Tehran
Iran's main city
Tehran is the capital and largest city of Iran, located in the northern part of the country at the foot of the Alborz Mountains.
It serves as the political, economic, and cultural center of the nation, home to roughly nine million people.
The city features prominently in discussions of Middle Eastern geopolitics: negotiations in Tehran, the Tehran conference of 1943.
Islamic republic in Asia
- PersianOf or from Iran
- Middle EastAsia-Africa-Europe junction zone
- embassyOfficial diplomatic residence abroad
- diplomacyNegotiation between nations
Farsi · oil · nuclear · Shia · megacity · smog · traffic · metro
Japan's capital city
- BaghdadIraqi seat of government
- KabulAfghanistan's capital city
- AnkaraTurkey's governmental seat
- DamascusSyrian seat of government
Beirut · Riyadh · Amman · Baku · Yerevan · Islamabad · Isfahan · Shiraz
Of or from Iran
- poetryMetrical literary composition
- calligraphyOrnamental handwriting art
- miniatureReduced-scale representation
- carpetsTextile floor coverings
Rumi · cuisine · saffron · tea houses · Nowruz · Sufism · classical music · tar
Senior Shia clerical title
- Supreme LeaderHighest political-religious authority
- revolutionViolent governmental overthrow
- clericsOrdained religious officials
- parliamentNational legislative assembly
sanctions · hardliners · reformists · 1979 · hostage crisis · Khomeini · Shah · theocracy
Iran's former name
- bazaarOpen-air merchant district
- Grand BazaarHistoric Istanbul marketplace
- caravanseraiTraveler's courtyard lodge
- ZoroastrianismAncient dualistic Persian religion
Iran
Islamic republic in Asia
- PersianOf or from Iran
- Middle EastAsia-Africa-Europe junction zone
- embassyOfficial diplomatic residence abroad
diplomacy · Farsi · oil · nuclear · Shia · megacity · smog · traffic · metro
Tokyo
Japan's capital city
Damascus · Beirut · Riyadh · Amman · Baku · Yerevan · Islamabad · Isfahan · Shiraz · Persian Gulf
Persian
Of or from Iran
- poetryMetrical literary composition
- calligraphyOrnamental handwriting art
- miniatureReduced-scale representation
Rumi · carpets · cuisine · saffron · tea houses · Nowruz · Sufism · classical music · tar · cinema
Ayatollah
Senior Shia clerical title
- Supreme LeaderHighest political-religious authority
- revolutionViolent governmental overthrow
- clericsOrdained religious officials
parliament · sanctions · hardliners · reformists · 1979 · hostage crisis · Khomeini · Shah · theocracy
Persia
Iran's former name
- bazaarOpen-air merchant district
- Grand BazaarHistoric Istanbul marketplace
- caravanseraiTraveler's courtyard lodge
- Capital CitiesParis, Tokyo, Madrid, Berlin, Moscow
- IranIran, Isfahan, Persia, Shiraz, Farsi
- Persian CulturePersian gardens, Persian garden, Nowruz, Persian rugs, Persian carpet
- Iran PlacesIsfahan, Shiraz, Kurdistan, provinces, cities
- Iranian GovernmentSupreme Leader, Ayatollah, judiciary, legislature, executive branch
- Middle Eastern CinemaOmar Sharif, Persepolis, Omar, Cairo, Beirut
TehranJerusalem
Triply sacred ancient capital
Riyadh · Washington D.C. · Tel Aviv · Mecca · London
Tehrancoastal city
Urban area bordering sea
port city · coastal cities · Mumbai · Shanghai · Tokyo