Mashhad

Summary

Mashhad is a city of Iran^[1]. Mashhad ranks in the top 0.27% of city_of_iran entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (929 views/month, #3 of 1,113).^[2]

Key Facts

• Mashhad is located in Central District^[3].
• Mashhad is in the country of Iran^[4].
• Mashhad's head of government is recorded as Mohammad Reza Kalaei^[5].
• Mashhad's head of government is recorded as Mohammad Reza Ghalandar^[6].
• Mashhad's image is recorded as Aerial view of imam reza shrine - 1976.jpg^[7].
• Mashhad's instance of is recorded as city of Iran^[8].
• Mashhad's official language is recorded as Persian^[9].
• Mashhad's twinned administrative body is recorded as Milan^[10].
• Mashhad's twinned administrative body is recorded as Kuala Lumpur^[11].
• Mashhad's twinned administrative body is recorded as Karachi^[12].
• Mashhad's twinned administrative body is recorded as Lahore^[13].
• Mashhad's twinned administrative body is recorded as Fresno^[14].
• Mashhad's twinned administrative body is recorded as Ürümqi^[15].
• Mashhad's twinned administrative body is recorded as Mazar-i-Sharif^[16].
• Mashhad's twinned administrative body is recorded as Santiago de Compostela^[17].
• Mashhad's twinned administrative body is recorded as Verona^[18].
• Mashhad's twinned administrative body is recorded as Surabaya^[19].
• Mashhad's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 137197011^[20].
• Mashhad's GND ID is recorded as 4115118-5^[21].
• Mashhad's locator map image is recorded as Mashhad lacator map (2022).svg^[22].
• Mashhad's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n79112324^[23].
• Mashhad's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 12061460w^[24].
• Mashhad's IdRef ID is recorded as 079400566^[25].
• Mashhad's postal code is recorded as 1333591886^[26].
• Mashhad's Commons category is recorded as Mashhad^[27].

Body

Geography

Mashhad is in the country of Iran^[4]. Mashhad is located in Central District^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Mashhad's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+328'}^[28]. Mashhad's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+982'}^[29]. Population counts include {'amount': '+3001184'}^[30], {'amount': '+1463508'}^[31], {'amount': '+1559155'}^[32], {'amount': '+1887405'}^[33], and {'amount': '+3208000'}^[34].

Designation and Status

Mashhad's instance of is recorded as city of Iran^[8].

History and Context

+0818-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Mashhad^[35].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Mashhad include Mashhad International Airport^[36], an international airport^[37], in Iran^[38] and Codex Mashhad^[39], an Early Quranic manuscript^[40], founded in 0700^[41].

Why It Matters

Mashhad ranks in the top 0.27% of city_of_iran entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (929 views/month, #3 of 1,113).^[2] Mashhad has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[42] Mashhad is known by 58 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[43]

Entities named for Mashhad include Mashhad International Airport^[36], an international airport^[37], in Iran^[38] and Codex Mashhad^[39], an Early Quranic manuscript^[40], founded in 0700^[41].