences cold and snowy conditions, in spring and autumn it experiences generally mild conditions with ample rain, and in summer it experiences warm to hot conditions, and is generally dry. In the mountains, however, it is cold and semi-humid all year round, and the higher regions are colder with long winters. The hottest months of the year are from mid-July to mid-September when temperatures range from 28 °C (82 °F) to 30 °C (86 °F) and the coldest months experience 1 °C (34 °F) around January–February, but at certain times in winter it can reach −20 °C (−4 °F). Tehran city has cold winters and warm to hot summers. Average annual rainfall is approximately 200 millimetres (7.9 in), the maximum being during the winter season mostly in the form of snow. On the whole, the province has a cold semi-arid, steppe climate in the south and an alpine climate in the north.

 
Tehran Province map

Administrative divisions edit

 

Tehran province population history
Administrative Divisions 2006[5] 2011[6] 2016[3]
Baharestan County1 523,636 536,329
Damavand County 96,860 100,690 125,480
Eslamshahr County 447,192 485,688 548,620
Firuzkuh County 37,416 38,712 33,558
Karaj County2 1,709,481
Malard County3 373,994 377,292
Nazarabad County2 128,666
Pakdasht County 240,841 291,397 350,966
Pardis County4 169,060
Pishva County5 75,454 86,601
Qarchak County5 269,138
Qods County3 290,663 316,636
Ray County 292,016 319,305 349,700
Robat Karim County 608,530 195,917 291,516
Savojbolagh County2 215,086
Shahriar County 1,044,707 624,440 744,210
Shemiranat County 37,778 44,061 47,279
Tehran County 7,882,843 8,293,140 8,737,510
Varamin County 540,442 526,294 283,742
Total 13,281,858 12,183,391 13,267,637
1Separated from Robat Karim County
2Separated from Tehran province
3Separated from Shahriar County
4Separated from Tehran County
5Separated from Varamin County

Cities edit

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, Malard 281,027, Nasimshahr 200,393, Nasirshahr 28,644, Pakdasht 236,319, Parand 97,464, Pardis 73,363, Pishva 59,184, Qarchak 231,075, Qods 309,605, Robat Karim 105,393, Rudehen 28,533, Sabashahr 53,971, Safadasht 32,476, Salehabad 58,683, Shahedshahr 25,544, Shahriar 309,607, Sharifabad 18,281, Shemshak 3,423, Tehran 8,693,706, Vahidieh 33,249, and Varamin 225,628.[3]

The following table shows the ten largest cities of Tehran province:[3]

Rank Name County 2016
1 Tehran Tehran 8,693,706
2 Eslamshahr Eslamshahr 448,129
3 Shahriar Shahriar 309,607
4 Qods Qods 309,605
5 Malard Malard 281,027
6 Golestan Baharestan 239,556
7 Pakdasht Pakdasht 236,319
8 Qarchak Qarchak 231,075
9 Varamin Varamin 225,628
10 Nasimshahr Baharestan 200,393

Tehran province today edit

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 supply of Tehran and the province.[citation needed]

The province contains 170 mines, over 330 square kilometres of forests, and over 12800 square kilometres of pasture.[citation needed]

Generally speaking, year round, regions such as the southern slopes of the Alborz Mountains, especially in the mountains, valleys, and rivers and artificial lakes formed behind the great dams of Amir Kabir, Latiyan and Lar along with natural lakes of Jaban and Tarr provide considerable recreation for the province.

Moreover, due to excessive snowfall in the northern areas of the province during the winter season, the Alborz mountains form an excellent environment for winter sports such as skiing. Dizin, Shemshak, and Tochal are the most popular skiing resorts.

