Tehran Province

Location: On the northern fringe of the great central plateau and at the foot of the southern slope of the impressive mountain chains of the Alborz.

Borders: Mazandaran province to the north, Gilan province to the west and northwest, Markazi province to the west and southwest, Qom province to the south and Semnan province to the east.

Area: 18,909 sq km

Elevation: 5,678 m above sea level

Climate: In the southern areas is warm and dry, but in the mountain vicinity is cold and semi-humid, and in the higher regions is cold with long winters.

Capital: Tehran

Population: 12,000,000

Industry: Has over 17,000 industrial units in different fields

History: Tehran province has several archeological sites clearly indicating settlements of several thousand years old. Until 300 years ago, Ray was the most prominent of the cities of the province.However, the city of Tehran rose to become the larger city and capital of Iran by 1778, and since then has been the political, cultural, economical, and commercial nucleus of Iran . During the past 200 years it has been home to many reputed scholars, writers, poets and artists, both those who have lived here and those who were born here.Tehran has over 1500 historical sites of cultural significance registered with Iran Cultural Heritage Organization. The oldest of these in Tehran province are the remains of two sites in Firouzkuh region that date back to the 4th millennia BC.