Tehran Province
استان تهران Tehran
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Location of the Tehran Province in Iran | |
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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
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) |
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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
- 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
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
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
Individual evidence
- ↑ City Population: Iran - Cities and Provinces .
- ↑ Iran: Major Cities - Population Statistics in Maps and Charts. Retrieved November 21, 2017 .
- ↑ http://www.sci.org.ir/portal/faces/public/sci_en ( Memento from June 30, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ 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