Hamedān or Hamadān is the capital
city of Hamadan Province of Iran. It had an
estimated population of 550,284 in 2005.
Hamadan is believed to be among
the oldest Iranian cities and one of the oldest in the world.
Hamadan is a green mountainous
area in the foothills of the 3574-meter Alvand Mountain, in the midwest part of
Iran. The city is 1850 meters above sea level.
The special nature of this old
city and its historic sites attract tourists during the summer to this city,
located approximately 400km southwest of Tehran.
Tabriz is the largest city in
northwestern Iran.
It is situated north of the volcanic cone of Sahand, south of
the Eynali
mountain. It is the capital of East Azarbaijan Province. Tabriz lies at
the junction of the Komur River (Mehran River) and the Aji River.
With a population of 1,600,000
Tabriz is Iran's Fourth largest city, after Tehran, Mashhad and Esfahan.
Its an ancient city that its
history is about 4500 years ago these informations beloges to digs that
archaeologist find near the blue mosque.
Kerman is a city in Iran. It is the center
of Kerman province. Located in a large and flat plain,
this city is located 1,076 km (669 mi) south of Tehran, capital of Iran.
Kerman city had an estimated
population of 533,799 in 2005.
It is believed, that Kerman has
been founded as early as the 3rd century by Ardeshir I, founder of the
Sassanian dynasty. In Islamic time, Kerman was one of the important cultural
centres of Iran.
Qazvin is the largest city and capital
of the Province of Qazvin in Iran with an estimated
population of 331,409 in 2005.
Qazvin (historically also rendered as Kazvin, Kasvin, Casbeen,
and Casbin in the West) is a city in Iran,
some 165 km northwest of Tehran, in Qazvin
Province. It is at an altitude of about 1800 meters above sea level,
and is a city with a cold but dry climate being south of the rugged Alborz range.
The city was the location of a former
capital of the Persian Empire and contains over 2000 architectural
and archeological sites. It is a provincial capital today that has been an
important cultural center throughout history.
Kish is a resort island in the Persian
Gulf. It is part of the Hormozgān Province of Iran. Due to its free
trade zone status it is touted as a consumer's paradise, with numerous
malls, shopping centres, tourist attractions, and resort hotels. It has an
estimated population of 20,000 residents and about 1.5 million people visit the
island annually. The area of the island is 91.5 km². Kish Island is the
purported to be the third most visited Western-oriented cities in the Middle
East, after Sharm el-Sheikh and Dubai.
Yazdis the
capital of Yazd province, "the second ancient and historic
city in the world and a centre of Zoroastrian
culture. The city is located some 175 miles southeast of Isfahan.
In 2005 it had an
estimated population of 433,836 people.[ In 2006 it had an estimated population of
505,037. Because of generations of adaptations to its desert surroundings, Yazd
is an architecturally unique city. It is also known in Iran for the high
quality handicrafts, especially silk weaving, and its sweets
shops.
Kashan is a city in the province
of Isfahan, Iran. It had an
estimated population of 272,359 in 2005 .
The etymology of the city name
comes from the Persian word Kashi, which translates into the English
word tile. Kashan is the first of the large oases along the Qom-Kerman road which
runs along the edge of the central deserts of Iran. Its charm is thus mainly due to the contrast
between the parched immensities of the deserts and the greenery of the
well-tended oasis.
Esfahān or Isfahan located about
340 km south of Tehran,
is the capital of Esfahan Province and Iran's third largest
city (after Tehran
and Mashhad).
Esfahan City had a population of 1,986,542 and the Esfahan metropolitan area
had a population of 3,430,353 in the 2006 Census, the second most populous
metropolitan area in Iran after Tehran.
Tehran is the capital and largest city
of Iran, and the
administrative center of Tehran Province.
Most Iranian industries are
headquartered in Tehran. The industries include the manufacturing of
automobiles, electronics and electrical equipment, military weaponry, textiles,
sugar, cement, and chemical products. It is also a leading center for the sale
of carpets and furniture. There is also an oil refinery located in south of the
city.
Shiraz is the fifth most populated city
in Iran and the
capital of Fars Province. Shiraz is located in the southwest of Iran on the Rudkhaneye
Khoshk seasonal river. Shiraz has a moderate climate and has been a regional
trade center for more than a thousand years.
The earliest reference to the
city, as Tiraziš, is on Elamite clay tablets dated to 2000 BC.[4]
In the 13th century, Shiraz became a leading center of the arts and letters,
thanks to the encouragement of its ruler and the presence of many Persian
scholars and artists. Shiraz was the capital of the Persia
during the Zand dynasty from 1750 until 1781, as well as briefly
during the Saffarid
period.
