Tehran Province

The Tehran Province is one of the thirty provinces of Iran. It covers on area of 18,909 square kilometers and is located to the north of the central plateau of Iran. This province has common borders with the Mazandaran province from north, Qom province from south, Semnan province from east and Qazvin province from west. The metropolis of Tehran is not only the capital city of the province, but is also the capital of Iran. As of June 2005, this province includes thirteen townships, forty-three municipalities, and 1358 villages.

Related Topics:
Iran - Mazandaran - Qom - Semnan - Qazvin - Tehran - As of June 2005

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The province gained importance when Tehran was claimed the capital by the Qajar dynasty in 1778. Today Tehran ranks in the top 20 metropolitan cities of the world in size.

Related Topics:
Tehran - Qajar - 1778

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