Greater Isfahan Metropolitan Area is a metropolitan region in
Isfahan Province, central
Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...
. This region, although not having any official designation and recognition yet, is the second biggest one in Iran, behind the capital city
Tehran
Tehran (; fa, تهران ) is the largest city in Tehran Province and the capital of Iran. With a population of around 9 million in the city and around 16 million in the larger metropolitan area of Greater Tehran, Tehran is the most popul ...
(
Greater Tehran). The overall region has a population of over 3,500,000 and extends along
Zayandeh Rud
Zayandeh Rud ( fa, زاينده رود; formerly, Bābā Sheykh ‘Alī (Persian: بابا شیخ علی), also Romanized as Bābā Sheykh ‘Alī) is a city in the Central District of Lenjan County, Isfahan Province, Iran
Iran, ...
, the main river axis through the province, and also along the northern-southern axis of the city, plus a western axis towards
Lorestan Province. The region is a transportation hub and an industrial centre having concentrated all steel related industries in it. The region is also home to important military installations and centres, including nuclear facilities and airbases.
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Isfahan Province
Metropolitan areas of Iran