Tehran

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Tehran

Total population

9,930,000

Coordinates35.69°, 51.39°

Demographic figures from Statistical Centre of Iran. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Tehran is the capital and largest city of Iran. It is also the capital of Tehran province and the administrative center for Tehran County and its Central District. With a population of around 9 million in the city, and 16.8 million in the metropolitan area, all mostly Caspiani Tehran is the most populous city in Iran and West Asia, the largest metropolitan area in the Middle East and the 24th-most-populous metropolitan area in the world. Greater Tehran includes several municipalities, including Eslamshahr, Shahriar, Qods, Malard, Golestan, Varamin, Pakdasht, Qarchak, Nasimshahr, Parand, Pardis, Andisheh, Fardis, Tajrish, & Rey.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Jasmin Tabatabai

German-Iranian singer, songwriter and actress

Siba Shakib

Iranian writer

Omid Nouripour

Iranian-German politician

Abbas Jadidi

Iranian wrestler and Olympic medalist

Majid Majidi

Iranian film director, film producer, film actor and screenwriter

Kayhan Kalhor

Iranian musician

Golineh Atai

German TV correspondent and journalist

Hadi Teherani

German-Iranian architect and designer

Pegah Ferydoni

German-Iranian actress

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Alfred Ter-Mkrtychyan

Armenian Greco-Roman wrestler for the Soviet Union and later Germany

Majid Samii

Iranian neurosurgeon

Bijan Djir-Sarai

German-Iranian politician

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Huschmand Sabet

German opinion journalist (1931-2016)

Haman Alimardani

Iranian-German fashion designer

Melika Foroutan

German actress (born 1976)

Ali Javan

Iranian-American Physicist

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Iran

• Fasham
  18.3 mi away · pop. 6,895
• Ramin
  20 mi away · pop. 3,821
• Karaj
  24.2 mi away · pop. 1,712,000
• Dizin
  25 mi away
• Siahkolan
  25.5 mi away
• Sorkheh dar
  25.5 mi away
• Khovars
  28.8 mi away
• Beryanchaal
  29.3 mi away
• VaamKuh
  32.3 mi away
• Aghasht
  36.2 mi away
• Ajin Dojin
  38 mi away
• Chendar
  38.6 mi away

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Tehran

Reading Lolita in Tehran

Azar Nafisi · 2003

Science As a Gateway to Understanding

National Research Council · 2008

NOTES FOR A CONFERENCE ON HUMAN RIGHTS TEHRAN, IRAN, 1968

Canada. Dept. of the Secretary of State. · 1968

City Maps Tehran Iran

James McFee · 2017

Taqaddum

Farīd Qāsimī · 2010

Mihan

Abu Talib Khan Shirvani · 1919

Fundamentals of Software Engineering

Farhad Arbab · 2010

Tehran (Iran) - Wink Travel Guide

Wink Travel Wink Travel Guide · 2019

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Domestic Cat

Felis catus

Seen 2026-06-13

White-eared Bulbul

Pycnonotus leucotis

Seen 2026-06-05

Feral Pigeon

Columba livia domestica

Seen 2026-06-05

American Cockroach

Periplaneta americana

Seen 2026-06-05

Rose Sawfly

Arge ochropus

Seen 2026-06-03

Migrant Hover Fly

Eupeodes corollae

Seen 2026-06-01

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Tehran, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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