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Tehran
/ tɛəˈrɑːn; -ˈræn /
noun
- the capital of Iran, at the foot of the Elburz Mountains: built on the site of the ancient capital Ray, destroyed by Mongols in 1220; became capital in the 1790s; three universities. Pop: 7 352 000 (2005 est)
Example Sentences
Around half the Baluch in the province are unemployed, a result, say rights groups, of longstanding marginalization by Tehran.
Both Boledi and Ahwazi have been prominent critics of Tehran for decades.
Washington cannot let others—whether in Pyongyang or Beijing or Moscow, or Tehran—decide what Americans read or watch.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, joining in the chorus, severely berates Tehran for its role in the Levant.
Hossein Darakhshan, born in Tehran on January 7, 1975, has dual Canadian-Iranian nationality.
We proceeded without impediment to Tehran, where we sojourned ten days to rest our mules, and to increase our numbers.
My friend the muleteer had departed some time before the festival with a caravan for Tehran, so I was deprived of his counsels.
Mrs. Wynne's and Mr. Bevan's cars are definitely accepted for the Tehran district.
The day after this I decided I must quit, whatever happened, and get to Tehran, where there are hotels.
Can you tell us briefly the reasons that prompted your parents to leave Russia and go to Tehran?
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