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 (3,957 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's image is recorded as North of tehran.jpg^[8].
• Tehran's continent is recorded as Asia^[9].
• Tehran's instance of is recorded as city of Iran^[10].
• Tehran's instance of is recorded as megacity^[11].
• Tehran's instance of is recorded as global city^[12].
• Tehran's instance of is recorded as national capital^[13].
• Tehran's official language is recorded as Persian^[14].
• Tehran's currency is recorded as Iranian rial^[15].
• Tehran's flag image is recorded as Flag of Tehran.svg^[16].
• Tehran's twinned administrative body is recorded as Minsk^[17].
• Tehran's twinned administrative body is recorded as London^[18].
• Tehran's twinned administrative body is recorded as Beijing^[19].
• Tehran's twinned administrative body is recorded as Kabul^[20].
• Tehran's twinned administrative body is recorded as Brasília^[21].
• Tehran's twinned administrative body is recorded as Havana^[22].
• Tehran's twinned administrative body is recorded as Berlin^[23].
• Tehran's twinned administrative body is recorded as Baghdad^[24].
• Tehran's twinned administrative body is recorded as Kuwait City^[25].
• Tehran's twinned administrative body is recorded as Moscow^[26].
• Tehran's twinned administrative body is recorded as Saint Petersburg^[27].

Body

Geography

Tehran is in the country of Iran^[5]. Tehran is located in Central District^[4]. Tehran's continent is recorded as Asia^[9]. Tehran's part of is recorded as 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^[10], megacity^[11], global city^[12], and national capital^[13].

History and Context

+1794-03-20T00:00:00Z 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]; Teheran-ro^[40], a street^[41], in South Korea^[42]; and Grand Mosalla of Tehran^[43], a mosque^[44], in Iran^[45].

Why It Matters

Tehran ranks in the top 0.09% of city_of_iran entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,957 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 11 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]; Teheran-ro^[40], a street^[41], in South Korea^[42]; and Grand Mosalla of Tehran^[43], a mosque^[44], in Iran^[45].