Cities

Mashhad

Citation Formats

General Reference

Geography Atlas. "Mashhad." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://geography.interactiveatlas.org/cities/mashhad.

APA Style

Geography Atlas. (n.d.). Mashhad. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://geography.interactiveatlas.org/cities/mashhad

BibTeX

@misc{geographyatlas-mashhad,
  author = {Geography Atlas},
  title = {Mashhad},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://geography.interactiveatlas.org/cities/mashhad},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

Mashhad, historically also known as Mashad, Meshhed, or Meshed, is the second-largest city in Iran, located in the north-east of the country about 740 kilometres (460 miles) east of Tehran.

Facts

Population

3,001,184 1

Area (sq km)

351 1

Founding Year

818 1

Population Estimate Year

2016 1

Elevation (m)

995 1

Latitude

36.32639 degrees north 1

Longitude

59.54333 degrees east 1

Cross-Tradition Connections

Associated With

Iran

Source Mashhad (Wikipedia)

On Continent

Asia

Sources

1. Mashhad (Wikipedia)

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Mashhad (Persian: مشهد [mæʃˈhæd]), historically also known as Mashad (/məˈʃæd/ mə-SHAD), Meshhed, or Meshed, is the second-largest city in Iran, located in the north-east of the country about 740 kilometres (460 miles) east of Tehran.

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