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Quick facts for kids Mashhad Persian: مشهد ‹Mašhad›
Nickname(s): Mashhad
Motto(s): City of paradise (Shahre behesht)
Country	Iran
Province	Razavi Khorasan
County	Mashhad
Bakhsh	Central
Mashhad-Sanabad-Toos	818 AD (Martyrdom Of Imam Reza)
Area
• City	458 km² (177 sq mi)
• Metro	3,946 km² (1,524 sq mi)
Elevation	985 m (3,232 ft)
Population (2006)
• City	2,907,316
• Population Rank in Iran	2nd
	Over 20 million pilgrims and tourists per year
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+4:30 (IRDT)
Website	http://www.mashhad.ir

Mashhad (Persian: مشهد) is a city in the Razavi Khorasan Province in Iran. Masshad is second the second largest city in Iran. It is close to Iran's border with Afghanistan and Turkmenistan.

Mashhad is primarily known as the resting place of Imam Reza and also the great Persian poet, Ferdowsi.

History

Before the 9th century, Mashhad was a small village but became prosperous after imam Reza was killed and buried there by Al-Ma'mun the Abbasid caliph. Mashhad turned into a famous town, in the time of Shah IsmailI of the Safavid dynasty (1501) and later Nader Shah of his Empire chose Mashhad as his capital. Mashhad has remained one of Iran's most important cities till this day even with the relocation of the capital to Tehran.

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Mashhad (as Alexandria) on the Tabula Peutingeriana, an ancient Roman map.
Terken Khatun, Empress of the Khwarazmian Empire, known as "the Queen of the Turks", held captive by Mongol army.
The map of the Persian Empire in 1747 at the time of Afsharid Dynasty. The name of Mashhad is seen belong Tous
Mashhad in 1858
Tehran street of Mashhad - 1956
Comprehensive planning of Mashhad in 1974
Mashhad 3 square symbols 1970s
Panzdah Khordad Square Since 2000s
Turquoise, one of the products of Mashhad
Mashhad Carpet
Relief in Tous depicting popular stories of Persian mythology, from the book of Shahnameh of Ferdowsi.
Tomb of Ferdowsi in Tous.
Tomb of Nader Shah
Central Museum of great Khorasan, Mashhad, next to Kooh Sangi or Kuh Sangi
Khayam Street
Main lake of Kooh Sangi Park
Mashhad Mellat Park
Domestic Flights Terminal of Mashhad International Airport
Mashhad Metro Qaem Station Entrance
Inside Railway Station of Mashhad
Cable Intersection at Imam Hossein square
BRT line
Imam Reza Bus terminus
Imam Reza Stadium
Iran's Offroad Racing Championship - Mashhad
Padideh Khorasan FC
Grand Prix Cycling of Mashhad
Imam Reza shrine
Proma Hypermarket
Mashhad is the major trade center of saffron in Iran.
Handicraft products are sold in Shandiz and Torghabeh.
Some Iranian Handicrafts (metalwork) in Torghabeh
Front façade of the Ferdowsi's mausoleum in Tous
Haruniyeh Dome in Tous
Malek's House in Mashhad
Daroogheh Historical House
St. Mesrop Armenian church in Mashhad
Al-Rabi ibn Khuthaym (Khajeh Rabie Tomb)
Tous Museum near Mashhad
Shandiz, a tourist town near Mashhad
Homa Hotel, Branch of Homa Hotel Group
Mashhad's countryside
Shashlik, one of the Iranian tasty foods in Mashhad
Pistols from Afsharid Empire era at Naderi Museum
Faculty of Science, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad
Mashhad Urban Railway
Almas Shargh (East Diamond) Shopping Center
Mashhad Metro (LRT) Station
Mashhad Metro (LRT) network sign
Mashhad Metro Entrance and Urban Design
City Signpost
Imam Hossein Square
Mashhad Firefighter's Parade
Mashhad Firefighter's Parade
Firefighting training in Mashhad
A mosque in Mashhad
Goharshad Mosque, Abbasid Ivan in Atiq yard
An old photo of Goharshad Mosque
Lost girl sculpture
Oven of Rastgar Moqaddam
Ferdowsi tomb
Ferdowsi tomb
A Masterpiece in Mashhad metro station
Tomb of Nader Shah
Padideh Shandiz Tourism Center
Shandiz Restaurant, serving traditional Iranian cuisine
Kang countryside
Kang countryside
Mashhad Solar Power Plant
Mashhad Farabi Hospital
Mashhad Mellat Park
Tulips in Mellat Park
Mellat Park
Mashhad Arman Mall
Mashhad Arman Mall
Metro Boarding Card Charging Zone
Railway Station Entrance
Railway Station Front View
Mashhad Railway Station - Panoramic
Mellat Park
Mashhad Botanic Garden
Kooh Sangi
Mashhad Airport Terminal
Mashhad Intl. Airport
Almas Shargh Shopping Center
Mashhad Metro
Mashhad Electric bus named Shetab
International 5 stars hotels near Imam Reza Holy Shrine
Bike lane of Mashhad
Traffic playground to learn kids traffic rules
An Iranian woman in Mashhad
Snow in Mashhad, Dec. 2012
Goharshad Mosque
Mohammad-Reza Shajarian, Singer-songwriter received the Picasso Award, UNESCO Mozart Medal and National Order of Merit (France)
Mahmoud Khayami, businessman, philanthropist and Industrialist an Honorary CBE, KSS, GCFO
Manouchehr Eghbal, 65th Prime Minister of Iran
Sayyid Ali Hosseini Khamenei, a Marja and the second and current Supreme Leader of Iran
Jabir ibn Hayyan, was a prominent polymath, a chemist and alchemist, astronomer and astrologer, engineer, geographer, philosopher, physicist, and pharmacist and physician
Rafi Pitts, Iranian film director
Anousheh Ansari Iranian-American engineer, co-founder and chairman of Prodea Systems, co-founder and CEO of Telecom Technologies, Inc. (TTI), sponsor of the Ansari X Prize
Heshmat Mohajerani, footballer and former football manager
Rasoul Khadem, Wrestling coach
Reza Ghoochannejhad, footballer
Akhund Khorasani, Twelver Shi'a Marja.
Ebrahim Raisi
Mohamad Bagher Ghalibaf

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