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Tehran

تهران
Eik-name(s): 
TEH
Tehran is located in Iran
Tehran
Tehran
Coordinates: 35°41′46″N 51°25′23″E / 35.69611°N 51.42306°E / 35.69611; 51.42306
Kintra Iran
ProvinceTehran
CoontyTehran
BakhshCentral
Govrenment
 • MayorPirouz Hanachi
 • Ceety CooncilChairman: Mehdi Chamran
Area
 • Urban
730 km2 (280 sq mi)
 • Metro
1274 km2 (492 sq mi)
Elevation
1200 m (3900 ft)
Population
 (2016)[1]
 • Density11800/km2 (31,000/sq mi)
 • Urban
8,846,782
 • Metro
15,000,000
 • Population Rank in Iran
1st
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+4:30 (IRDT)
Area code(s)021
Websitewww.tehran.ir

Tehran (Persian: تهران Tehrān pronounced [tʰehˈɾɒːn]), is the caipital o Iran an Tehran Province. Wi a population o 8,429,807;[2] it is an aa Iran's lairgest urban aurie an ceety, ane o the lairgest ceeties in Wastren Asie, an is the 21st lairgest ceety in the warld.

Tehran is the centre o maist Iranian industries includin automotive, electrical, military, weaponry, textiles, succar, cement, an chemical. Tehran is an aa a leadin centre for the sale o cairpets an furniture. Thare is an ile refinery locatit sooth o the ceety.[3]

Sister ceeties

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Kintra Ceety
United States Unitit States Los Angeles[4]
Roushie Roushie Moscow[5]
Sooth Korea Sooth Korea Seoul[6]
Philippines Philippines Manila[7]
Belaroushie Belaroushie Minsk[8]
Cuba Cuba Havana[9]

References

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  1. Urban population: Data for Tehran Coonty. ~97.5% o coonty population leeve in Tehran ceety
    Metro population: Estimate on base o census data, includes central pairt o Tehran province an Karaj Coonty an Fardis frae Alborz province
  2. "World: largest cities and towns and statistics of their population". Archived frae the original on 10 Januar 2010. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
  3. Tehran Oil Refining Company Official Website Archived 2010-07-16 at the Wayback Machine. Tehran Oil Refining Company Official Website
  4. "Archived copy". Archived frae the original on 24 Februar 2009. Retrieved 24 Januar 2011.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. http://el.mos.ru/cgi-bin/pbl_web?vid=2&osn_id=0&id_rub=2368&news_unom=35877 Archived 2009-01-05 at the Wayback Machine
  6. [1][deid airtin]
  7. "Sister Cities of Manila". © 2008-2009 City Government of Manila. Archived frae the original on 24 Julie 2013. Retrieved 2 September 2009. freemit airtin in |publisher= (help)
  8. "Каталог организаций — Минский городской исполнительный комитет". Minsk.gov.by. Archived frae the original on 25 Mey 2017. Retrieved 25 September 2010.
  9. "Archived copy". Archived frae the original on 11 Apryle 2020. Retrieved 24 Januar 2011.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)