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Karaj

كرج
Ceety
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Karaj is located in Iran
Karaj
Karaj
Coordinates: 35°50′08″N 51°00′37″E / 35.83556°N 51.01028°E / 35.83556; 51.01028
Kintra Iran
ProvinceAlborz
CoontyKaraj
BakhshCentral
Elevation
1312 m (4,304 ft)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total2,086,000
 • Population Rank in Iran
5t
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+4:30 (IRDT)
Area code(s)0263

Karaj (Persie: كرجpronounced [kæˈɾædʒ], an aw Romanizit as Karadj, Karadje, an Karej; kent as Qaşabeh-e Karaj, Heredi, Keredi, an Leredi)[1] is a city in an the caipital o Karaj Coonty, Alborz Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population wis 1,377,450, in 385,955 faimilies, makkin it the fift-lairgest city in Iran efter Tehran, Mashhad, Isfahan an Tabriz.[2][3]) It is situatit 20 kilometre (12 mi) wast o Tehran, at the fuithills o the Alborz muntains. Housomeivver, the city is increasingly becomin an extension o metropolitan Tehran.

Karaj is maistly famous acause o its academic an educational complexes alang wi tourist attractions.

References

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  1. Karaj can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3069644" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  2. "Census o the Islamic Republic o Iran, 1385 (2006)". Islamic Republic o Iran. Archived frae the original (Excel) on 16 November 2010.
  3. [1]; see an aw Leet o Iranian ceeties bi population