11 Facts About Tehran Province

Province gained importance when Tehran was claimed the capital by the Qajar dynasty in 1778.

Tehran Province has several archeological sites indicating settlements dating back several thousand years.

However, the city of Tehran Province rose to become the largest city and capital of Iran by 1778, and since then has been the political, cultural, economic, and commercial nucleus of Iran.

The oldest of these in Tehran province is the remains of two sites in Firuzkuh County that date back to the fourth millennium BCE.

Province of Tehran has over 12 million inhabitants and is Iran's most densely populated region.

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Environmentally, the climate of Tehran province is stable and has four seasons, in winter its experiences cold and snowy conditions, in spring and autumn it experiences generally mild conditions with ample rain, and in summer it experiences warm to hot conditions, and is generally dry.

Tehran Province is sub-divided into sixteen counties, listed below with their populations at the 2016 Census:.

Tehran Province contains 170 mines, over 330 square kilometres of forests, and over 12800 square kilometres of pasture.

Tehran Province is covered with and connected to other provinces with a big Freeway and Expressway network:.

City of Tehran Province is connected to the North, South, West and East with the railway.

Tehran Province is served by a system of metro of three urban lines and one suburban line serving Karaj and Tehran Province western suburbs.