Isfahan is a major city in the Central District of the Isfahan Province of Iran. It is located 440 kilometres south of Tehran and is the capital of Isfahan Province. The city has a population of approximately 2,220,000, making it the third-largest city in Iran, after Tehran and Mashhad, and the second-largest metropolitan area.
Isfahan Province, also transliterated as Esfahan, Espahan, Isfahan, or Isphahan, is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. The capital of the province is the city of Isfahan. It is located in the center of the country in Iran's Region 2, whose secretariat is located in Isfahan.
The Isfahan University of Technology (IUT) is a leading public university in Iran, situated near the city of Isfahan. The university comprises 14 faculties and departments, serving approximately 11,000 students and employing 600 academic staff members. IUT offers undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral programs across four main disciplines: engineering, basic sciences, agriculture, and natural resources. Notably, IUT was the first Iranian university to gain membership in CERN.
The University of Isfahan (UI) is a state-operated university located in Isfahan, Iran. It is ranked among the top 10 universities in Iran. The university is located on Azadi square of Isfahan. It has another campus in Khansar. University of Isfahan offers undergraduate degrees in 71 fields, graduate degrees in 185 fields and postgraduate in 119 fields.
The Municipality of Isfahan is responsible for the management of the city of Isfahan. The highest-ranking official of this organization is the mayor of Isfahan, who is chosen by the Islamic City Council of Isfahan. The city of Isfahan has 15 administrative divisions and each division has its own mayor, who work under the mayor of Isfahan. The present mayor of Isfahan is Ali Ghasemzadeh.
Imam Khomeini Streetبزرگراه دو طبقه امام خمینی (ره) اصفهان is one of the most famous streets in the 12th district of Isfahan Province, Iran. In fact, the concrete flyover bridge that was built over it and its importance, made this street eminent and hard to ignore. It is also the way between Kharrazi Expressway and Isfahan-Tehran freeway.
Commerce has always been central to the growth of Isfahan, to the extent that the Safavid Shah Abbas I (1588–1629) effectively re-routed the Silk Road through Isfahan. As of 2019, economic transparency is lacking in Isfahan. The Association of Mass Builders of Housing and Construction is an institution to encourage professionalism and create a suitable platform for investment. The Isfahan 1405 (2026) strategic plan is the sixth five-year plan of the city that has been uploaded on the municipal transparency site, and citizens can view it.
The government of Isfahan consists of a mayor and a 13 member municipal legislature. The Isfahan National Holy Association was involved in the Persian Constitutional Revolution. The politic of Isfahan is based on the 1979 Constitution, which made the country a theocratic Islamic republic in which the various powers are overseen by a body of clerics.
The ecological environment of Isfahan, Iran, reflects many interrelated factors, such as wildlife, climate, topography, irrigation, farming, and the human population.
Isfahan Fair is a trade fair in Isfahan City. Its Chief Executive Officer is Dr AhmadReza Tahanian.
Isfahan is divided into 15 districts.
Adib Astronomy Teaching Centre in Isfahan, Iran from Municipality of Isfahan's sport and culture organization started in 1994 with the purpose of recreation and learning. It has a specialized library, a 3D film cinema, an exhibition and observation tools.
Isfahan Central Library and information center is a library in the Iranian city of Isfahan. It is 12,000 meters square and houses 130,000 books.
District 13 is one of the largest of Isfahan's fifteen districts.
District 3 has an area of 1148 hectares smaller than some of 15 districts however it is at the core touristic entry point center of Isfahan city. It is a central business district through 27 thousand stores just in Grand Isfahan market.
District 7 has 12 main neighborhoods and is located north east of the city of Isfahan. The district was formed out of district 3 in 1981 it was broken up into another district 14 in 2008(1387 ) .
District 5 was part of region 2 until it was split in 1971. The district has the administration of Sepahan Shahr and Mount Sofeh, where There is an array of communication towers.. 28 percent of the district is miiltarized.
District 4 is a district in Isfahan, Iran.
