Tehran | Wikipedia audio article
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Date: 08/01/2019

This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tehran


00:03:31 1 History
00:03:48 1.1 Classical era
00:05:27 1.2 Medieval period
00:07:22 1.3 Early modern era
00:09:57 1.4 Late modern era
00:15:29 2 Geography
00:15:38 2.1 Location and subdivisions
00:16:38 2.2 Climate
00:21:13 2.3 Environmental issues
00:23:09 3 Demographics
00:26:44 3.1 Religion
00:27:37 4 Economy
00:29:11 4.1 Shopping
00:29:55 4.2 Tourism
00:31:19 5 Infrastructure
00:31:29 5.1 Transport
00:31:37 5.1.1 Highways and streets
00:32:33 5.1.2 Cars
00:33:21 5.1.3 Buses
00:35:21 5.1.4 Railway and subway
00:35:56 5.1.5 Airport
00:36:27 5.2 Parks and green spaces
00:37:27 6 Education
00:39:18 7 Culture
00:39:27 7.1 Architecture
00:41:51 7.2 Theater
00:43:21 7.3 Cinema
00:44:19 7.4 Sports
00:46:59 7.4.1 Football clubs
00:47:51 7.5 Food
00:48:16 7.6 Graffiti
00:49:18 8 Twin towns and partner cities
00:49:44 9 Panoramic views
00:49:53 10 See also



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Tehran (; Persian: تهران‎ Tehrân [tʰehˈɾɒːn] (listen)) is the capital of Iran and Tehran Province. With a population of around 8.4 million in the city and 15 million in the larger metropolitan area of Greater Tehran, Tehran is the most populous city in Iran and Western Asia, and has the second-largest metropolitan area in the Middle East. It is ranked 29th in the world by the population of its metropolitan area.In the Classical era, part of the territory of present-day Tehran was occupied by Rhages, a prominent Median city. It was subject to destruction through the medieval Arab, Turkic, and Mongol invasions. Its modern-day inheritor remains as an urban area absorbed into the metropolitan area of Greater Tehran.
Tehran was first chosen as the capital of Iran by Agha Mohammad Khan of the Qajar dynasty in 1796, in order to remain within close reach of Iran's territories in the Caucasus, before being separated from Iran as a result of the Russo-Iranian Wars, and to avoid the vying factions of the previously ruling Iranian dynasties. The capital has been moved several times throughout the history, and Tehran is the 32nd national capital of Iran. Large scale demolition and rebuilding began in the 1920s, and Tehran has been a destination for mass migrations from all over Iran since the 20th century.Tehran is home to many historical collections, including the royal complexes of Golestan, Sa'dabad, and Niavaran, where the two last dynasties of the former Imperial State of Iran were seated. Tehran's most famous landmarks include the Azadi Tower, a memorial built under the reign of Mohammad Reza Shah of the Pahlavi dynasty in 1971 to mark the 2,500th year of the foundation of the Imperial State of Iran, and the Milad Tower, the world's sixth-tallest self-supporting tower which was completed in 2007. The Tabiat Bridge, a newly-built landmark, was completed in 2014.The majority of the population of Tehran are Persian-speaking people, and roughly 99% of the population understand and speak Persian, but there are large populations of other ethno-linguistic groups who live in Tehran and speak Persian as a second language.Tehran has an international airport (Imam Khomeini Airport) , a domestic airport (Mehrabad Airport), a central railway station, the rapid transit system of Tehran Metro, a bus rapid transit system, trolleybuses, and a large network of highways.
There have been plans to relocate Iran's capital from Tehran to another area, due mainly to air pollution and the city's exposure to earthquakes. To date, no definitive plans have been approved. A 2016 survey of 230 cities by consultant Mercer ranked Tehran 203rd for quality of life. According to the Global Destinations Cities Index in 2016, Tehran is among the top ten fastest growing destinations.October 6 is marked as Tehran Day based on a 2016 decision by members of the City Cou ...