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Greater Isfahan Region
Greater Isfahan Metropolitan Area is a metropolitan region in Isfahan Province, central Iran. This region, although not having any official designation and recognition yet, is the second biggest one in Iran, behind the capital city Tehran (Greater Tehran Greater Tehran is the urban agglomeration around Tehran that covers the central part of the Tehran Province and eastern part of the Alborz Province, that covers the contiguous cities of Tehran, Ray, Shemirānāt, and other areas. As of 2012, ...). The overall region has a population of over 3,500,000 and extends along Zayandeh Rud, 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. References Externa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mobarakeh County
Mobarakeh County ( fa, شهرستان مبارکه) is in Isfahan province, 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 Turkm .... The capital of the county is the city of Mobarakeh. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 132,925 in 35,276 households. Retrieved 26 October 2022 The following census in 2011 counted 143,474 people in 41,514 households. At the 2016 census, the county's population was 150,441 in 46,936 households. Administrative divisions The population history and structural changes of Mobarakeh County's administrative divisions over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table. The latest census shows two districts, five rural districts, and six cities. References Counties of Isfahan Province {{Isfahan-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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, 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 Turkm .... At the 2006 census, its population was 9,891, in 2,715 families. References Populated places in Lenjan County Cities in Isfahan Province {{Lenjan-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greater Tehran
Greater Tehran is the urban agglomeration around Tehran that covers the central part of the Tehran Province and eastern part of the Alborz Province, that covers the contiguous cities of Tehran, Ray, Shemirānāt, and other areas. As of 2012, Greater Tehran had a population of close to 14 million residents. The 2016 census had the population at 13.3 million in Tehran Province (only 200 thousands of them outside Tehran and the suburban counties) and 2.2 million in Karaj and Fardis combined. So it can be estimated that the population of the urban agglomeration was about 15 million people in 2016, and it is sinking 25 cm per year because of the accelerated influx and the overuse of natural resources. Since the 1960s, much of Greater Tehran's growth has been caused by an influx of urban poor into informal settlements on the fringe.Zebardast, E. (2006). Marginalization of the urban poor and the expansion of the spontaneous settlements on the Tehran metropolitan fringe. Cities, 23(6 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tehran
Tehran (; fa, تهران ) is the largest city in Tehran Province and the Capital city, 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 List of largest cities of Iran, most populous city in Iran and Western Asia, and has the Largest metropolitan areas of the Middle East, second-largest metropolitan area in the Middle East, after Cairo. It is ranked 24th in the world by metropolitan area population. In the Classical antiquity, Classical era, part of the territory of present-day Tehran was occupied by Ray, Iran, Rhages, a prominent Medes, Median city destroyed in the medieval Muslim conquest of Persia, Arab, Oghuz Turks, Turkic, and Mongol conquest of Khwarezmia, Mongol invasions. Modern Ray is an urban area absorbed into the metropolitan area of Greater Tehran. Tehran was first chosen as the capital of Iran by Agha Mohammad Khan Qajar, Agha Mohammad Khan of the Qajar dyn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 Turkmenistan to the north, by Afghanistan and Pakistan to the east, and by the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf to the south. It covers an area of , making it the 17th-largest country. Iran has a population of 86 million, making it the 17th-most populous country in the world, and the second-largest in the Middle East. Its largest cities, in descending order, are the capital Tehran, Mashhad, Isfahan, Karaj, Shiraz, and Tabriz. The country is home to one of the world's oldest civilizations, beginning with the formation of the Elamite kingdoms in the fourth millennium BC. It was first unified by the Medes, an ancient Iranian people, in the seventh century BC, and reached its territorial height in the sixth century BC, when Cyrus the Gr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iran Standard Time
Iran Standard Time (IRST) or Iran Time (IT) is the time zone used in Iran. Iran uses a UTC offset UTC+03:30. IRST is defined by the 52.5 degrees east meridian, the same meridian which defines the Iranian calendar and is the official meridian of Iran. Between 2005 and 2008, by decree of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Iran did not observe daylight saving time (DST) (called ''Iran Daylight Time'' or ''IRDT''). It was reintroduced from 21 March 2008. On 21 September 2022, Iran abolished DST and now observes standard time year-round. Daylight Saving Time transitions The dates of DST transitions in Iran were based on the Solar Hijri calendar, the official calendar of Iran, which is in turn based on the March equinox ( Nowruz) as determined by astronomical calculation at the meridian for Iran Standard Time (52.5°E or GMT+3.5h). This resulted in the unique situation wherein the dates of DST transitions didn't fall on the same weekday each year as they do in most other countries. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lenjan County
Lenjan County ( fa, شهرستان لنجان) is located in Isfahan province, Iran. The capital of the county is Zarrin Shahr (Riz-e Lenjan). At the 2006 census, the county's population was 225,559, in 58,232 households. Retrieved 26 October 2022 At the 2016 census, the county's population was 262,912, in 81,101 households. Lenjan County is the location of Isfahan Steel Mill. It is located on the banks of the Zayandeh River, which the largest river in Isfahan Province. Farming is an important source of income, and the most important product in Lenjan is rice. Hossein Rajaei Rizi is the representative of Lenjan in Islamic Consultative Assembly. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isfahan County
Isfahan County ( fa, شهرستان اصفهان) is located in Isfahan province, Iran. The capital of the county is Isfahan. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 1,963,315, in 543,688 households. Retrieved 25 October 2022 At the 2016 census, the county's population (including those portions of the county later split off to form Harand County, Jarqavieh County Jarqavieh County ( fa, شهرستان جرقویه) is located in Isfahan province, Iran. The capital of the county is Nikabad. At the 2006 census, the county's population as a part of Isfahan County was 35,069, in 9,526 households. Retrieved 25 ..., Kuhpayeh County, and Varzaneh County) was 2,243,249, in 707,870 households. Administrative divisions See also * List of historical structures in Isfahan province References {{Isfahan County, state=collapsed Counties of Isfahan Province ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tiran And Karvan County
Tiran and Karvan County ( fa, شهرستان تیران و کرون) is located in Isfahan province, 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 Turkm .... The capital of the county is Tiran. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 64,043, in 17,802 households. Retrieved 26 October 2022 The following census in 2011 counted 69,047 people, in 21,031 households. At the 2016 census, the county's population was 71,575, in 22,704 households. Administrative divisions References Counties of Isfahan Province {{Isfahan-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Falavarjan County
Falavarjan County ( fa, شهرستان فلاورجان) is in Isfahan province, Iran. The capital of the county is the city of Falavarjan. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 232,019 in 60,613 households. Retrieved 25 October 2022The following census in 2011 counted 247,014 people in 71,802 households. At the 2016 census, the county's population was 249,814 in 77,213 households. Administrative divisions The population history and structural changes of Falavarjan County's administrative divisions over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table. The latest census shows three districts, six rural districts, and eight cities. The center of this county is the city of Falavarjan. It has a special place due to its close proximity to the metropolis of Isfahan. Also, due to its proximity to the Zobahan highway and ease of connection with other neighboring cities, it is one of the busiest suburbs of Isfahan. The people of this city are Persian speak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
