Ray, Iran facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Ray
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District of Tehran
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1st row: Fath Ali shah inscription---A local bazaar (Friday Bazar) |
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 Ray, Iran
Location in Iran
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| Country |  Iran |
| Province | Tehran |
| County | Capital of Rey, but within Tehran |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,996 km2 (1,157 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,180 m (3,870 ft) |
| Population
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| • Total | 250,000 |
| • Density | 83.4/km2 (216/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+4:30 (IRDT) |
| Area code(s) | 021 |
| Website | http://www.tehran.ir |
Ray or Rey, Šahr-e Rey, “City of Ray”) and formerly as Arsacia, is the capital of Ray County in Tehran Province of Iran, and the oldest existing city in the province.
Ray today has been absorbed into the Greater Tehran metropolitan area. Ray is connected via the Tehran Metro to the rest of Tehran and has many industries and factories in operation. Limited excavations of what was not bulldozed began in 1997 in collaboration with the Iranian Cultural Heritage and Tourism Organization (ICHTO), the Department of Archaeological Sciences of the University of Bradford and the Department of Archaeology of the University of Tehran.
Images for kids
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The Bahram Fire Temple (Teppe Mill) is a Zoroastrian fire temple from the time of the Sasanian Empire in Ray, Iran.
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The 12th-century Seljuk-era Tughrul Tower in Ray, Iran.
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Naghare-khane, a structure identified as a tomb from before the Mongol invasion, located outside the old city walls of Ray.
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The Qajar-era Fath Ali Shah Inscription at Cheshme-Ali, Ray.
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An old locomotive that connected Tehran and Ray on one of Iran's earliest railways.
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The Mausoleum of Reza Shah in the 1950s prior to its destruction.
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A 1818 map of Ray by Scottish traveler Robert Ker Porter.
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A 1840 depiction of the 12th-century Seljuk-era Tughrul Tower of Ray by French orientalist Eugène Flandin.
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A 1840 depiction of Cheshme-Ali in Ray by French orientalist Eugène Flandin.
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A 1860 depiction of Ray by French orientalist Jules Laurens.
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People spreading washed carpets to dry at Cheshme-Ali in 1960.
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Growing vegetables in a residential area in Ray.
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Shahr-e-Rey Metro Station, part of the rapid transit system of Tehran Metro.
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The clock tower of the Shah Abdol-Azim Shrine in Ray.
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Ibn Babawayh Cemetery, named after Shia scholar Ibn Babawayh, in Ray.
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See also
In Spanish: Rayy para niños
