About Tehran

Tehran is Iran’s largest city and capital of Iran , With a population of around 14 million in the city .

Do you know Tehran is the largest city in Western Asia and one of the largest three cities in the Middle East (along with Istanbul and Cairo).

This city is home to many historic mosques as well as several churches, synagogues and Zoroastrian fire temples. However, modern structures, notably Azadi Tower and the Milad Tower, have come to symbolize the city.

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Tehran is situated at the foot of the towering Alborz mountain rang. Tehran is a cosmopolitan city, with great museums, parks, restaurants, warm friendly people. It deserves at least a few days of your Iranian itinerary.

About Tehran

Tehran Altitude is between 1 ,200 and 1 ,700 meters. Mehrabad Airport is in the west of city.

Railway: European link through Tabriz and Istanbul , internal lines to Mashhad , Yazd and Khoramshahr.

There are Regular coach services in all directions.

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Tehran is the mirror of Iran !

Those who inhabit this young metropolis have come from around the country with different beliefs, cultures, languages and life styles and live in a national and international context together. It can be noted that modern societies take form in large cities, and therefore, Iran’s future is being formed in Tehran.

Tehran is similar to Los Angeles or Shanghai in terms of urban planning, size, variety, internal dynamics and economic role.

LANGUAGE

There is a variety of unofficial languages in Tehran ,but roughly 99% of the population understand and speak Persian. The majority of people in Tehran identify themselves as Persians.

CLIMATE

Average summer temperatures exceed 38 °C (100.4 °F).

CURRENCY

The “RIAL” is the currency of Iran. Although the “TOMAN” is no longer an official unit of Iranian currency.

Iranians commonly express amounts of money and prices of goods in “tomans”.( one “toman” equals 10 rials ).

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ELECTRICITY

The standard electrical voltage in Iran is 220 volts AC, 50Hz.

TRANSPORTATION AROUND TEHRAN

Tehran has a modern network of streets and highways and this city is the hub of almost all bus, train and air services.

Every town and city of any size is directly linked to Tehran – always by bus, usually by air and increasingly by train too.

TEHRAN’S METRO

Tehran Metro is a rapid transit system , Four lines (lines 1, 2, 4 and 5) of the metro are operational while two lines (lines 3 and 7) are still under construction.