Tehran Province

استان تهران Tehran
Location of the Tehran Province in Iran
Basic data
Country	Iran
Capital	Tehran
surface	13,692 km²
Residents	13,267,637 (2016 census)
density	969 inhabitants per km²
ISO 3166-2	IR-07

Coordinates: 35 ° 41 ′  N , 51 ° 38 ′  E

The province of Tehran ( Persian استان تهران, DMG Ostān-e Tehrān ) is one of the 31 provinces of Iran . The main town is the capital of the same name, Tehran .

13,267,637 people live in the province (2016 census). The area of ​​the province extends to 13,692 square kilometers. The population density is 969 inhabitants per square kilometer. This makes the province the most densely populated region in the country.

The importance of the originally rural province grew after the conquest by the Qajars , who proclaimed Tehran their capital in 1778 .

geography

Elburs Mountains in northern Tehran

The province is located south of the Elbors Mountains and the Caspian Sea in the Iranian highlands . 66 kilometers northeast of the capital is the 5671  m high Damāvand , to the north are the slopes of the 3975  m high mountain Tochāl (with cable car ).

The rivers Karaj west of the plane and the Diadirud which flows to the east of the province, supply the capital with water. Dams were built on the two rivers in the 20th century, including the Amir-Kabir dam . Open canals run along the major streets of the capital, into which water is drawn from the surrounding mountains of the Tehran province.

The province is located in an earthquake-prone zone. The region in the Iranian highlands is tectonically very active. This is where the Indo-Australian and Arabian continental plates meet the Eurasian plate . Several times a year there are slight tremors.

population

The majority of the population in Tehran is made up of Persians (58.9%). The largest minority are the Azerbaijanis with 30.3% and other Turkic peoples with approx. 5.5%. There are also smaller groups, such as the Lurs (2.1%), Kurds (1.8%), Baluch (0.1%) and other ethnic groups (1.3%), but these do not have a significant impact on the population fall.

The biggest cities

(VZ = census)

rank	city	Inhabitants (VZ 2016)
1.	Tehran	8,693,706
2.	Eslamshahr	448.129
3.	Shahriyar	309,607
4th	Ghods	309,605
5.	Malard	281.027
6th	Golestan	239,556
7th	Pakdasht	236.319
8th.	Ghartschak	231.075
9.	Varamin	225,628
10.	Nasimshahr	200,393

Source: Iran Statistics Bureau

Administrative division

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• Administrative districts (pers: Schahrestan): Baharestan, Damavand, Eslamschahr, Firūzkuh, Pakdascht, Ray, Robat Karim, Schahriar, Schemiranat, Tehran, Varamin
• Circles (pers: Bachsch): Absard , Andean , Bagherschahr , Baghestan , Boumehen , Chahardangeh , Damavand , Eschtehard , Eslamschahr , Ferdowsieh , Firuzkuh , Garmdarreh , Gharchak , Ghods , Golestan , Hashtgerd , Hashtgerd New Town , Javadabad , Hassan Abad , Kahrizak detention center , Kamalschahr , Karaji , Kilan , Lavasan (also Lawasan ) Mahdascht , Malard , Meschkindascht , Mohammadschahr , Nasimshahr , Nazarbad , Owschan Fascham Meygoun , Pakdascht , Pardis , Pischva , Robat Karim , Roudehen , Sabascharh , Safadascht , Schahedschahr , Schahrijar , Scharifabad , Tehran , Vahidieh , Waramin

Culture and sights

Shams-ol-Emareh - Golestan Palace

There are numerous buildings worth seeing in Tehran. Most date from the Qajar period , including the Golestan Palace (seat of the Shah until 1979) and the Shah Mosque. The largest theater is the Vahdat Concert Hall with around 1000 seats. Other theaters include the Rudaki Hall (home of the Rudaki Orchestra), the Nasr (the city's oldest theater) and the Parstheater.

Important museums based in the capital include the Archaeological Museum, the Abgineh Museum with an exhibition of Iranian pottery, the Rea Abbasi Museum with a collection of Iranian calligraphy and paintings, and the Rassam Carpet Culture and Art Collection with a carpet weaving school. Finally, the Saadabad palace complex is also worth mentioning .

There are around 800 parks in Tehran. Well-known parks are Daneshju Park, Sa'ei Park, Shatranj Park and Niavaran Park , located south of the palace . Shahr-e Bazi (formerly Luna Park) is the name of Tehran's largest amusement park.

See also: Persian Garden , Tangeh Sāvāschi

Economy and Infrastructure

Residential buildings in Elahiyeh, Tehran

The industrial plants in the province produce cotton textiles, food, cement and bricks, among other things. The Iranian National Oil Company, based in the capital , manages the crude oil industry, which is concentrated in Abadan and other regions of the country. The economy is largely under state control. Only small businesses are privately owned.

The capital of the province is the educational and media center of Iran. Important universities are the University of Tehran and the Sharif University of Technology . The country's most important daily newspapers appear in Tehran ( Jumhori-yi Islami , Resalat , Keyhan , Akhbar , Ettelā'āt ), including some English-language newspapers ( Tehran Times , Kayhan International , Iran Daily , Iran News ).

With the two airports " Mehrabad International Airport " (THR) and the " Imam Khomeini International Airport " (IKA), which opened on May 8, 2004, the province has access to international air traffic. About overland buses is connected to Europe. Regular buses run daily from Istanbul bus station to Tehran. Furthermore, Iran's excellent motorway network with roads of Central European standard is centralized on Tehran. The province also has rail links to all parts of the country.

Web links

Commons : Tehran Province  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Official website

Individual evidence

1. ↑ City Population: Iran - Cities and Provinces .
2. ↑ Iran: Major Cities - Population Statistics in Maps and Charts. Retrieved November 21, 2017 . 
3. ↑ http://www.sci.org.ir/portal/faces/public/sci_en ( Memento from June 30, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
4. ↑ شماره کتابشناسه ملّی: ۲۸۸۷۱۴۱ طرح بررسی و سنجش شاخص‌های فرهنگ عمومی کشور (شاخص‌های غیرثبتی) {گزاشرش }اا؛ویم کشم کشم کشم م م کشم کشم کشم کشم م کشاو م کشم مم کشم کشم کشو م کشم م م او ماو اور بر برب مدیر طرح و مسئول سیاست گذاری: منصور واعظی ؛ اجرا: شرکت پژوهشگران خبره پارس -شابک: ۷-۴۲-۶۶۲۷-۶۰۰-۹۷۸ * وضعیت نشر: تهران-موسسه انتشارات کتاب ااور گیت کتاگیب ،داور ۱۳۹۱: بن برب ب دور ۱۳۹۱: بن رب: داور ۱۳۹۱: بن بر جداور ۱۳۹۱: بن رد ب