Karaj
Karaj كرج | |
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Ceety | |
 View o Karaj | |
  Karaj | |
| Coordinates: 35°50′08″N 51°00′37″E / 35.83556°N 51.01028°E | |
| Kintra |  Iran |
| Province | Alborz |
| Coonty | Karaj |
| Bakhsh | Central |
| Elevation | 1312 m (4,304 ft) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 2,086,000 |
| • Population Rank in Iran | 5t |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+4:30 (IRDT) |
| Area code(s) | 0263 |
Karaj (Persie: كرج pronounced [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
[eedit | eedit soorce]- ↑ 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".
- ↑ "Census o the Islamic Republic o Iran, 1385 (2006)". Islamic Republic o Iran. Archived frae the original (Excel) on 16 November 2010.
- ↑ [1]; see an aw Leet o Iranian ceeties bi population