Anthropology edit

Tehran province is the most populous province of Iran.[8][9] The population density in this province is 969 people per square kilometer.[10] 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 percentage of ethnic groups that were sampled in this survey in this province was as follows. Persians was 56.9%, Azari 56.9%, Northern (Mazani, Gilak and Talish) 30.3%, Kurdish 5.5%, Lurs 2.8%, Baloch 2.1%.[11][12][13][14][15][16][17]

Ethnicities edit

Persians edit

The majority of the people of Tehran province are Persian tribes and clans, in such a way that the city of Tehran is considered the largest Persian-speaking city in the world.[18][19]

Azerbaijanis edit

Azerbaijanis are one of the Iranian ethnic groups living in Tehran province, who also form the largest group of immigrants in Tehran province. Azeris in Tehran speak Turkish, Azeri and Farsi languages.[20][21][22][23][24]

Mazanderanis edit

Mazanderanis are the third largest tribe of Tehran province, who mostly migrated to Tehran from the cities of Babol, Sari, Amol, Qaem Shahr and Savadkuh. In addition to Tehran city, Mazanderani language is also spoken in Firuzkuh, Damavand and Shemiranat cities.[25][26]

Kurds edit

Many Kurds have migrated to Tehran province in recent years to continue their studies or to find jobs. Also, the people of Sarbandan, Jaban, Sorkheh Deh and Khosrovan districts of Damavand county in the east of Tehran province speak Kurmanji Kurdish language. The people of these areas are Kurmanji Kurds who moved to this area from Khorasan during the Qajar period. Simultaneously with the migration of Kurmanji tribes from Khorasan to Damavand, another group of Kurds from Khorasan migrated from Chenaran to Piranshahr, one of the cities of Kurdistan south of Lake Urmia.[27][28][29][30]

Lurs edit

Many Lurs migrate to Tehran province every year, and in this way, Tehran has a minority of Lurs. Also, Hadavand clan is one of the oldest and largest clans of Tehran province, which moved to Tehran province during the time of Karim Khan Zand.[31][32][33]

Gilaks edit

A population of Gilaks also live in Tehran and speak Gilaki and Farsi languages.

Armenians edit

A population of Iranian Armenians mainly lives in the eastern areas of Tehran.[34][35][36][37]

Citizens of other countries edit

Afghans: About 2 million Afghan nationals live in Tehran.

Iraqis of Iranian origin edit

a population of Iraqi nationals who are of Iranian origin that live in Dolat Abad area of Tehran.

The unstable situation and the war in neighbouring Afghanistan and Iraq prompted a rush of refugees into the country who arrived in their millions, with Tehran being a magnet for much seeking work, who subsequently helped the city to recover from war wounds, working for far less pay than local construction workers. Many of these refugees are being repatriated with the assistance of the UNHCR, but there are still sizable groups of Afghan and Iraqi refugees in Tehran who are reluctant to leave, being pessimistic about the situation in their own countries. Afghan refugees are mostly Dari-speaking Tajik and Hazara, speaking a variety of Persian, and Iraqi refugees are mainly Mesopotamian Arabic-speakers who are often of Iranian and Persian ethnic heritage.[38][39][40][41][42]

Transportation edit

Road transport edit

 
Freeways (in blue) and main roads (in green) in Tehran province

Tehran province is served by a large freeway and expressway network:


Rail network edit

National Rail Network edit

The city of Tehran is connected to the North, South, West and East with the railway. It has weekly trains for Istanbul. Tehran is the headquarters of RAJA (Iran national railway). There may be plans to build high speed railway lines from Tehran to Mashhad and Isfahan.

Tehran Metro edit

 
Hassan Abad Sq. Metro station

Tehran is served by a system of metro of three urban lines (1, 2, 4) and one suburban line (5) serving Karaj and Tehran western suburbs. There are plans to extend the system to eight urban lines and express express suburban lines.

Airports edit

Tehran province has two main passenger airports:

It also has a number of air force bases.

Parks, recreation and other attractions edit

 
A view of Tehran and Alborz Mountains
 
The Niavaran Public Library is nestled snugly within the Niavaran city park.
 
View of Mount Damavand (itself located in Mazandaran province) as seen from the Dizin ski resort.
 
Milad tower

Religious centers edit

Mosques, shrines, mausoleums, and tombs edit

Churches edit

Higher education edit

 
Sharif University of Technology main campus

Tehran province's major universities are:

See also edit

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  • Shahri, Jafar (2002). old Tehran (in Persian). Tehran: Moein publication.
  • Mahmoudian, AliAkbar (2008). A look at Tehran from the beginning until now. Tehran: Institute of Geographical and Cartographic Gitaology.

