Tehran

Tehran (also transcribed Teheran) (تهران in Persian), population 9,000,000 (metropolitan: 14,000,000), and a land area of 254 square miles, the capital of Iran (Persia) and the center of Tehran Province. Tehran is located at {{coor dm|35|40|N|51|25|E|type:city(9000000)_region:IR}}. http://earth-info.nga.mil/gns/html/cntry_files.html

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Persian - Population - Metropolitan - Land - Area - Square miles - Capital - Iran (Persia) - Tehran Province

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More than half of the country's industry is based there. Industries include the manufacturing of cars, electronics and electrical equipment, weaponry, textiles, sugar, cement, and chemical products. It is also a leading center for the sale of carpets and furniture. There is an oil refinery nearby.

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Industry - Cars - Electronic - Electrical - Equipment - Weapon - Textiles - Sugar - Cement - Chemical - Products - Carpet - Furniture - Oil refinery

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Tehran is a lively city at the foot of the Alborz mountain range with an immense network of highways unparalleled in western Asia. It is also the hub of the country's railway network. The city has numerous large museums, art centers, palace complexes and cultural centers.

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City - Alborz - Mountain range - Highway - Western Asia - Railway - Network - Museum - Art - Center - Palace - Cultural

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Besides Persians there are Azeri, Armenian, Jewish communities in Tehran. 98.3 percent of Tehran's residents speak Persian http://www.hamshahri.org/ostans/iraninfo/tehran/farbomi/leftfar.htm. The city is dotted with mosques, churches and synagogues.

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Persians - Azeri - Armenian - Jewish - Mosque - Church - Synagogue

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