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| | NationMaster.com - Encyclopedia: University of Tehran |
 | | Tehran (also spelled Teheran, which more correctly reflects the Persian pronunciation) (1578;هران in Persian), population 9,000,000 (metropolitan: 14,000,000), and a land area of 254 square miles, is the capital of Iran and one of the major world cities. |
 | | Tehran is a lively city at the foot of the Alborz mountain range with an immense network of highways unparalleled in western Asia. |
 | | Tehran is served by Mehrabad International Airport, the old airport located in the western part of the city, and Imam Khomeini International Airport, outside the city and to the south, which was scheduled to be operational in 2004 but currently resides in the hands of Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC). |
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