Isfahan

Summary

Isfahan is a city of Iran^[1]. Isfahan ranks in the top 0.18% of city_of_iran entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,324 views/month, #2 of 1,113).^[2]

Key Facts

• Isfahan was a member of Creative Cities Network^[3].
• Isfahan was a member of League of Historical Cities^[4].
• Isfahan is located in Central District^[5].
• Isfahan is in the country of Iran^[6].
• Isfahan is on the body of water Zayandeh River‎^[7].
• Isfahan's head of government is recorded as Ali Qasemzadeh^[8].
• Isfahan's image is recorded as Naghshe Jahan Square Isfahan modified2.jpg^[9].
• Isfahan's continent is recorded as Asia^[10].
• Isfahan's instance of is recorded as city of Iran^[11].
• Isfahan's instance of is recorded as big city^[12].
• Isfahan's instance of is recorded as metropolis^[13].
• Isfahan's instance of is recorded as global city^[14].
• Isfahan's official language is recorded as Persian^[15].
• Isfahan's twinned administrative body is recorded as Baalbek^[16].
• Isfahan's twinned administrative body is recorded as Barcelona^[17].
• Isfahan's twinned administrative body is recorded as Kathmandu^[18].
• Isfahan's twinned administrative body is recorded as Cairo^[19].
• Isfahan's twinned administrative body is recorded as Dakar^[20].
• Isfahan's twinned administrative body is recorded as Florence^[21].
• Isfahan's twinned administrative body is recorded as Freiburg im Breisgau^[22].
• Isfahan's twinned administrative body is recorded as Havana^[23].
• Isfahan's twinned administrative body is recorded as Hyderabad^[24].
• Isfahan's twinned administrative body is recorded as Iași^[25].
• Isfahan's twinned administrative body is recorded as Istanbul^[26].
• Isfahan's twinned administrative body is recorded as Kuala Lumpur^[27].

Body

Geography

Isfahan is in the country of Iran^[6]. Isfahan is located in Central District^[5]. Isfahan is on the body of water Zayandeh River‎^[7]. Isfahan's continent is recorded as Asia^[10].

Physical Characteristics

Isfahan's population is recorded as {'amount': '+1961260'}^[28].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city of Iran^[11], big city^[12], metropolis^[13], and global city^[14].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Isfahan include Rosa 'Ispahan'^[29], a rose cultivar^[30]; Isfahan shahid behadhti International Airport^[31], an international airport^[32], in Iran^[33]; school of Isfahan^[34], a philosophical schools and traditions^[35], in Iran^[36]; 15861 Ispahan^[37], an asteroid^[38]; and Gryllotalpa isfahan^[39], a taxon^[40].

Why It Matters

Isfahan ranks in the top 0.18% of city_of_iran entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,324 views/month, #2 of 1,113).^[2] Isfahan has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[41] Isfahan is known by 87 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[42]

Entities named for Isfahan include Rosa 'Ispahan'^[29], a rose cultivar^[30]; Isfahan shahid behadhti International Airport^[31], an international airport^[32], in Iran^[33]; school of Isfahan^[34], a philosophical schools and traditions^[35], in Iran^[36]; 15861 Ispahan^[37], an asteroid^[38]; and Gryllotalpa isfahan^[39], a taxon^[40].