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Karaj

Iran / Teheran / Karaj /
 city, millionaire city
Karaj metropolis (Persian: كرج) is a city in Iran, and is the center of Alborz province. It is situated 20 km west of Tehran, at the foot of Alborz mountains. It had an estimated population of 1,909,441 in 2010, however the city is increasingly becoming an extension of the metropolitan Tehran.Its area is about 200 square km.
Karaj is located in the way that connects 11 western provinces of Iran to the capital,Tehran.
Nowadays, the function of the city is most in the field of scientific and technological researches and many national researching centers are located there.Also, some old and large universities are there. Becoming the center of Alborz province and independent of Tehran administratively, Karaj will develop rapidly and it is predicted that the city will become one of the most important cities of Iran soon.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karaj
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Coordinates:   35°45'58"N   50°54'4"E

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  • Mostafa (guest)
    I recommend everybody to come to Karaj and see its wonderful natural scenes; great mountains; great dams and their beautiful lakes; its delightful breeze; its tall,dense and ancient trees and ... One can also visit one of the most beautiful roads of the world by going to Karaj : The great Karaj-Chalos road. The road is located in Alborz chain of mountains and was established about 80 years ago. The Karaj river is beside the road for a long distance and the Karaj dam is about 20 km away from Karaj in Karaj-Chalos road. The city of Karaj also has many monuments and ancient places include : Shah Abbasi inn and bridge, Soleimanieh and Morvarid(Shams Pahlavi) and Shahrestanak palaces, Yakhmorad cave, Mesbah historical therm and ... Beside all of these, Karaj has very modern buildings,shopping centers,swimming pools and parks.