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Mashhad

Southern Asia

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. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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
Elevation Band
Highland 2
Climate Zone
Dry 3
Time Zone
UTC+03:30 4
Connections

Associated With

Iran, Countries
Source Mashhad (Wikipedia)
Razavi Khorasan Province, States or Territories

mashhad is associated with razavi-khorasan-province.

Source Razavi Khorasan Province (Wikipedia)

Capital Of

Razavi Khorasan Province, States or Territories

mashhad is the capital of razavi-khorasan-province.

Source Razavi Khorasan Province (Wikipedia)
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Origin Of

Mir Findiriski

Also in Philosophy Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Encyclopaedia Iranica: Mir FendereskiOpening entry line
Quote, Opening entry line
b. 970/1562-63, Mashad; d. 1050/1640, Isfahan
Sources
1. Mashhad (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section
    Mashhad (Persian: مشهد [mæʃˈhæd] ), historically also known as Mashad ( 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.
  • Infobox: population_total
    3001184
  • Infobox, Population year
    2016
  • Infobox: area_total_km2
    351
  • Infobox, coordinates (latitude)
    36.32639, 59.54333
  • Infobox, coordinates (longitude)
    36.32639, 59.54333
  • Infobox: elevation_m
    995
  • Infobox: established_date
    818 AD
  • Associated With: Iran, Infobox, Country
    iran
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2. OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m): SRTM 90 m elevation at 36.3264,59.5433
OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m)results elevation
Quote, results elevation
"elevation": 1022.0
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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 36.25, 59.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 36.25, 59.75
36.25 59.75 BSk
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4. GeoNames: Mashhad - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 124665
Quote, cities500 record 124665
36.29807 59.60567 P PPLA IR 42 2307177 980 Asia/Tehran
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Razavi Khorasan Province (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationLead section
Quote, Lead section
Its capital is the city of Mashhad, the second-most-populous city in Iran.
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Wikidata: Mashhad
  • Wikidata Q121157, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).
  • In Group: Cities of Southern Asia (World), Wikipedia infobox, country field
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