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Tehran province Persian استان تهران Ostan e Tehran 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 Tehran province استان تهرانProvinceFrom top left Azadi Tower Rudbar e Qasran Road Former building of Parliament of Iran Tangeh Vashi Tehran skyline view from top of Milad Tower Jameh Mosque in Varamin and Tughrul Tower in ReyCounties of Tehran provinceLocation of Tehran province in IranCoordinates 35 42 42 N 51 24 25 E 35 7117 N 51 4070 E 35 7117 51 4070CountryIranRegionRegion 1 1 CapitalTehranCounties16Government Governor generalAlireza Fakhari MPs of Assembly of Experts1 Abbas Ali Akhtari 2 Alireza Arafi 3 Ahmad Daneshzadeh Momen 4 Ahmad Jannati 5 Akbar Rafsanjani 6 Ali Momen Poor 7 Mohammad Ali Movahedi Kermani 8 Ebrahim Amini 9 Gholamreza Mesbahi Moghaddam 10 Ghorbanali Dorri Najafabadi 11 Hassan Rouhani 12 Hossein Ali Saadi 13 Mohammad Ali Taskhiri 14 Mohammed Emami Kashani 15 Mohammad Hassan Zali 16 Mohammad Reyshahri 17 Mohsen Esmaeili 18 Mohsen Qomi 19 Nasrallah Shah Abadi 20 Seyed Abolfazel Mir Mohammadi 21 Hashem Bathaie Golpayegani 22 Mahmoud AlaviArea Total18 814 km2 7 264 sq mi Population 2016 3 Total13 267 637 Estimate 2020 13 973 000 2 Density710 km2 1 800 sq mi Time zoneUTC 03 30 IRST ISO 3166 codeIR 23Main language s PersianHDI 2018 0 834 4 very high 1stAt the time of the National Census of 2006 the province had a population of 13 281 858 in 3 729 010 households 5 The following census in 2011 counted 12 183 391 people in 3 731 480 households by which time Karaj Nazarabad and Savojbolagh Counties had been separated from the province to become Alborz province 6 The province was made a part of the First Region with its secretariat located in Tehran upon the division of the provinces into 5 regions solely for coordination and development purposes on June 22 2014 1 According to the latest census in 2016 the population of the province had increased to 13 267 637 in 4 288 563 households 3 Tehran province borders Mazandaran province in the north Qom province in the south Semnan province in the east Alborz province in the west and Markazi province in the southwest The metropolis of Tehran is the capital city of the province and of Iran Tehran province is the richest in Iran as it contributes approximately 29 of the country s gross domestic product GDP Furthermore it houses approximately 18 of the country s population and is the most industrialized province in Iran with nearly 94 of its residents living in the cities as of 2016 3 The province gained importance when Tehran was proclaimed the capital by the Qajar dynasty in 1778 Today Tehran with a population of 8 million is ranked amongst the 40 most populous metropolitan cities of the world Contents 1 History 2 Geography 3 Administrative divisions 3 1 Cities 4 Tehran province today 5 Anthropology 5 1 Ethnicities 5 1 1 Persians 5 1 2 Azerbaijanis 5 1 3 Mazanderanis 5 1 4 Kurds 5 1 5 Lurs 5 1 6 Gilaks 5 1 7 Armenians 5 2 Citizens of other countries 5 2 1 Iraqis of Iranian origin 6 Transportation 6 1 Road transport 6 2 Rail network 6 2 1 National Rail Network 6 2 2 Tehran Metro 6 3 Airports 7 Parks recreation and other attractions 8 Religious centers 8 1 Mosques shrines mausoleums and tombs 8 2 Churches 9 Higher education 10 See also 11 bibliography 12 References 13 External linksHistory edit nbsp The Achaemenid collection of The National Museum of Iran in Tehran nbsp Tehran has been Iran s capital since 1778 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 Tehran rose to become the largest city and capital of Iran by 1778 and since then has been the political cultural economic and commercial nucleus of Iran Tehran has over 1 500 historical sites of cultural significance registered with the Cultural Heritage Organization of Iran The oldest of these in Tehran province is the remains of two sites in Firuzkuh County that date back to the fourth millennium BCE Geography editThe province of Tehran has over 12 million inhabitants and is Iran s most densely populated region Approximately 86 5 percent reside in urban areas and 13 5 percent in rural areas of the province 7 The