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Mashhad
Persian: مشهد ‹Mašhad› | |
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| Nickname: Mashhad | |
| Motto: City of paradise (Shahre behesht) | |
  Mashhad Location of Mashhad in Iran | |
| Coordinates: 36°18′N 59°36′E / 36.300°N 59.600°E | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | Razavi Khorasan |
| County | Mashhad |
| Bakhsh | Central |
| Mashhad-Sanabad-Toos | 818 AD (Martyrdom Of Imam Reza) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (Ŝahrdār) | Ghasem Taghizadeh Khamesi |
| Area | |
| • City | 458 km2 (177 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 3,946 km2 (1,524 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 985 m (3,232 ft) |
| Population (2016) | |
| • City | 3,001,184 |
| • Population Rank in Iran | 2nd |
| Over 25 million pilgrims and tourists per year[1] | |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+4:30 (IRDT) |
| Website | http://www.mashhad.ir |
Mashhad (Persian: مشهد) is a city in the Razavi Khorasan Province in Iran. Mashhad is the second largest city in Iran. It is close to Iran's border with Afghanistan and Turkmenistan.
Mashhad is primarily known as the resting place of Imam Reza and also the great Persian poet, Ferdowsi.
- ↑ "Sacred Sites: Mashhad, Iran". sacredsites.com. Retrieved 2006-03-13.