Tehran ( pronunciation ; Persian: Tehrān – تهران) is the capital and largest city in Iran and Tehran Province. With a population of around 9 million in the city and 16 million in the wider metropolitan area, Tehran is the largest city and urban area of Iran, the second largest city in Western Asia, and the 3rd largest in the Middle East.
Population: 7,153,309
Latitude: 35° 41' 39.80" N
Longitude: 51° 25' 17.44" E
The Ministry of Intelligence of the Islamic Republic of Iran (Persian: وِزارَتِ اِطّلاعات جُمهوریِ اِسلامیِ ایران Vezarat-e Ettela'at Jomhuri-ye Eslami-ye Iran) is the primary intelligence agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran and a member of Iran …
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Persian: وزارت امور خارجه Vezārat-e Omūr-e Khārejeh) is an Iranian government ministry headed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, who is a member of cabinet. The current Minister of Foreign Affairs is Mohammad Javad…
Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting, or IRIB (Persian: صدا و سيمای جمهوری اسلامی ايران, Sedā va Sima-ye Jomhūrī-ye Eslāmī-ye Īrān, literally Voice (or Sound) and Vision of the Islamic Republic of Iran), formerly called the National Iranian Radio …
The Mausoleum of Ayatollah Khomeini houses the tomb of Ruhollah Khomeini, his wife Khadijeh Saqafi, his second son Ahmad Khomeini who died in 1995 and also Sadeq Tabatabaei. It is located to the south of Tehran in the Behesht-e Zahra (the Paradise o…
Niavaran Palace Complex (Persian: کاخ نیاوران) is a historical complex situated in the northern part of Tehran, Iran. It consists of several buildings and a museum. The Sahebqraniyeh Palace, from the time of Naser al-Din Shah of Qajar dynasty, is a…
Amirkabir University of Technology (AUT) (Persian: دانشگاه صنعتی امیرکبیر Dāneshgāh-e San'ati-ye Amirkabir), formerly called the Tehran Polytechnic, is a public research university located in Tehran, Iran. AUT is one of the most prestigious universi…
The National Museum of Iran (Persian: موزه ی ملیِ ایران - Muze ye Melli ye Irān) is located in Tehran, Iran.
Offside (Persian: آفساید ) is a 2006 Iranian film directed by Jafar Panahi, about girls who try to watch a World Cup qualifying match but are forbidden by law because of their sex. Female fans are not allowed to enter football stadiums in Iran on t…
the bazaar includes many markets in Iran.
The Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art, Persian: موزه هنرهای معاصر تهران, is an art museum in Tehran, Iran.
Mount Tochal (Persian: توچال Tochāl) is a mountain in the Alborz range and a ski resort adjacent to metropolitan Tehran, Iran. The mountain has a 12 km long ridgeline. The highest peak, also called Mount Tochal, is at an elevation of 3,933 m (13,005…
Behesht-e Zahra (Persian: بهشت زهرا,The Paradise of Zahara), is the largest cemetery in Iran. Located in the southern part of metropolitan Tehran, it is connected to the city by metro line No.
Shahrbānū (or Shehr Bano) (Persian: شهربانو) (Meaning: "Lady of the Land"), is a personage described by the Shia tradition to have been one of the daughters of Yazdegerd III, the last Emperor of the Sassanid dynasty of Persia/Iran. She was said to …
The Ministry of Petroleum (MoP) (Persian: وزارت نفت Vezârat-e Naft) manages the oil industry, the producer of oil and petrochemical products. MoP is in charge of all issues pertaining to exploration, extraction, exploitation, distribution and expor…
This page lists bases and airports operated or used by the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force (IRIAF).
Azadi Square (Persian: میدان آزادی - Meydān e Āzādi), literally the Freedom or Liberty Square, is a city square in Tehran, Iran.
The Ministry of Interior of the Republic of Iran (Persian: وزارت کشور جمهوری اسلامی ایران) is in charge of performing, supervising and reporting elections, and policing, among other responsibilities related to the interior.
The Shāh Abdol Azīm Shrine (Persian: شاه عبدالعظیم), located in Rey, Iran, contains the tomb of: ‘Abdul ‘Adhīm ibn ‘Abdillāh al-Hasanī (aka. Shah Abdol Azim). Shah Abdol Azim was a fifth generation descendant of Hasan ibn ‘Alī and a companion of Mu…