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Tehran

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1. Teheran, Tehran, capital of Iran, Iranian capital(noun)

   the capital and largest city of Iran; located in northern Iran

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1. Tehran(ProperNoun)

   The capital of Iran.

   Etymology: From تهران.

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1. Tehran

   Tehran, is the capital of Iran and Tehran Province. With a population of about 8,300,000 and about 14 million metropolitan area, it is Iran's largest city and urban area, and one of the largest cities in Western Asia. In the 20th and 21st centuries, Tehran has been the subject to mass migration of people from all around Iran. The city is home to many historic mosques, churches, synagogues and Zoroastrian fire temples. Contemporary Tehran is a modern city featuring many structures, of which the Azadi Tower and the Milad Tower have come to be symbols of Tehran itself. Tehran is ranked 29th in the world by the population of its metropolitan area. Throughout Iran's history, the capital has been moved many times, and Tehran is the 32nd national capital of Iran although it has been Iran's capital for about 220 years. Persian is the city's native tongue, spoken by roughly 98% of the population. The majority of people in Tehran identify themselves as Persians. In pre-Islamic and early Islamic times, Tehran was called Ray.

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1. thenar

2. anther

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Tehran in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Tehran in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of Tehran in a Sentence

1. Abbas Araqchi:

   The decision to reduce our commitments has already been made and we will continue unless our expectations are met, i don't think the progress made today will be enough to stop our process but the decision will be made in Tehran.

2. Trev McKendry:

   Ilkhani, 21 -- were arrested in their hometown of Tehran on November 10, 2015by the Army of Guardians of the Islamic Revolution, according to the music blog Loudwire. Citing a letter from a friend of the band posted on the Canadian music site Metal Nation Radio, it says the two were charged with blasphemy, advertising against the system, forming and operating an underground record label that promotes the satanic metal/rock style of music, writing religious, atheistic, political and anarchistic lyrics, and interviewing with radio stations based in other nations. The letter said the pair had been held in Iran’s notorious Evin prison for nearly two months in solitary confinement, were only released on Feb. 5 after they paid 1,000,000,000 Rial( about $ 30,000), and now await trial. Trev McKendry, who posted the anonymous letter on Metal Nation Radio, posted a video on YouTube telling Confess that the global heavy metal community is behind them. I've taken [ spreading the word ] upon myself because my source, who is close to the band, reached out to me and specifically said that they asked me to help.

3. State Pompeo:

   Relief from our efforts will only come when we see tangible, demonstrated, and sustained shifts in Tehran’s policies.

4. Paul Ryan:

   As the president himself has acknowledged, Iran is likely to use this cash infusion -- more than $100 billion in total -- to finance terrorists, this comes just weeks after Tehran's most recent illegal ballistic missile test, and just days after the (Iran Revolutionary Guard Corps) detained 10 American sailors. A bipartisan majority in the House voted to reject this deal in the first place, and we will continue to do everything possible to prevent a nuclear Iran.

5. Wood Mackenzie:

   Tehran is eagerly poised to attract foreign investment and gain access to modern technologies in the whole energy chain, potential for investment in Iran is huge, three quarters of its combined oil and gas reserves - the third largest in the world - are yet to be produced.

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