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Fun fact 5 about Mashhad

Aerial View of Koohsangi street, Mashhad, Iran
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The language mainly spoken in Mashhad is Persian with a variating Mashhadi accent.

Mashhad
Iran
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Mashhad

Iran

Country
Iran
Population
3.4M
Coordinates
36.26, 59.62
83rd most populous city in the world

Mashhad, historically also known as Mashad, Meshhed, or Meshed, is the second-most-populous city in Iran, located in the north-east of the country about 740 kilometres east of Tehran. In the Central District of Mashhad County, it serves as the capital of Razavi Khorasan province, the county, and the district.

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