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Tehrān, Iran

Tehrān, Iran
Tehrān, Iran’s capital and largest city, lies at the foot of the Elburz Mountains in northern Iran. The capital of Iran since 1788, the city was built up and modernized during the reign of the Pahlavi dynasty, which lasted from 1925 until 1979.
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