largest rivers of this province are Karaj River and Jajrood River Mountain ranges such as The Alborz span the north Savad Kooh and Firooz Kooh are located in the northeast Lavasanat Qarah Daq Shemiranat Hassan Abad and Namak Mountains are in the southern areas Bibi Shahr Banoo and Alqadr are situated in the southeast and the heights of Qasr e Firoozeh been located to the east of the province Environmentally the climate of Tehran province is stable and has four seasons in winter its experiences cold and snowy conditions in spring and autumn it experiences generally mild conditions with ample rain and in summer it experiences warm to hot conditions and is generally dry In the mountains however it is cold and semi humid all year round and the higher regions are colder with long winters The hottest months of the year are from mid July to mid September when temperatures range from 28 C 82 F to 30 C 86 F and the coldest months experience 1 C 34 F around January February but at certain times in winter it can reach 20 C 4 F Tehran city has cold winters and warm to hot summers Average annual rainfall is approximately 200 millimetres 7 9 in the maximum being during the winter season mostly in the form of snow On the whole the province has a cold semi arid steppe climate in the south and an alpine climate in the north nbsp Tehran Province mapAdministrative divisions edit nbsp Tehran province population history Administrative Divisions 2006 5 2011 6 2016 3 Baharestan County1 523 636 536 329Damavand County 96 860 100 690 125 480Eslamshahr County 447 192 485 688 548 620Firuzkuh County 37 416 38 712 33 558Karaj County2 1 709 481 Malard County3 373 994 377 292Nazarabad County2 128 666 Pakdasht County 240 841 291 397 350 966Pardis County4 169 060Pishva County5 75 454 86 601Qarchak County5 269 138Qods County3 290 663 316 636Ray County 292 016 319 305 349 700Robat Karim County 608 530 195 917 291 516Savojbolagh County2 215 086 Shahriar County 1 044 707 624 440 744 210Shemiranat County 37 778 44 061 47 279Tehran County 7 882 843 8 293 140 8 737 510Varamin County 540 442 526 294 283 742Total 13 281 858 12 183 391 13 267 6371Separated from Robat Karim County2Separated from Tehran province3Separated from Shahriar County4Separated from Tehran County5Separated from Varamin CountyCities edit See also List of cities in Tehran province by population 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 Malard 281 027 Nasimshahr 200 393 Nasirshahr 28 644 Pakdasht 236 319 Parand 97 464 Pardis 73 363 Pishva 59 184 Qarchak 231 075 Qods 309 605 Robat Karim 105 393 Rudehen 28 533 Sabashahr 53 971 Safadasht 32 476 Salehabad 58 683 Shahedshahr 25 544 Shahriar 309 607 Sharifabad 18 281 Shemshak 3 423 Tehran 8 693 706 Vahidieh 33 249 and Varamin 225 628 3 The following table shows the ten largest cities of Tehran province 3 Rank Name County 20161 Tehran Tehran 8 693 7062 Eslamshahr Eslamshahr 448 1293 Shahriar Shahriar 309 6074 Qods Qods 309 6055 Malard Malard 281 0276 Golestan Baharestan 239 5567 Pakdasht Pakdasht 236 3198 Qarchak Qarchak 231 0759 Varamin Varamin 225 62810 Nasimshahr Baharestan 200 393Tehran province today editTehran 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 supply of Tehran and the province citation needed The province contains 170 mines over 330 square kilometres of forests and over 12800 square kilometres of pasture citation needed Generally speaking year round regions such as the southern slopes of the Alborz Mountains especially in the mountains valleys and rivers and artificial lakes formed behind the great dams of Amir Kabir Latiyan and Lar along with natural lakes of Jaban and Tarr provide considerable recreation for the province Moreover due to excessive snowfall in the northern areas of the province during the winter season the Alborz mountains form an excellent environment for winter sports such as skiing Dizin Shemshak and Tochal are the most popular skiing resorts Anthropology editTehran province is the most populous province of Iran 8 9 The population density in this province is 969 people per square kilometer 10 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 percentage of