Tehran
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Tehran
Summary
Tehran is a city of Iran[1]. Tehran ranks in the top 0.09% of city_of_iran entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,490 views/month, #1 of 1,113).[2]
Key Facts
- Tehran was a member of League of Historical Cities[3].
- Tehran is located in Central District[4].
- Tehran is in the country of Iran[5].
- Tehran's head of government is recorded as Mohsen Hashemi[6].
- Tehran's head of government is recorded as Alireza Zakani[7].
- Tehran is on the continent of Asia[8].
- Tehran's instance of is recorded as city of Iran[9].
- Tehran's instance of is recorded as megacity[10].
- Tehran's instance of is recorded as global city[11].
- Tehran's instance of is recorded as national capital[12].
- Tehran's official language is recorded as Persian[13].
- Tehran's currency is recorded as Iranian rial[14].
- Tehran's twinned administrative body is recorded as Minsk[15].
- Tehran's twinned administrative body is recorded as London[16].
- Tehran's twinned administrative body is recorded as Beijing[17].
- Tehran's twinned administrative body is recorded as Kabul[18].
- Tehran's twinned administrative body is recorded as Brasília[19].
- Tehran's twinned administrative body is recorded as Havana[20].
- Tehran's twinned administrative body is recorded as Berlin[21].
- Tehran's twinned administrative body is recorded as Baghdad[22].
- Tehran's twinned administrative body is recorded as Kuwait City[23].
- Tehran's twinned administrative body is recorded as Moscow[24].
- Tehran's twinned administrative body is recorded as Saint Petersburg[25].
- Tehran's twinned administrative body is recorded as Khartoum[26].
- Tehran's twinned administrative body is recorded as Dushanbe[27].
Body
Geography
Tehran is in the country of Iran[5]. Tehran is located in Central District[4]. Tehran is on the continent of Asia[8]. Tehran is part of Greater Tehran[28].
Physical Characteristics
Population counts include {'amount': '+7711230'}[29], {'amount': '+8693706'}[30], and {'amount': '+8846782'}[31].
Designation and Status
Recorded instance of include city of Iran[9], megacity[10], global city[11], and national capital[12].
History and Context
March 20, 1794 marks the founding of Tehran[32].
Cultural Significance
Things named for Tehran include Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport[33], an international airport[34], in Iran[35], founded in 2004[36]; Mehrabad International Airport[37], an airport[38], in Iran[39]; Grand Mosalla of Tehran[40], a mosque[41], in Iran[42]; and Teheran-ro[43], a street[44], in South Korea[45].
Why It Matters
Tehran ranks in the top 0.09% of city_of_iran entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,490 views/month, #1 of 1,113).[2] Tehran has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[46] Tehran is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[47]
Entities named for Tehran include Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport[33], an international airport[34], in Iran[35], founded in 2004[36]; Mehrabad International Airport[37], an airport[38], in Iran[39]; Grand Mosalla of Tehran[40], a mosque[41], in Iran[42]; and Teheran-ro[43], a street[44], in South Korea[45].