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Tehran is the capital city of Iran, located in the north-central part of the country. With over 8.7 million people in the city and 15 million in the greater metropolitan area, it is the largest and most populous city in Iran and Western Asia. Tehran was chosen as the capital in 1786 by Agha Mohammad Khan in order to be near territories in the Caucasus and to avoid power struggles between ruling dynasties. It is a historical city with several royal complexes and landmarks, and has experienced large-scale growth and migration over the 20th century.

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Tehran

Tehran is the capital city of Iran, located in the north-central part of the country. With over 8.7 million people in the city and 15 million in the greater metropolitan area, it is the largest and most populous city in Iran and Western Asia. Tehran was chosen as the capital in 1786 by Agha Mohammad Khan in order to be near territories in the Caucasus and to avoid power struggles between ruling dynasties. It is a historical city with several royal complexes and landmarks, and has experienced large-scale growth and migration over the 20th century.

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Tehran (/tɛəˈræn, -ˈrɑːn, ˌteɪə-/; Persian: ‫ تهران‬Ťehrân [tehˈɾɒːn] ( listen)) is

the capital of Iran and Tehran Province. With a population of around 8.7 million in the city and 15
million in the larger metropolitan area of Greater Tehran, Tehran is the most populous city in Iran
and Western Asia,[6] and has the second-largest metropolitan area in the Middle East (after Cairo). It
is ranked 24th in the world by the population of its metropolitan area.[7]
In the Classical era, part of the territory of present-day Tehran was occupied by Rhages, a
prominent Median city.[8] It was subject to destruction through the medieval Arab, Turkic,
and Mongol invasions. Its modern-day inheritor remains as an urban area absorbed into the
metropolitan area of Greater Tehran.
Tehran was first chosen as the capital of Iran by Agha Mohammad Khan of the Qajar dynasty in
1786, in order to remain within close reach of Iran's territories in the Caucasus, before being
separated from Iran as a result of the Russo-Iranian Wars, and to avoid the vying factions of the
previously ruling Iranian dynasties. The capital has been moved several times throughout history,
and Tehran is the 32nd national capital of Persia. Large-scale demolition and rebuilding began in the
1920s, and Tehran has been a destination for mass migrations from all over Iran since the 20th
century.[9]
Tehran is home to many historical collections, including the royal complexes of Golestan, Sa'dabad,
and Niavaran, where the two last dynasties of the former Imperial State of Iran were seated.
Tehran's most famous landmarks include the Azadi Tower, a memorial built under the reign
of Mohammad Reza Shah of the Pahlavi dynasty in 1971 to mark the 2,500th year of the foundation
of the Imperial State of Iran, and the Milad Tower, the world's sixth-tallest self-supporting
tower which was completed in 2007. The Tabiat Bridge, a newly-built landmark, was completed in
2014.[10]
The majority of the population of Tehran are Persian-speaking people,[11][12] and roughly 99% of the
population understand and speak Persian, but there are large populations of other ethno-linguistic
groups who live in Tehran and speak Persian as a second language.[13]
Tehran has an international airport (Imam Khomeini Airport), a domestic airport (Mehrabad
Airport), a central railway station, the rapid transit system of Tehran Metro, a bus rapid
transit system, trolleybuses, and a large network of highways.
There have been plans to relocate Iran's capital from Tehran to another area, due mainly to air
pollution and the city's exposure to earthquakes. To date, no definitive plans have been approved. A
2016 survey of 230 cities by consultant Mercer ranked Tehran 203rd for quality of life.[14] According to
the Global Destinations Cities Index in 2016, Tehran is among the top ten fastest growing
destinations.[15]
October 6 is marked as Tehran Day based on a 2016 decision by members of the City Council,
celebrating the day when the city was officially chosen as the capital of Iran by the Qajar dynasty
back in 1907.[16]

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