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(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4Iranian population density map (based on data from the 1996 census).       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4Iran has one of the highest urban population growth rates in the world. From 1950 to 2002, the urban proportion of the population increased from 27% to 60%.[1] The United Nations predicts that by 2030 80% of the population will live in urban areas.[2] Most internal migrants have settled near the cities of Tehran, Isfahan,Karaj, Ahvaz, Mashhad and Qom. Tehran, with a population of 8.7 million (2016 census), is the largest city in Iran and is the nation’s capital. Tehran is home to around 11% of Iran’s population. It is the hub of the country’s communication and transport networks.[3]Mashhad, with a population of 4.2 million (as of 2019), is the second-largest Iranian city and the centre of the province of Razavi Khorasan. Mashhad is one of the holiest Shi’a cities in the world as it is the site of the Imam Reza shrine. It is the centre of tourism in Iran and between 15 and 20 million pilgrims go to Imam Reza’s shrine every year.[4][5]The third most populous city of Iran is Isfahan with a population 2.5 million (as of 2019). This city is one of the most industrial cities of Iran with large industries and hosts several UNESCO World Heritage Sites. The city has a wide variety of historic monuments and is known for its paintings, history and architecture.The fourth most populous Iranian city is Karaj, with a population of 2.1 million (as of 2019). Karaj is the capital of Alborz Province and is situated 35km west of Tehran, at the foot of Alborz mountains; however, the city is increasingly becoming an extension of metropolitan Tehran.       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4The fifth most populous Iranian city is Shiraz  (population 1.57 million), which is located in the southwest of Iran with a moderate climate and has been a regional trade center for over a thousand years. Shiraz is one of the oldest cities of ancient Persia, known as the city of poets, literature, flowers . It is also considered by many Iranians to be the city of gardens, and also a major center for Iran’s electronic industries.The other major cities are Tabriz (population 1.56 million), Qom (population 1.2 million), and Ahvaz (population 1.18 million).Table of ContentsCities over 100,000 population[edit]Largest cities in the provinces[edit]Gallery[edit]See also[edit]References[edit]Bibliography[edit]Cities over 100,000 population[edit]The following sorted table, lists the most populous cities in Iran with a population of more than 100,000 according to 2016 Census results announced by Statistical Center of Iran.[6] A city is displayed in bold if it is the province capital.RankCityProvinceDate of Official Foundation of Municipality2016 Census2011 CensusChange1TehranTehran19078,693,7068,154,051+6.62%2MashhadRazavi Khorasan19183,001,1842,749,374+9.16%3IsfahanIsfahan19071,961,2601,756,126+11.68%4KarajAlborz19511,592,4921,614,626\u22121.37%5ShirazFars19071,565,5721,460,665+7.18%6TabrizEast Azerbaijan19071,558,6931,494,988+4.26%7QomQom19261,201,1581,074,036+11.84%8AhvazKhuzestan19251,184,7881,112,021+6.54%9KermanshahKermanshah1912946,651851,405+11.19%10UrmiaWest Azerbaijan1928736,224667,499+10.30%11RashtGilan1907679,995639,951+6.26%12ZahedanSistan and Baluchestan1938587,730560,725+4.82%13HamadanHamadan1911554,406525,794+5.44%14KermanKerman1921537,718534,441+0.61%15YazdYazd1926529,673486,152+8.95%16ArdabilArdabil1925529,374482,632+9.68%17Bandar AbbasHormozgan1925526,648435,751+20.86%18ArakMarkazi1927520,944526,182\u22121.00%19EslamshahrTehran1978448,129389,102+15.17%20ZanjanZanjan1923430,871341,801+26.06%21SanandajKurdistan1928412,767373,987+10.37%22QazvinQazvin1924402,748381,598+5.54%23KhorramabadLorestan1931373,416348,216+7.24%24GorganGolestan1925350,676329,536+6.42%25SariMazandaran1927347,102296,417+17.10%26ShahriarTehran1952309,607249,473+24.10%27QodsTehran1989309,605283,517+9.20%28KashanIsfahan1930304,487275,325+10.59%29MalardTehran1995281,027290,817\u22123.37%30DezfulKhuzestan1920264,709248,380+6.57%31NishapurRazavi Khorasan1931264,375239,185+10.53%32BabolMazandaran1925250,217219,467+14.01%33Khomeyni ShahrIsfahan1932247,128244,696+0.99%34SabzevarRazavi Khorasan1930243,700231,557+5.24%35GolestanTehran1996239,556259,480\u22127.68%36AmolMazandaran1933237,528219,915+8.01%37PakdashtTehran1991236,319206,490+14.45%38NajafabadIsfahan1931235,281221,814+6.07%39BorujerdLorestan1935234,997240,654\u22122.35%40AbadanKhuzestan1924231,476212,744+8.80%41QarchakTehran1976231,075191,588+20.61%42BojnordNorth