ethnic groups that were sampled in this survey in this province was as follows Persians was 56 9 Azari 56 9 Northern Mazani Gilak and Talish 30 3 Kurdish 5 5 Lurs 2 8 Baloch 2 1 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Ethnicities edit Persians edit The majority of the people of Tehran province are Persian tribes and clans in such a way that the city of Tehran is considered the largest Persian speaking city in the world 18 19 Azerbaijanis edit Azerbaijanis are one of the Iranian ethnic groups living in Tehran province who also form the largest group of immigrants in Tehran province Azeris in Tehran speak Turkish Azeri and Farsi languages 20 21 22 23 24 Mazanderanis edit Mazanderanis are the third largest tribe of Tehran province who mostly migrated to Tehran from the cities of Babol Sari Amol Qaem Shahr and Savadkuh In addition to Tehran city Mazanderani language is also spoken in Firuzkuh Damavand and Shemiranat cities 25 26 Kurds edit Many Kurds have migrated to Tehran province in recent years to continue their studies or to find jobs Also the people of Sarbandan Jaban Sorkheh Deh and Khosrovan districts of Damavand county in the east of Tehran province speak Kurmanji Kurdish language The people of these areas are Kurmanji Kurds who moved to this area from Khorasan during the Qajar period Simultaneously with the migration of Kurmanji tribes from Khorasan to Damavand another group of Kurds from Khorasan migrated from Chenaran to Piranshahr one of the cities of Kurdistan south of Lake Urmia 27 28 29 30 Lurs edit Many Lurs migrate to Tehran province every year and in this way Tehran has a minority of Lurs Also Hadavand clan is one of the oldest and largest clans of Tehran province which moved to Tehran province during the time of Karim Khan Zand 31 32 33 Gilaks edit A population of Gilaks also live in Tehran and speak Gilaki and Farsi languages Armenians edit A population of Iranian Armenians mainly lives in the eastern areas of Tehran 34 35 36 37 Citizens of other countries edit Afghans About 2 million Afghan nationals live in Tehran Iraqis of Iranian origin edit a population of Iraqi nationals who are of Iranian origin that live in Dolat Abad area of Tehran The unstable situation and the war in neighbouring Afghanistan and Iraq prompted a rush of refugees into the country who arrived in their millions with Tehran being a magnet for much seeking work who subsequently helped the city to recover from war wounds working for far less pay than local construction workers Many of these refugees are being repatriated with the assistance of the UNHCR but there are still sizable groups of Afghan and Iraqi refugees in Tehran who are reluctant to leave being pessimistic about the situation in their own countries Afghan refugees are mostly Dari speaking Tajik and Hazara speaking a variety of Persian and Iraqi refugees are mainly Mesopotamian Arabic speakers who are often of Iranian and Persian ethnic heritage 38 39 40 41 42 Transportation editSee also Transport in Iran Road transport edit nbsp Freeways in blue and main roads in green in Tehran provinceTehran province is served by a large freeway and expressway network nbsp 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 nbsp 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 Khuzestan nbsp Freeway 7 Tehran Qom Freeway Khalij e Fars Persian Gulf Freeway This Freeway connects Tehran City to its airport Imam Khomeini International Airport and continues towards Qom and Isfahan nbsp Tehran Pardis Freeway This freeway connects Tehran City to its northeastern suburbs such as Pardis Bumehen and Rudehen and joins Haraz Road and Firuzkuh Road nbsp nbsp Tehran Shomal Freeway This under construction freeway will connect Tehran to Chalus and the touristic areas in Shomal nbsp Makhsus Road This road is the old road from Tehran to Karaj Because trucks are not allowed on the freeway this road has a high congestion of trucks nbsp Road 38 This road connects Tehran to Shahriar and Malard in southwestern Tehran and continues towards Buin Zahra in Qazvin province nbsp Road 44 This Expressway connects Tehran to Mashhad nbsp Road 65 Saidi Expressway