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With a population of around 9.8 million in the city as of 2025, [8] and 16.8 million in the metropolitan area, Tehran is the most populous city in Iran and Western Asia, [9] the second-largest metropolitan area in the Middle East after Cairo, and the 24th most populous metropolitan area in the world.
All data are according to the maps from the Atlas of Tehran Metropolis by Tehran Geographic Information Center. A few exceptions apply though, like Qolhak instead of Araghi . If you move your mouse on the maps of the atlas, like this one on population density , the name of the neighborhood appears in the Location Info box in the bottom-right ...
Rank City Country Metropolitan Population City Population Image 1 Cairo Egypt 20,439,541: 9,500,000: 2 Tehran Iran 17,672,000: 9,134,000: 3 Istanbul Turkey 15,519,267
Map of the Middle East between North Africa, Southern Europe, Central Asia, and Southern Asia Middle East map of Köppen climate classification. The Middle East (term originally coined in English language) [note 1] is a geopolitical region encompassing the Arabian Peninsula, the Levant, Turkey, Egypt, Iran, and Iraq.
Nafiseh Kohnavard - Middle East correspondent, BBC World Service February 15, 2025 at 7:15 PM After years of military expansion, everything Iran was trying to build in Syria is in ruins [BBC]
Map of administrative subdivisions of Iran in 1911, Tehran, eyalats, and velayats Iran has held its modern territory since the Treaty of Paris in 1857. Prior to 1937, Iran had maintained its feudal administrative divisional structure, dating back to the time the modern state was centralized by the Safavid dynasty in the 16th century.
Tehran Metro (Persian: مترو تهران, romanized: Metro-ye Tehrān) is a rapid transit system serving Tehran, the capital of Iran. It is the largest metro system in the Middle East . [ 7 ] [ 8 ] The system is owned and operated by Tehran Urban and Suburban Railway .
The location of Iran An enlargeable map of the Islamic Republic of Iran. The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Iran: Iran – sovereign country located in Southwest Asia and the Middle East. [1] Iran is bound by the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf to the south and the Caspian Sea to its north.