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Iran Standard Time ( IRST) or Iran Time ( IT) is the time zone used in Iran. Iran uses a UTC offset UTC+03:30. IRST is defined by the 52.5 degrees east meridian, the same meridian which defines the Iranian calendar and is the official meridian of Iran. Between 2005 and 2008, by decree of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Iran did not observe ...
Tehran ( / tɛəˈræn, - ˈrɑːn, ˌteɪ -/; Persian: تهران Tehrân [tehˈɾɒːn] ⓘ) is the capital and largest city of Iran and also the largest city in Tehran Province. It also serves as the capital of the Province, county and the Central District. [ 6] With a population of around 9.4 million in the city, and 16.8 million in the ...
Line 5 is coloured green on system maps; it is a 67.5-kilometer-long (41.9 mi) [28] commuter rail line and has 13 stations. [28] [29] Entering the area of Karaj with main stations at Karaj and Golshahr and Hashtgerd. It connects with the western end of Line 2 at Tehran (Sadeghiyeh) station, and with the western end of Line 4 at Eram-e Sabz ...
Map of Administrative Subdivisions of Iran in 1911, Tehran, Eyalats, and Velayats Iran has held its modern territory since the Treaty of Paris in 1857. Prior to 1937, Iran had maintained its feudal administrative divisional structure, dating back to the time the modern state was centralized by the Safavid dynasty in the 16th century.
Since 1900, at least 126,000 fatalities have resulted from earthquakes in Iran. [2] In addition, the Iranian Plate is bordered by the Indian Plate (to the southeast), the Eurasian Plate (to the north), and the Arabian Plate (to the south and west), which is where the Zagros fold and thrust belt (an ancient subduction zone) lies.
Tehran's Metro system is planned to consist of a total of seven lines; 7 lines (Lines 1–7) with 159 stations to June 2024, six of which are metro-service lines (Lines 1–4 and 6 & 7), are currently operational.
Isfahan-Shahinshahr Freeway. Zobahan Freeway. Shahinshahr-Khomeyn Road. Tehran-Isfahan Highway. Shahreza-Semirom Road. Esfahan-KhorramAbad Esfahan-Yazd. Kashan-Isfahan Highway. Shahreza-Borujen Road. Khur-Damghan Road.
1723 – Afghans ( Pashtuns) occupy the city. [2] 1751 – Takht-e Marmar built. 1759 – Khalvat Karim Khani built (approximate date). 1785 – Town besieged by forces of Agha Mohammad. [3] 1786 – Mohammad Khan Qajar moves Iran's capital from Sari to Tehran. [3] [4] 1790 – Palace built (later became Qasr Prison ).