Khorasan1931228,931199,791+14.59%43VaraminTehran1941225,628218,991+3.03%44BushehrBushehr1922223,504195,222+14.49%45SavehMarkazi1931220,762200,481+10.12%46Qaem ShahrMazandaran1935204,953196,050+4.54%47BirjandSouth Khorasan1928203,636178,020+14.39%48NasimshahrTehran1995200,393157,474+27.25%49SirjanKerman1936199,704185,623+7.59%50KhoyWest Azerbaijan1923198,845200,958\u22121.05%51IlamIlam1936194,030172,213+12.67%52BukanWest Azerbaijan1948193,501170,600+13.42%53Shahr-e KordChaharmahal and Bakhtiari1931190,441159,775+19.19%54SemnanSemnan1925185,129153,680+20.46%55FardisAlborz2013181,174181,1740.00%56MaraghehEast Azerbaijan1921175,255162,275+8.00%57Shahin ShahrIsfahan1976173,329143,308+20.95%58MalayerHamadan1934170,237159,848+6.50%59MahabadWest Azerbaijan1931168,393147,268+14.34%60SaqqezKurdistan1935165,258139,738+18.26%61Bandar-e MahshahrKhuzestan1954162,797153,778+5.86%62RafsanjanKerman1935161,909151,420+6.93%63Gonbad-e KavusGolestan1934151,910144,546+5.09%64ShahrudSemnan1925150,129140,474+6.87%65MarvdashtFars1950148,858138,649+7.36%66Kamal ShahrAlborz1996141,669109,943+28.86%67JahromFars1925141,634114,108+24.12%68Torbat-e HeydariehRazavi Khorasan1928140,019131,150+6.76%69MarivanKurdistan1957136,654110,464+23.71%70AndimeshkKhuzestan1956135,116126,811+6.55%71ShahrezaIsfahan1929134,952123,767+9.04%72ZabolSistan and Baluchestan1928134,950137,722\u22122.01%73YasujKohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad1970134,532108,505+23.99%74MiandoabWest Azerbaijan1935134,425123,081+9.22%75KhorramshahrKhuzestan1925133,097129,418+2.84%76MarandEast Azerbaijan1929130,825124,323+5.23%77JiroftKerman1946130,429111,034+17.47%78BamKerman1937127,396107,131+18.92%79BehbahanKhuzestan1937122,604107,412+14.14%80DorudLorestan1949121,63899,499+22.25%81NazarabadAlborz2002119,512107,806+10.86%82MohammadshahrAlborz1996119,418100,519+18.80%83IzehKhuzestan1958119,399117,093+1.97%84Bandar-e AnzaliGilan1922118,564116,664+1.63%85AndishehTehran2003116,06296,807+19.89%86IranshahrSistan and Baluchestan1940113,75097,012+17.25%87FasaFars1926110,825104,809+5.74%88BorazjanBushehr1928110,56795,449+15.84%89BanehKurdistan1948110,21885,190+29.38%90ChabaharSistan and Baluchestan1950106,73985,633+24.65%91Robat KarimTehran1983105,39378,097+34.95%92KashmarRazavi Khorasan1929102,28290,200+13.39%93ShushtarKhuzestan1927101,878106,815\u22124.62%94QuchanRazavi Khorasan1937101,604103,760\u22122.08%95LahijanGilan1928101,07394,051+7.47%96AharEast Azerbaijan1944100,64192,608+8.67%97Masjed SoleymanKhuzestan1959100,497103,369\u22122.78%98Torbat-e JamRazavi Khorasan1933100,44994,758+6.01%Largest cities in the provinces[edit]This is a list of the largest cities of the 31 provinces, based on the city’s population as of the 2016 census.Gallery[edit]2. Mashhad, Khorasan Razavi Province4. Karaj, Alborz Province6. Tabriz , East Azerbaijan Province7. Ahvaz, Kh\u016bzest\u0101n Province10. Urmia, West Azerbaijan Province11. Rasht, Gilan Province12. Zahedan, Sistan and Baluchestan ProvinceSee also[edit]References[edit]Bibliography[edit]Laurence Lockhart (1960). Persian Cities. London. OCLC\u00a01370385.Fredy Bemont. Les Villes de l’Iran (in French). OCLC\u00a0489929494. 1969\u20131973Michael E. Bonine (1979). “Morphogenesis of Iranian Cities”. Annals of the Association of American Geographers. 69 (2): 208\u2013224. doi:10.1111\/j.1467-8306.1979.tb01252.x. JSTOR\u00a02563066.Heinz Gaube (1979). Iranian Cities. New York University Press. ISBN\u00a00814729711.Fisher, William Bayne; Avery, P.; Hambly, G. R. G.; Gershevitch, Ilya; Melville, C.; Boyle, John Andrew; Frye, Richard Nelson; Yarshater, Ehsan; Jackson, Peter; Lockhart, Laurence (1991). “Traditional Iranian City in the Qajar Period”. From Nadir Shah to the Islamic Republic. Cambridge History of Iran. Vol.\u00a07. pp.\u00a0542+. ISBN\u00a09780521200950.Masoud Kheirabadi (2000). Iranian Cities: Formation and Development. Syracuse University Press. ISBN\u00a0978-0-8156-2860-6.Eckart Ehlers (2011) [1991]. “Cities: Modern Urbanization and Modernization in Persia”. Encyclop\u00e6dia Iranica.       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4"},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki24\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki24\/list-of-largest-cities-of-iran\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"List of largest cities of Iran"}}]}]