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Ishfahan
Isfahan ( fa, اصفهان, Esfahân ), from its ancient designation ''Aspadana'' and, later, ''Spahan'' in middle Persian, rendered in English as ''Ispahan'', is a major city in the Greater Isfahan Region, Isfahan Province, Iran. It is located south of Tehran and is the capital of Isfahan Province. The city has a population of approximately 2,220,000, making it the third-largest city in Iran, after Tehran and Mashhad, and the second-largest metropolitan area. Isfahan is located at the intersection of the two principal routes that traverse Iran, north–south and east–west. Isfahan flourished between the 9th and 18th centuries. Under the Safavid dynasty, Isfahan became the capital of Persia, for the second time in its history, under Shah Abbas the Great. The city retains much of its history. It is famous for its Perso–Islamic architecture, grand boulevards, covered bridges, palaces, tiled mosques, and minarets. Isfahan also has many historical buildings, monume ...
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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 the year 2006 the country of Iran has had a census every 5 years. The cities that are bold are capitals of provinces, counties & districts. Iran has 31 provinces and 1245 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 Yazd ...
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