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Karaj
City in Alborz province, Iran / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the administrative division of Alborz province, see Karaj County. For other places with the same name, see Karaj.
Karaj (Persian: کرج; pronounced [kæˈɾædʒ] ⓘ)[lower-alpha 1] is a city in the Central District of Karaj County, Alborz province, Iran, serving as capital of the province, the county, and the district.[5]
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Karaj
کرج | |
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City | |
Panoramic, Soleymaniyeh Palace, Taleghani Boulevard, Pearl Palace, Tulips Festival, Amir Kabir dam lake, Aderan Village | |
Coordinates: 35°49′38″N 50°56′56″E[1] | |
Country | Iran |
Province | Alborz |
County | Karaj |
District | Central |
Government | |
• Mayor | Mehrdad Kiani |
• City Council Chairman | Javad Chapardar |
Area | |
• City | 162 km2 (63 sq mi) |
Elevation | 1,312 m (4,304 ft) |
Population (2016)[2] | |
• City | 1,592,492 |
• Density | 9,800/km2 (25,000/sq mi) |
• Urban | 1,973,470 |
• Metro | 2,512,737[3] |
• Population Rank in Iran | 4th |
Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
Area code | 026 |
Climate | BSk |
Website | karaj.ir |
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Although the county hosts a population around 1.97 million, as recorded in the 2016 census,[2] most of the 1,419 km2 (548 sq mi) county is rugged mountain. The urban area is the fourth-largest in Iran, after Tehran, Mashhad, and Isfahan.[6] Eshtehard County[7] and Fardis County[8] were split off from Karaj County since the previous census.