Tehran Province

Extracted from Rasekhoon
Introducing cities and provinces:
Tehran province with 28.225 square kilometers is one of the smallest provinces in the country. Tehran is located IN south of the central part of the Alborz Mountains and extends from the Firoozkooh area in the east to Ta'ashtgard in the west. It also leads to the Qom province in the southern part.
In total, three effective factors are involved in making the overall climate in the province of Tehran. These three factors are:
1) Dasht-e Kavir in southeast of the province
2) Alborz mountain range in the north
3) Western wet and rain winds
In general, the climate of this province in the mountainous areas is mild mountainous climate and in its plains is semi-desert with its own characteristics. The surface waters of the province include Karaj, Jajroud, Hableh rood, Rudshur, Rudlar, Taleghan Rood, Ken, Ghareh Chay, Haraz and Sulqan Rivers. Submerged water, which is in fact mineral springs, is Abali Spring (between the two villages of Abali and Mobarak Abad), the Alborz Springs (Southeast of Abali), Cheshme Ali (Shahrery) and Cheshme A'la ( North of Damavand city).
The province of Tehran is the largest economic pole of the country with very complex economic characteristics. Over the past two decades, the industrial and commercial aspects of the economy of the region have developed so much that this period can be considered as the period of fundamental changes from a relatively self-sufficient agricultural economy to the dependent industrial and commercial economy.
According to the country's statistics, more than half of the country's freeways are located in this province. Also, the 767 km of the railway, which 435 km of it is the main part, makes it possible to link it to the provinces of the country by train.

● Tehran

The city of Tehran, now the center of the Islamic Republic of Iran, was in ancient times one of the villages located around Ray city. Tehran began to grow after the destruction of the Ray by the Mongols, and in the second half of the 10th century (AH) during the Shah Tahmasb Safavid period a fortification was built around the town. The significance of this city began in the year 1756, when Karim Khan Zand transferred the government of Tehran to Ghafoor Khan, and left for Shiraz ans set it as his capital city. After the death of Karim Khan, Agha Muhammad Khan Qajar came to Tehran, and he dominated the country after the hard wars with Lotfali Khan Zand. In 1790, he crowned in the city and made it the capital of his government.
Nevertheless, by the rule of Naser-al-Din Shah, who ruled for nearly 50 years, Tehran was transformed a lot, and the surrounding areas quickly became residential, and new tower and fortification were built around the city. The bazaar of Tehran, Saraye Amirand and the Dar-al-Fonoun school, were the remains of that era. During the reign of Pahlavi Tehran found a new look. The gates and yards around it disappeared and the city quickly expanded.
After the victory of the Islamic Revolution of Iran in 1979, the city continued to expand, and new settlements in border of the city were added, and its population grew rapidly.
Tehran, with an area of about 1/200sq. Km, is located on the southern slopes of the Alborz Mountains. The weather in this city is hot and dry in the summer and cold in winter. The highest summer temperature is 42 degrees Celsius and the lowest is 16 degrees Celsius in the winter. Tehran is 1100 meters high from the sea level in the south and 1700 meters in the north. The average annual precipitation is 225 mm.
Tehran is the center of all ministries, departments and scientific centers of the country, and is also the political center of the country over the past 200 years. Geopolitically and in terms of political and economic issues it also has particular importance. Holding international or interior exhibitions, such as the flower, carpet and etc. proves the point.
Tehran has air connections with all the cities of Iran, which has an airport, and most of the major cities of the world through the international airport of Mehrabadand (the new International Airport will be used in the coming years). The city is connected through three passenger terminals in the east, west and south of Tehran and to all parts of Iran through railway lines. Tehran, with its special position is located on the Asian- in European route.

● Tourist attractions of Tehran

In Tehran, there are museums, art galleries, religious places, sports and entertainment centers, cinemas and various centers attracting a large number of people every day. Also, the surrounding areas of the city, especially the mountains spots of the Alborz Highlands, on holiday days attracts many people to around the rivers of Karaj, Jajroud and Lar. In the winter, the ski resorts of Abali, Gajjre, Dizin and Shemshak are also a nice entertainment place for winter sports enthusiasts. The large lake of Karaj dam is a good place to sail and ski on the water. Rock climbing, mountaineering and mountain hiking in the mountains north of Tehran are also among the public's amusements.
Golestan Palace, Marmar, Saheb-Qaraniyeh, Sa'adabad, Azadi Tower, Forest Park, Pardisan Park, Eram, Jamshidieh, Mellat, Besat, Azadegan, Laleh, Damavand hot water spring and Tochal telecobin are attractions of Tehran. In addition, Tehran Market by its traditional architecture is one of the main shopping centers in Tehran, and in spite of the establishment of shopping centers in different parts of the city, it still maintains its centrality.
There are several religious places in Tehran, and in addition to famous and well-known mosques, more than 30 Imam Zadeh are located in and around the city. Religious places outside Tehran include the tomb of Hazrat Abdul Azim in Ray, the shrine of Imam Khomeini in Behesht Zahra, Imam Zadeh Saleh in Tajrish, and the Emamzadeh of Davoud in the north of Kan,Tehran.