Teheran

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Teh·ran

or Te·he·ran T0084900 (tĕ′ə-răn′, -rän′, tĕ-răn′, -rän′) The capital and largest city of Iran, in the north-central part of the country south of the Caspian Sea. A commercial and industrial center, it became the capital of Persia (Iran) c. 1788 and was modernized under Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi (ruled 1941-1979).

Te•he•ran

or Teh•ran

(tɛˈræn, -ˈrɑn, ˌteɪ ə-)

n. the capital of Iran, in the N part. 6,750,043.

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Teheran - the capital and largest city of Iran; located in northern Irancapital of Iran, Iranian capital, TehranIran, Islamic Republic of Iran, Persia - a theocratic Islamic republic in the Middle East in western Asia; Iran was the core of the ancient empire that was known as Persia until 1935; rich in oil

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Teheran

Teheran,

Iran: see TehranTehran
or Teheran
, city (1991 pop. 6,475,527), capital of Iran and Tehran prov., N Iran, near Mt. Damavand. It is Iran's largest city and its administrative, commercial, and industrial center. More than half of the country's industry is based in Tehran.
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Tehran

, Teheran the capital of Iran, at the foot of the Elburz Mountains: built on the site of the ancient capital Ray, destroyed by Mongols in 1220; became capital in the 1790s; three universities. Pop.: 7 352 000 (2005 est.)

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or Teh•ran

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noun the capital and largest city of Iran

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