Karaj is a city in the Central District of Karaj County, capital of Alborz province in Iran, with evidence of habitation dating back to the Bronze Age. Located just west of Tehran at the foot of the Alborz Mountains, Karaj has grown rapidly since the mid-twentieth century into one of Iran's largest cities, functioning largely as an industrial and residential extension of the greater Tehran metropolitan area.
Facts
Area (sq km) Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Latitude35.829167 degrees north 1 Elevation Band Climate Zone Sources
1. Karaj (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationInfobox: population_total
1,592,492
Infobox, Population as of
2025
Infobox, Area total km2
250
Infobox, Elevation m
1312
Infobox, coordinates
35°49′45″N 50°58′03″E
- In Group: Cities of Southern Asia (World), Wikipedia lead / Wikidata P17, confirms city and country
View the Source 2. GeoNames: Karaj - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 128747
35.83266 50.99155 P PPLA IR 44 1448075 1341 Asia/Tehran
Place record, elevation
Elevation ca. 1341 m
View the Source 3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 35.75, 50.75Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 35.75, 50.75
35.75 50.75 Csa
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