Mashhad (irn)

Mashhad

Mashhad ranks 764th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Modesto, California, Barakaldo, and Ōita Prefecture. Memorable people born in Mashhad include Ali Khamenei, Ali al-Sistani, and Ebrahim Raisi. Memorable people who died in Mashhad include Abbas Mirza, Abul-Qasim Babur Mirza, and Ebrahim Afshar. Mashhad has been the birth place of many politicians, and wrestlers and the death place of many politicians, and religious figures. Mashhad is located in Iran.

Mashhad, historically also known as Mashad, Meshhed, or Meshed in English, is the third-most-populous city in Iran, located in the remote north-east of the country about 900 kilometres from Tehran. In the Central District of Mashhad County, it serves as the capital of Razavi Khorasan province, the county, and the district. It has a population of about 3,400,000, which includes the areas of Mashhad Taman and Torqabeh. Read more on Wikipedia