Teh·ran or Te·he·ran (t   -r n , -rän, t-rn, -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) in 1788 and was modernized under Shah Muhnammed Reza Pahlavi (ruled 1941-1979). Population: 7,800,000. |
Tehran, Teheran [tɛəˈrɑːn -ˈræn]
n
(Placename) 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.: 16 758 845 (1996)
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| Noun | 1. |  Tehran - the capital and largest city of Iran; located in northern IranIran, 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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Tehran
n → Teheran nt
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