Saveh Road This road connects Tehran to its southern suburbs such as Chahardangeh Eslamshahr and Golestan It continues towards Saveh and further south towards Isfahan Abadeh Shiraz and finally the Persian Gulf coastal industrial city of Asaluyeh nbsp Road 71 Qom old Road This road is the road that connected Tehran to Qom as a main road before the opening of the freeway in 1980 It is still an important transit road because trucks are not allowed in the freeway nbsp Damavand Road Haraz Road This road connects Tehran to cities like Rudehen Abali and Damavand and continues towards Amol in Mazandaran province in Shomal It is the most congested road from Tehran to Shomal after Chalous Road nbsp Road 79 Firuzkuh Road This road connects Tehran to Firuzkuh and Qaemshahr and therefore Sari Greater Tehran Expressway Network Rail network edit National Rail Network edit The city of Tehran is connected to the North South West and East with the railway It has weekly trains for Istanbul Tehran is the headquarters of RAJA Iran national railway There may be plans to build high speed railway lines from Tehran to Mashhad and Isfahan Tehran Metro edit Main article Tehran Metro nbsp Hassan Abad Sq Metro stationTehran is served by a system of metro of three urban lines 1 2 4 and one suburban line 5 serving Karaj and Tehran western suburbs There are plans to extend the system to eight urban lines and express express suburban lines Airports edit Tehran province has two main passenger airports Mehrabad Airport Imam Khomeini AirportIt also has a number of air force bases Parks recreation and other attractions edit nbsp A view of Tehran and Alborz Mountains nbsp The Niavaran Public Library is nestled snugly within the Niavaran city park nbsp View of Mount Damavand itself located in Mazandaran province as seen from the Dizin ski resort nbsp Milad towerDarband hiking trail Chitgar Park Mellat Park Laleh Park Jamshidieh Park Niavaran Park Sa ei Park Shatranj Park Tangeh Savashi Police Park Darabad hiking trail Darakeh hiking trail Jahan e Kudak Park Azadi Sports complex Enghelab Sports Complex and Golf course Eram Amusement Park Several caves springs and waterfalls outside Tehran Latyan Lake Lavizan Forest Park Vard Avard Forest Park Khojir National Park Kavir National Park Tar Lake Amir Kabir Lake Lar Protected Natural Habitat Varjeen Protected Natural HabitatReligious centers editMosques shrines mausoleums and tombs edit Soltani Mosque built by Fath Ali Shah Atiq Mosque built in 1663 Mo ezz o dowleh mosque built by Fath Ali Shah Haj Seyd Azizollah mosque built by Fath Ali Shah Al javad mosque Iran s first modernist design mosque The Old Sepahsalar mosque another prominent Qajar era mosque The new Sepahsalar Mosque Madreseh e Motahari Filsuf o dowleh Mosque Qajar era Moshir ol Saltaneh Mosque Qajar era Mo ayyer ol Mamalik Mosque Qajar era Shahr Banu Mausopleum Javan mard Qassab Mausoleum a pre Islamic semi mythical hero Dozens of Imam zadeh shrines hundreds of years old including that of Imam Zadeh Saleh Dozens of Saqa Khanehs traditional places of prayer Several Tekyehs traditional places for mourning Muharram ceremonies for Husayn ibn Ali Ebn e Babooyeh cemetery where numerous Iranian figures such as Takhti and Ali Akbar Dehkhoda are buried Zahir o dowleh cemetery housing the tombs of art and cultural figures such as Iraj Mirza Mohammad Taghi Bahar Forough Farrokhzad Abolhasan Saba Ruhollah Khaleghi and Darvish khan are buried Kordan Tomb Seljuqi era Karaj Maydanak Tomb 13th century Karaj The Polish cemetery north of Tehran where numerous Western Allied soldiers of World War II are buriedChurches edit Surep Georg Church 1790 Thaddeus Bartoqimus Church 1808 Enjili Church 1867 Assyrian ChurchHigher education edit nbsp Sharif University of Technology main campusTehran province s major universities are Shariaty Technical College Allameh Tabatabaii University Amirkabir University of Technology Tehran Polytechnic Alzahra University Shamsipour Technical College Baqiyatallah Medical Sciences University Farabi Institute of Virtual Higher Education Iran University of Science and Technology IUST Imam Hossein University Imam