Local time
Sun, 5:22 AM GMT+3:30Asia/TehranCityCapital
Tehran
35.67° N, 51.42° E
- Population
- 7,873,000
- Natural Earth
- Population rank
- 1 of 61
- Rank by Natural Earth population among the 61 cities of Iran in Terratlasia that have a population figure. Terratlasia does not list every city of Iran, so this is not a national ranking.
- Time zone
- Asia/Tehran
Traveler brief
Only what this atlas can source — no hours, prices, visas or safety advice.
Practical bearings for Tehran, from the same records as the rest of this page.
No places in Tehran have been recorded yet. The map and the country page still carry its context.
Overview
Name
Its name probably means "flat" or "lower," referring to its location in the foothills of the Elburz Mountains.
Source: CIA World Factbook · 2026-02-01 · text generated from this source, approved by a person