Tehran province
Iran's most populous and economically dominant province.
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Where it is
Coordinates: 35°31′59″N 51°31′01″E (35.5330, 51.5170) · Open in OpenStreetMap
Coordinates and connected clubs: the infobox of Wikipedia: Tehran province (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map: drawn by Codexery from OpenStreetMap tiles.
It covers 18814 km² on the southern slopes of the Alborz Mountains in north-central Iran.[1][2] Among Iran's 31 provinces, Tehran province has the city of Tehran, which also serves as the national capital, as its administrative center.[3] The population of Tehran province exceeds 12 million, making it the region with the highest population density in Iran.[4]
Geography and history
After the 2006 census, Karaj, Nazarabad, and Savojbolagh Counties were separated from the province to establish Alborz province.[5] On June 22, 2014, the province was made part of the First Region for coordination and development purposes.[1] Azerbaijanis are the largest immigrant group in the province and speak Azeri and Persian.[6] Many Kurds have migrated to the province for study or work, and some districts in Damavand county speak Kurmanji Kurdish.[7]
Situated on the Central Plateau of Iran, Tehran province features elevated mountain ranges to its north and terrain that progressively flattens into plains as one moves southward.[1][2] The Mazanderani ethnic group ranks as the third-largest tribe in the province, and their language is additionally used in the cities of Firuzkuh, Damavand, and Shemiranat.[8] Each year, numerous Lurs relocate to Tehran province, and among the province's oldest and most substantial clans is the Hadavand clan.[9]
What the cited sources add
Iran International reported in 2023 that almost two and a half million Afghans now live in western Tehran, posing a significant challenge to the economy.[10] Abbas Johari from the Tehran governor's office stated the issue entails expenses, particularly in education.[10] Mohammad Taghi Naghdali, a parliament member, said people are displeased with the increasing presence of foreign nationals in schools.[10] RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty noted that the influx of Afghan refugees has come at a time when Tehran is struggling with economic woes from international sanctions.[11]
References
- Wikipedia, "Tehran province" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: همشهری آنلاین-استان‌های کشور به ۵ منطقه تقسیم شدند (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Tehran province" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Alborz Mountains", Encyclopædia Britannica (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Tehran province" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Habibi, [Lam ta Kam], 12 September 1990 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Tehran province" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: www.sci.org.ir/content/userfiles/_sci_en/sci_en/sel/j-shvro-84.html. Retrieved November 2011 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Tehran province" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Larijani, "Alborz province establishment law", lamtakam.com, 2010 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Tehran province" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Ahmady, "From Border to Border. Comprehensive research study on identity and ethnicity in Iran", Mehri publication, 2019; "Tehran, Iran - Image of the Week - Earth Watching", earth.esa.int; "Iran - Azarbaijanis", countrystudies.us; "About this Collection Country Studies Digital Collections Library of Congress", Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA; "The Turkish Language in Iran", Khazar Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Tehran province" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Ahmady, "A Peace-Oriented Investigation of the Ethnic Identity Challenge in Iran (A Study of Five Iranian Ethnic Groups with the GT Method)", International Journal of Kurdish Studies, 2022-01-25, p. 1–40; "سربندان، مرکز دهستان ابرشیوه دماوند در آئینه تاریخ", tarood.ir; Yazdanpanah, "Exposure assessment of the tehran population (iran) to zearalenone mycotoxin", Iranian Journal of Pharmaceutical Research, 2012, p. 251–256; "بررسی ابعاد مهاجرت کُردها به تهران و اقلیم کُردستان", dana.ir (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Tehran province" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: TABNAK, "یک میلیون مازندرانی در تهران هستند", fa; "«یک و نیم میلیون مازندرانی پایتخت‌نشین شدند». ایرنا." (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Tehran province" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "طی پنج سال گذشته؛ 42 هزار لرستانی به تهران مهاجرت کرده‌اند", پايگاه خبري یافته (لرستان), 2017-09-25; "Iranian Lurs Ethnic - Bakhtiari Nomad People in Iran", 2023-03-19; "Lur Persian Plateau, Ethnic Group, Nomadic Britannica", www.britannica.com (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- "Nearly 2.5 Million Afghans Reside in Western Tehran", Iran International, 2023-11-03. facts only, no text reused. iranintl.com
- Azadi, "Afghan Refugees In Iran Say Camps Filled With Misery As They Await Fate", RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty. facts only, no text reused. rferl.org
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- Wikipedia: Tehran province (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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