Isfahan

**Isfahan** (Persian: اصفهان [esfæˈhɒːn]) be a city insyd de Central District of Isfahan County, Isfahan province, Iran. E be de capital of de province, de county, den de district. E dey locate  south of Tehran. De city get a population of approximately 2,238,000, wey dey make am de third-most populous city insyd Iran, after Tehran den Mashhad, den de second-largest metropolitan area.

Isfahan dey locate at de intersection of de two principal routes wey traverse Iran, north–south den east–west. Isfahan flourish between de 9th den 18th centuries. Under de Safavid Empire, Isfahan cam be de capital of Iran, for de second time insyd ein history, under Abbas the Great. E be known for ein Persian–Muslim architecture, grand boulevards, dem cover bridges, palaces, tiled mosques, den minarets. Isfahan sanso get chaw historical buildings, monuments, paintings, den artifacts. De fame of Isfahan lead to de Persian proverb *Esfahān nesf-e-jahān ast* ('Isfahan be half de world'). Naqsh-e Jahan Square insyd Isfahan be one of de largest city squares insyd de world, den a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Isfahan be de second Iranian city to experience de highest volume den number of Israeli airstrikes during de Twelve-Day War.

## Religion
### Mosques

* Agha Nour mosque (16th century)
* Hakim Mosque
* Ilchi mosque
* Jameh Mosque
* Jarchi mosque (1610)
* Lonban mosque
* Maghsoudbeyk mosque (1601)
* Mohammad Jafar Abadei mosque (1878)
* Rahim Khan mosque (19th century)
* Roknolmolk mosque
* Seyyed mosque (19th century)
* Shah Mosque (Isfahan) (1629)
* Sheikh Lotf Allah Mosque (1618)
* Agha Mirza Muhammad Baqir Chahar Suqi Mosque

### Imamzadehs (shrine tombs)

* Imamzadeh Ahmad
* Imamzadeh Esmaeil and Isaiah mausoleum
* Imamzadeh Haroun-e-Velayat
* Imamzadeh Ja'far
* Imamzadeh Shah Zeyd

### Churches den cathedrals
*St. Jakob Church (1607) 
*St. Georg Church (17th century), 
*St. Mary Church (1613)
*Bedkhem Church (1627)
*Vank Cathedral]] (1664).

### Synagogues

* Kenisa-ye Bozorg (Mirakhor's kenisa)
* Kenisa-ye Molla Rabbi
* Kenisa-ye Sang-bast
* Mullah Jacob Synagogue
* Mullah Neissan Synagogue
* Kenisa-ye Keter David

### Modern age

File:Isfahan from above.jpg| De ArchsStreet from above
File:ETH-BIB-Rundblick von der Schahburg, Isfahan-Persienflug 1924-1925-LBS MH02-02-0159-AL-FL.tif|Isfahan insyd 1924
File:Foolad Mobarakeh49.jpg|Foolad Mobarakeh Steel Mill
File:General map of Isfahan by Pascal Coste.jpg|Map of Isfahan by Pascal Coste


## Geography
### Climate

## Education den science
### Notable schools

* Chahar Bagh School (early 17th century)
* Kordi
* Kassegaran school (1694)
* Khajoo Madrasa
* Nimavar School (1691)
* Sadr Madrasa (19th century)

In total, der more dan 7,329 schools insyd Isfahan province.

### Colleges

* Isfahan University of Medical Sciences 
* American School of Isfahan 
* Isfahan University of Technology 
* Isfahan University of Art
* Mohajer Technical And Vocational College of Isfahan 
* Payame Noor University
* Islamic Azad University of Isfahan 
* Islamic Azad University of Najafabad
* Islamic Azad University of Majlesi.

## International relations
### Twin towns – sisto cities
Isfahan be twinned plus:

# Xi'an, Shaanxi, China (1989)
#Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (1997)
# Florence, Italy (1998)
#Iași, Romania (1999)
#Barcelona, Spain
#Yerevan, Armenia (2000)
# Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany (2000)
#Kuwait City, Kuwait (2000)
#Havana, Cuba (2001)
#Lahore, Pakistan (2004)
#Saint Petersburg, Russia (2004)
#Dakar, Senegal (2009)
#Baalbek, Lebanon (2010)
#Samarkand, Uzbekistan since July 2021
#Porto, Portugal since July 2021
#Kazan, Russia 2025 
#Gyeongju, South Korea (2013)