Sadeq University ISU Iran University of Medical Sciences K N Toosi University of Technology Shahed University Shahid Beheshti University Sharif University of Technology Tarbiat Modarres University Professor Training University Tehran University of Medical Sciences Tarbiat Moaalem University University of The Arts University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences University of Tehran Islamic Azad University of Tehran Science and Research Islamic Azad University of Pishva Islamic Azad University of Islamshahr Islamic Azad University of Damavand Islamic Azad University of Roodehen Islamic Azad University of Tehran Medical Sciences Islamic Azad University North Tehran Branch Islamic Azad University of Tehran South Islamic Azad University Central Tehran Branch Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences Institute for Studies in Theoretical Physics and Mathematics IPM Hadith College of Tehran Imam Ali University for Army Officers Comprehensive University of Technology Tehran University of Applied Science and Technology Bagher Aloloum University Iran College of Tele communications Medical University for the Islamic Republic of Iran s Army NAJA University of Police School of Economic Affairs SEA School of International Relations Shahed University of Medical Sciences Shahid Sattari University of Aeronautical Engineering University of Islamic Sects The Research Institute of The Petroleum Industry Iran Polymer and Petrochemical Institute Power and Water Institute of Technology PWIT Payame Noor UniversitySee also editArchitecture of Tehran Economy of Iran Tehran city Metro Tehran Tehran Shomal Freewaybibliography editAhmady Kameel 2023 From Border to Border Moldova Scholars Press publishes ISBN 9786206769538 Shahri Jafar 2002 old Tehran in Persian Tehran Moein publication Mahmoudian AliAkbar 2008 A look at Tehran from the beginning until now Tehran Institute of Geographical and Cartographic Gitaology References edit a b همشهری آنلاین استان های کشور به ۵ منطقه تقسیم شدند توجه تفاوت در سرجمع به دليل گرد شدن ارقام به رقم هزار مي باشد in Persian Retrieved September 29 2020 a b c d e f Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran 1395 2016 AMAR in Persian The Statistical Center of Iran p 23 Archived from the original Excel on 12 December 2021 Retrieved 19 December 2022 Sub national HDI Area Database Global Data Lab hdi globaldatalab org Retrieved 2018 09 13 a b Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran 1385 2006 AMAR in Persian The Statistical Center of Iran p 23 Archived from the original Excel on 20 September 2011 Retrieved 25 September 2022 a b Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran 1390 2011 Excel Iran Data Portal in Persian The Statistical Center of Iran p 23 Retrieved 19 December 2022 www sci org ir content userfiles sci en sci en sel j shvro 84 html Retrieved November 2011 Archived 2021 02 22 at the Wayback Machine Tehran www stonybrook edu Retrieved 2023 11 02 Wainwright Oliver 2019 01 09 Like LA with minarets how concrete and cars came to rule 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Kameel Ahmady Kameel 2021 Traces of Exploitation in Childhood A Comprehensive Research on Forms Causes and Consequences of Child Labour in Iran Avaye Buf Denmark in Persian Nearly 2 5 Million Afghans Reside in Western Tehran Iran International 2023 11 03 Retrieved 2023 11 03 Azadi RFE RL s Radio Afghan Refugees In Iran Say Camps Filled With Misery As They Await Fate RadioFreeEurope RadioLiberty Retrieved 2023 11 03 Rahimitabar Parisa Kraemer Alexander Bozorgmehr Kayvan Ebrahimi Fatemeh Takian Amirhossein 2023 01 21 Health condition of Afghan refugees residing in Iran in comparison to Germany a systematic review of empirical studies International Journal for Equity in Health 22 1 16 doi 10 1186 s12939 023 01832 7 ISSN 1475 9276 PMC 9862781 PMID 36681845 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tehran Province Official website of Tehran Governorship Tehran Province s Cultural Heritage Organization Teheran a province of Persia Encyclopaedia Britannica 11th ed 1911 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