Isfahan اصفهان

**Isfahan**
	city in Isfahan Province, Iran
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Instance of	city of Iran; big city; largest city (Isfahan Province); metropolis (Greater Isfahan Region); global city;
Location	Central District, Isfahan County, Isfahan Province, Iran
Located in or next to body of water	Zayandeh River‎;
Legislative body	Islamic City Council of Isfahan;
Official language	Persian;
Head of government	Ali Qasemzadeh (2021–);
Significant event	Siege of Isfahan; Siege of Isfahan;
Population	1,961,260 (2016);
Area	493.82 km²;
Elevation above sea level	1,574 m (1,556 m, 1,761 m);
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	32° 39′ 09″ N, 51° 40′ 30″ E
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Isfahan or Eşfahān, located about 340 km south of Tehran, is the capital of Isfahan Province and Iran third largest city. This city contains a wide variety of Islamic architectural sites ranging from the 11th century to the 19th.

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City views

culture

Galleries and museums

Museum of Decorative Arts

Café, restaurant and hotel

Berke Cafe
Ani Coffee Center
Abbasi Hotel
Kowsar Hotel

Sports venue

Education

University

Nature and Parks

Palace and House

view of the Ali-Qapu palace from the south-eastern corner of Naghsh-e-Jahaan Sq.
Courtyard and the pool in front of "Chehel-sotoun" (or "The Forty Columns Palace") (east-west view)
Under the balcony roof (north-south view)
Wall paintings inside the "Chehel-sotoun" palace
Hasht-behest palace ceiling
East-west view from the courtyard of Rakib-khaaneh showing the tower based in north-western part of the mansion.
Abbasi Hotel Garden

Mosque and Religious school

View of Naghsh-e-Jahaan Sq. and Shah Mosque seen from Ali-Qapu balcony (north-south view).
Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque
Inside Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque.
Interior wall and ceiling of the Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque
Interior wall and ceiling of the Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque
Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque
The ceiling of the Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque
Enterance of Shah Mosque at southern part of Naghsh-e-Jahaan Sq.
Minarets of Shah Mosque
Jame' Mosque, northern sector
Chaharbagh religious school

Church building and Cathedral

"Vaank Cathedral"
"Vaank Cathedral" / Kelisa-e-Vank
"Vank Cathedral"
"Vank Cathedral"
Administrative and library building of the Vank Cathedral

Fire temples

Fire temple of Isfahan

Synagogue

Mullah Jacob Synagogue

Bridge and Garden square

Si-o-se-pol
Si-o-se-pol
Khaju Bridge or "Pol-e baba rokn" (means baba rokn bridge) -- east-west view
Shahrestan bridge near Isfahan is one of the oldest surviving bridges in Iran
"Maarnaan Bridge" (west-east view)