Mashhad
Mashhad (Persie: مشهد frae Arabic: مشهد, ‹Mašhad›, literally the place o martyrdom) is the seicont lairgest ceety in Iran an ane o the holiest ceeties in the Shia Muslim warld.
It is the anerlie major Iranian ceety wi an Arabic name an aw. It is locatit 850 kilometres (530 mi) east o Tehran, at the centre o the Razavi Khorasan Province close tae the borders o Afghanistan an Turkmenistan.
Mashhad مشهد | |
|---|---|
| Eik-name(s): Mashhad | |
| Motto(s): Ceety o paradise (Shahre behesht) | |
  Mashhad Location o Mashhad in Iran | |
| Coordinates: 36°18′N 59°36′E / 36.300°N 59.600°E | |
| Kintra |  Iran |
| Province | Razavi Khorasan |
| Coonty | Mashhad |
| Bakhsh | Central |
| Mashhad-Sanabad-Toos | 818 AD (Martyrdom O Imam Reza) |
| Govrenment | |
| • Mayor (Ŝahrdār) | Mohammad Pejman |
| Area | |
| • City | 458 km2 (177 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 3946 km2 (1,524 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 985 m (3,232 ft) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • City | 3,069,941(Metropolitan) 2,772,287(City itself) (2,011 Census) |
| • Population Rank in Iran | 2nt |
| Ower 20 million pilgrims an tourists per year | |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+4:30 (IRDT) |
| Website | www.mashhad.ir |
Nou Mashhad is notably kent as the restin place o the Imam Reza. A shrine wis later biggit thare tae commemorate the Imam, which in turn gae rise tae increasin demographic development.
Mashhad is kent as the ceety o Ferdowsi an aw, the eminent Iranian poet o Shahnameh, which is considered tae be the naitional epic o Iran.
Sister ceeties
Milan, Italy
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysie (October 2006)
Lahore, Pakistan
Fresno, Unitit States
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