Malard ( fa, ملارد, also
Romanize
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d as Malārd and Melārd; also known as Malār) is a city and capital of
Malard County
Malard County ( fa, شهرستان ملارد) is in Tehran 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 ...
,
Alborz Province
Alborz Province ( fa, استان البرز, ''Ostān-e Alborz'') is one of the 31 provinces of Iran.[Iran
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. At the 2006 census, its population was 228,673, in 61,302 families.
Transportation
The city is served by buses from the municipal-run
Malard and Suburbs Bus Organization, connecting the city to
Shahriar,
Karaj
Karaj ( fa, کرج, ) is the capital of Alborz Province, Iran, and effectively a satellite city of Tehran. Although the county hosts a population around 1.97 million, as recorded in the 2016 census, most of the county is rugged mountain. The urb ...
,
Qods, and
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 ...
.
Climate
Köppen-Geiger climate classification system classifies its climate as
cold semi-arid (BSk).
References
Populated places in Malard County
Cities in Tehran Province
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