### Cooperation agreements
Isfahan dey cooperate plus:
*Barcelona, Spain (2000)
In addition, de New Julfa quarter of Isfahan get friendly relations plus:
*Issy-les-Moulineaux, France (2018)

## Notable people

;Music
* Alireza Eftekhari (1956–), singer
* Leila Forouhar (1959–), pop singer
* Hassan Kassai (1928–2012), musician
*Saeidi brothers (born 1981), traditional singers
* Hassan Shamaizadeh (born 1943), singer-songwriter
* Jalil Shahnaz (1921–2013), tar soloist, a traditional Persian instrument

; Film

* Rasul Sadr Ameli (1953–), director
* Sara Bahrami (1983–), actor
* Homayoun Ershadi (1947–), Hollywood actor den architect
* Soraya Esfandiary-Bakhtiari (1956–2001), de former princess of Iran den actress
* Bahman Farmanara (1942–), director
* Jahangir Forouhar (1916–1997), actor den poppie of Leila Forouhar (Iranian singer)
* Mohamad Ali Keshvarz (1930–2020), actor
* Mahdi Pakdel (1980–), actor
* Nosratollah Vahdat (1925–2020), actor

; Craftsmen den painters

* Mahmoud Farshchian (1930–2025), painter den miniaturist
* Bogdan Saltanov (1630s–1703), Russian icon painter of Isfahanian Armenian origin

; Political figures

* Ahmad Amir-Ahmadi (1906–1965), military leader den cabinet minister
* Ayatollah Mohammad Beheshti (1928–1981), cleric, Chairman of de Council of Revolution of Iran
* Nusrat Bhutto (1929–2011), Chairman of Pakistan Peoples Party from 1979 to 1983; wifey of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto; mommie of Benazir Bhutto
* Meir Ezri (1924–2015), Israeli ambassador to Tehran
* Hossein Fatemi, PhD (1919–1954), politician, foreign minister insyd Mohamed Mossadegh ein cabinet
* Mohammad-Ali Foroughi (1875–1942), politician den Prime Minister of Iran insyd de World War II era
* Dariush Forouhar (1928–1998), a founder den leader of de Hezb-e Mellat-e Iran (Nation of Iran Party)
* Hossein Kharrazi (1957–1987), chief of de army insyd de Iran–Iraq War
* Mohsen Nourbakhsh (1948–2003), economist, Governor of de Central Bank of Iran
* Mohammad Javad Zarif (1960–), Minister of Foreign Affairs den former Ambassador of Iran to de United Nations

; Religious figures

* Al-Masih ad-Dajjal, Jewish Mosiach den figure insyd Islamic eschatology
* Lady Amin (Banou Amin) (1886–1983), female jurisprudent, theologian den Muslim mystic ('arif), a *Lady [[Ijtihad|Mujtahideh]]*
* Amina Begum Bint al-Majlisi, female Safavid mujtahideh.
* Ayatollah Mohammad Beheshti (1928–1981), cleric, Chairman of de Council of Revolution of Iran
* Allamah al-Majlisi (1616–1698), Safavid cleric, Sheikh ul-Islam insyd Isfahan
* Salman the Persian
* Muhammad Ibn Manda (d. 1005 / AH 395), Sunni Hanbali scholar of hadith den historian
* Abu Nu'aym Al-Ahbahani Al-Shafi'i (d. 1038 / AH 430), Sunni Shafi'i Scholar
* Seyyed Ali Qazi Askar (1954) Iran ein supreme leader representative, insyd Haj
* Fethullah Qa'ravi Isfahani (1850–1920), Qajar cleric, anti-British rebel

## Gallery

File:Persian-Potteries-17th-Century-Isfahan.jpg|Persian pottery from de city of Isfahan, 17th century
File:Vanderaa1725.jpg|Isfahan, capital of de Kingdom of Persia
File:Ispahan - Pont Alla - Werdie - Chan - Bruyn Cornelis De - 1725.jpg|Si-o-se-pol Bridge by Cornelis de Bruijn, 1705 
File: Isfahan to the south side by Eugène Flandin.jpg|Isfahan to de south side, drawing by Eugène Flandin
File:Ali minaret by Eugène Flandin.jpg|Ali minaret, 1840, drawing by Eugène Flandin
File:"Les Russes à Ispahan" by Eugène Damblans in Le Petit Journal, 23 April 1916.jpg|Russian army insyd Isfahan insyd de 1890s


## References


## External links

* Official website
* tourism guide; 
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* Public libraries atlas;  (Persian)
* Digital Library of Isfahan Municipality; 
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