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It is the centre of tourism in Iran and between 15 and 20 million pilgrims go to Imam Reza's shrine every year. [4] [5] The third most populous city of Iran is Isfahan with a population 2.5 million (as of 2019). This city is one of the most industrial cities of Iran with large industries and hosts several UNESCO World Heritage Sites. The city ...
Iran (Persia) has had numerous capital cities and royal centers throughout its history. Ahar; Pishkinid dynasty; Anshan; pre-Achaemenid era; Ardabil; early Safavid ...
Tehran [6] (/ t ɛəˈr æ n,-ˈ r ɑː n, ˌ t eɪ-/; Persian: تهران Persian pronunciation: [tehˈɾɒːn] Tehrân ⓘ) is the capital [7] and largest city of Iran.In addition to serving as the capital of Tehran province, the city is the administrative center for Tehran County and its Central District. [8]
This is a list of cities in Iran, categorized by province. The census years listed below comes from the Statistical Center of Iran; [1] [2] since the year 2006 the country of Iran has had a census every 5 years. The cities that are bold are capitals of provinces, counties & districts. Iran has 31 provinces and 1245 cities.
It was again the capital of Iran during the Qara Qoyunlu dynasty from 1375 to 1468 and then during the Ag Qoyunlu within 1468–1500 and it was capital of Iran in the Safavid period from 1501 until their defeat in 1555. [56] During the Qajar dynasty, Tabriz was used as residence centre of Iranian Crown Prince (1794–1925).
A large fire broke out at the grand bazaar in Iran's capital of Tehran, though it did not cause any casualties, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported on Tuesday. "A fire broke out in ...
Iran: 1256 1265 Capital moved to Tabriz. Tabriz: Ilkhanate: Iran: 1265 1306 Capital moved to Soltaniyeh. Soltaniyeh: Ilkhanate: Iran: 1306 1335 After Abu Sa'id's death in 1335, the Ilkhanate began to disintegrate rapidly and split up into several rival successor states. Tabriz: Safavid dynasty: Iran: 1501 1548 moved to Qazvin: Qazvin: Safavid ...
Capital cities (otherwise known as Provincial centres) of the Provinces of Iran. Subcategories. This category has the following 10 subcategories, out of 10 total. ...