Mashhad
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Mashhad (Persie: مشهد frae Arabic: مشهد, ‹Mašhad›, literally the place o martyrdom)[3][4] 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.
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Mashhad مشهد | |
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Eik-name(s): Mashhad | |
Motto(s): Ceety o paradise (Shahre behesht) | |
Location o Mashhad in Iran | |
Coordinates: 36°18′N 59°36′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)[1] |
• Population Rank in Iran | 2nt |
Ower 20 million pilgrims an tourists per year[2] | |
Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+4:30 (IRDT) |
Website | www.mashhad.ir |
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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.