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Mashhad (Persian: مشهد, literally the place of martyrdom) is one of the largest cities in Iran and one of the holiest cities in the Shia world. It is located kilometres ( mi) east of Tehran, at the center of the Razavi Khorasan Province close to the borders of Afghanistan and Turkmenistan. Its population was 2,427,316 at the 2006 population census. Now Mashhad is notably known as the resting place of the Imam Reza. A shrine was later built there to commemorate the Imam, which in turn gave rise to increasing demographic development.

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  • Mashhad (Persian: مشهد, literally the place of martyrdom) is one of the largest cities in Iran and one of the holiest cities in the Shia world. It is located kilometres ( mi) east of Tehran, at the center of the Razavi Khorasan Province close to the borders of Afghanistan and Turkmenistan. Its population was 2,427,316 at the 2006 population census. Now Mashhad is notably known as the resting place of the Imam Reza. A shrine was later built there to commemorate the Imam, which in turn gave rise to increasing demographic development.
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  • 36(xsd:integer)
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  • Mashhad-Sanabad-Toos
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  • مشهد مقدس
leader name
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  • 18(xsd:integer)
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  • 36(xsd:integer)
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  • not observed
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  • Mashhad
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  • Imam Ali Reza.jpg
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  • 2(xsd:integer)
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  • 250(xsd:integer)
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  • 818(xsd:integer)
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  • E
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  • 210.0
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  • Iran
Image caption
  • Shrine of Imam Ali Reza in Mashhad,The Islamic republic of Iran
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  • Shahrdari Mashhad.svg
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  • bottom
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  • Location of Masshad in Iran
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  • Population Rank in Iran
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  • N
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  • مشهد
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  • 985(xsd:integer)
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  • 59(xsd:integer)
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  • Mayor
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  • Sanabad - Also Toos
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  • Mashhad
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  • City of paradise
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  • 2006(xsd:integer)
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  • Over 20 million pilgrims and tourists per year
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  • 204(xsd:integer)
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  • 2907316(xsd:integer)
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  • 210.0
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  • Mashhad (Persian: مشهد, literally the place of martyrdom) is one of the largest cities in Iran and one of the holiest cities in the Shia world. It is located kilometres ( mi) east of Tehran, at the center of the Razavi Khorasan Province close to the borders of Afghanistan and Turkmenistan. Its population was 2,427,316 at the 2006 population census. Now Mashhad is notably known as the resting place of the Imam Reza. A shrine was later built there to commemorate the Imam, which in turn gave rise to increasing demographic development. Mashhad is also known as the city of Ferdowsi, the great Persian poet of Shahnameh, which is considered to be the Persian national epic.
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