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Karaj
Karaj (; ) is a List of cities in Iran by province, city in the Central District (Karaj County), Central District of Karaj County, Alborz province, Alborz province, Iran, serving as capital of the province, the county, and the district. Earliest evidence of inhabitation in Karaj can be dated to the Bronze Age at Tepe Khurvin. The city was developed under the rule of the Safavid Iran, Safavid and Qajar Iran, Qajar Empire and is home to historical buildings and memorials from those eras. This city has a unique climate due to access to natural resources such as many trees, rivers, and green plains. After Tehran, Karaj is the largest immigrant-friendly city in Iran, so it has been nicknamed "Little Iran." Although the county hosts a population around 1.97 million, as recorded in the 2016 census, most of the county is rugged mountain. The urban area is the fourth-largest in Iran, after Tehran, Mashhad, and Isfahan. Eshtehard County and Fardis County were split off from Karaj Coun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karaj County
Karaj County () is in Alborz province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Karaj. History In 2009, three villages merged in forming the city of Asara. In 2010, the county separated from Tehran Tehran (; , ''Tehrân'') is the capital and largest city of Iran. It is the capital of Tehran province, and the administrative center for Tehran County and its Central District (Tehran County), Central District. With a population of around 9. ... province in the establishment of Alborz province. In 2012, Eshtehard District was separated from the county in establishing Eshtehard County. In 2013, the city of Meshkin Dasht, the Fardis neighborhood in the city of Karaj, and other parts of the county were separated from it to establish Fardis County. Demographics Population At the time of the 2006 National Census, the county's population was 1,709,481 in 472,365 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 1,973,470 in 623,801 households. Administrati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amir Kabir Dam
Amir Kabir dam (), also known as Karaj dam (), is a dam on the Karaj River in the Central Alborz mountain range of northern Iran. It is located northwest of Tehran and north of Karaj. The dam was constructed on the Karaj River, and was the first multi-purpose dam in Iran. Construction The initial studies for Amir Kabir Dam took 22 years until 1956 when formal proceedings began and the dam was constructed from 1957 to 1961 by Morrison-Knudsen Co. From 1950 Khalil Taleghani took part in the construction process. Varian village was originally located on the bed of the Amir Kabir Dam and beside the Karaj River. Following the dam's construction, the village was relocated to higher grounds. This made the village only accessible by waterway. Specifications The ecliptic concrete structure is high, with length on bottom and on top and its watershed is long. The average annual water inflow to its reservoir is 472 million cubic meters. The total capacity of the dam's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Central District (Karaj County)
The Central District of Karaj County () is in Alborz province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Karaj. History In 2010, the county was separated from Tehran province in the establishment of Alborz province. In 2013, the city of Meshkin Dasht, the Fardis neighborhood in the city of Karaj, and other parts of the district were separated from it in establishing Fardis County. Demographics Population At the time of the 2006 National Census, the district's population (as a part of Tehran Tehran (; , ''Tehrân'') is the capital and largest city of Iran. It is the capital of Tehran province, and the administrative center for Tehran County and its Central District (Tehran County), Central District. With a population of around 9. ... province) was 1,667,024, in 460,242 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 1,956,267 people in 617,773 households. Administrative divisions Notes See also References Districts of Alborz provinc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alborz Province
Alborz province () is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. Its capital is the city of Karaj, which lies 10 km west of Tehran, at the foothills of the Alborz mountains. Alborz is Iran's smallest province in area. History In 2010, Karaj, Nazarabad, and Savojbolagh Counties were separated from Tehran province in the establishment of Alborz province. Demographics Ethnicity The majority of the population of Alborz identify as ethnic Persians Persians ( ), or the Persian people (), are an Iranian ethnic group from West Asia that came from an earlier group called the Proto-Iranians, which likely split from the Indo-Iranians in 1800 BCE from either Afghanistan or Central Asia. They .... Population At the time of the 2006 National Census, the counties that were later to form the province had a total population of 2,053,233. The first census after the creation of Alborz province counted 2,412,513 people in 2011. The 2016 census measured the population of the province ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karaj River
The Karaj (Persian: رودخانه کرج) is a river on the central plateau of Iran. It is the second largest river after Zayandarud in the central plateau region. About The Karaj runs roughly 152 miles (245 km) in length. Its headwaters are in the Central Alborz mountain range, north of Tehran in Alborz Province. It flows south past the city of Karaj, and then flows eastward with its tributary Jajrood River joining in Tehran Province, to flow into the endorheic An endorheic basin ( ; also endoreic basin and endorreic basin) is a drainage basin that normally retains water and allows no outflow to other external bodies of water (e.g. rivers and oceans); instead, the water drainage flows into permanent ... Namak Lake basin in the Qom Province. The Amir Kabir Dam is constructed across the river in the foothills of the Alborz mountain range. Gallery File:IranKarajStausee1.jpg, Karaj dam or Amir Kabir dam File:Chalus road - ninara 01.jpg, Amir kabir (Karaj) Dam over ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adaran, Alborz
