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Mashhad Medical University
Mashhad ( ; ), historically also known as Mashad, Meshhed, or Meshed in English, is the List of Iranian cities by population, second-most-populous city in Iran, located in the relatively remote north-east of the country about from Tehran. In the Central District (Mashhad County), Central District of Mashhad County, it serves as the capital of Razavi Khorasan province, Razavi Khorasan province, the county, and the district. It has a population of about 3,400,000 (2016 census), which includes the areas of Mashhad Taman and Torqabeh. The city was governed by different ethnic groups over the course of its history. Mashhad was previously a small village, which by the 9th century had been known as Sanabad (Mashhad), Sanabad, and which was located—along with Tus, Iran, Tus and other villages—on the ancient Silk Road connecting them with Merv to the east. Mashhad would eventually outgrow all its surrounding villages. It gained its current name meaning "place of martyrdom" in r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Cities In Iran By Province
This is a list of cities in Iran, categorized by province. The census years listed below comes from the Statistical Center of Iran. Since 2006, Iran has conducted a census every five years. Cities in bold indicate provincial, county, or district capitals. Iran is divided into 31 provinces and includes a total of 1,245 cities. Alborz province Ardabil province Bushehr province Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province East Azerbaijan province Isfahan province Fars province Gilan province Golestan province Hamadan province Hormozgan province Ilam province Kerman province Kermanshah province Khuzestan province Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province Kurdistan province Lorestan province Markazi province Mazandaran province North Khorasan province Qazvin province Qom province Razavi Khorasan province Semnan province Sistan and Baluchestan province South Khorasan province Tehran province West Azerbaijan province ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