Adaran () is a village in, and the capital of, Adaran Rural District in Asara District of Karaj County, Alborz province, Iran. Demographics Population At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 581 in 192 households, when it was in Tehran Tehran (; , ''Tehrân'') is the capital and largest city of Iran. It is the capital of Tehran province, and the administrative center for Tehran County and its Central District (Tehran County), Central District. With a population of around 9. ... province. The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 391 people in 138 households, by which time the county had been separated from the province in the establishment of Alborz province. See also Notes References Populated places in Karaj County {{Karaj-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Iran Cities By Population
Iran has one of the highest urban population growth rates in the world. From 1950 to 2002, the urban proportion of the population increased from 27% to 60%. The United Nations (UN) predicts that by 2030 80% of the population will live in urban areas."Islamic Azad University" retrieved 28 Jan 2008 Most internal migrants have settled near the cities of , , , Ahvaz< ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soleymaniyeh Palace
The Soleymaniyeh Palace ( Persian: کاخ سلیمانیه) is a Qajar era royal residence in Karaj, Iran. It is notable for the paintings inside that show Agha Mohammad Khan Qajar's brothers and Fath-Ali Shah Qajar and his sons. History The palace, designed by the architect Hajji Mohammad Hossein Isfahani, was constructed by the order of Fath-Ali Shah in a large garden near the Karaj river. There are two stories regarding the name of the building. The more probable one states that the palace was built on the occasion of the birth of the Shah's 34th son named Soleiman Mirza. Soleiman Miza is shown as a child near the throne in one of the paintings. However, Gaspard Drouville, a Frenchman who was in Iran at the time, reports that a son of Fath-Ali Shah, Mohammad-Ali Mirza Dowlatshah, was unhappy of Abbas Mirza Abbas Mirza (; 26 August 1789 – 25 October 1833) was the Qajar dynasty, Qajar crown prince of Qajar Iran, Iran during the reign of his father Fath-Ali Shah Qajar ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shah Abbasi Caravansarai, Karaj
The Shah Abbasi Caravansarai () is a historic Safavid era caravanserai in Karaj probably built by the orders of the Safavid Shah Shāh (; ) is a royal title meaning "king" in the Persian language.Yarshater, Ehsa, ''Iranian Studies'', vol. XXII, no. 1 (1989) Though chiefly associated with the monarchs of Iran, it was also used to refer to the leaders of numerous Per ..., Suleiman I. References Caravanserais in Iran {{Iran-castle-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fardis County
Fardis County () is in Alborz province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Fardis. History In 2010, Karaj County was separated from Tehran province in the establishment of Alborz province. In 2013, the city of Meshkin Dasht, the Fardis neighborhood in the city of Karaj Karaj (; ) is a List of cities in Iran by province, city in the Central District (Karaj County), Central District of Karaj County, Alborz province, Alborz province, Iran, serving as capital of the province, the county, and the district. Earl ..., and other parts of the county were separated from it in establishing Fardis County, which was divided into two districts of two rural districts each. The neighborhood was elevated to city status as Fardis and transferred to the new Central District as the county's capital. Demographics Population At the time of the 2016 National Census, the county's population was 271,829 in 86,619 households. Administrative divisions Fardis County's population and adm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tehran
Tehran (; , ''Tehrân'') is the capital and largest city of Iran. It is the capital of Tehran province, and the administrative center for Tehran County and its Central District (Tehran County), Central District. With a population of around 9.8 million in the city as of 2025, and 16.8 million in the metropolitan area, Tehran is the List of largest cities of Iran, most populous city in Iran and Western Asia, the Largest metropolitan areas of the Middle East, second-largest metropolitan area in the Middle East after Cairo, and the 24th most populous metropolitan area in the world. Greater Tehran includes several municipalities, including, Karaj, Eslamshahr, Shahriar, Tehran province, Shahriar, Qods, Iran, Qods, Malard, Golestan, Tehran, Golestan, Pakdasht, Qarchak, Nasimshahr, Parand, Pardis, Andisheh and Fardis. In the classical antiquity, part of the territory of present-day Tehran was occupied by Rhages (now Ray, Iran, Ray), a prominent Medes, Median city almost entirely des ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Counties Of Iran
Iran's counties (, Romanization, romanized as ''šahrestân'') are administrative divisions of larger Provinces of Iran, provinces (''ostan''). The word ''shahrestan'' comes from the Persian words ' (city) and ' ("place, land"). "County", therefore, is a near equivalent to (šahrestân). Counties are divided into one or more districts ( ). A typical district includes both cities ( ) and rural districts ( ), which are groupings of adjacent villages. One city within the county serves as the capital of that county, generally in its Central District. Each county is governed by an office known as ''farmândâri'', which coordinates different public events and agencies and is headed by a ''farmândâr'', the governor of the county and the highest-ranking official in the division. Among the provinces of Iran, Fars province, Fars has the highest number of ''shahrestans'' (37), while Qom province, Qom has the fewest (3). In 2005 Iran had 324 ''shahrestans'', while in as of now there ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
