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Tehran (meaning warm slope) may date back to the ninth century AD. It is located at the foot of the southern slope of the impressive mountain chain of Alborz. Situated in a plain by the same name, it is bounded northward by the Alborz Range and southward by the edge of the central desert. The environs of Tehran have a semi-desert climate with hot and dry summers and temperate to cold winters. With nearly 11 million inhabitants (one sixth of the country's total population in less than 18956 sq km. Tehran is the country's most densely populated province. The district of Tehran is the most populated in the province and in the country, in which the city of Tehran hosts 6,758,845 people, and the district of Karaj comes in the second place to accommodate more than a million inhabitants. In 1996 from the total population of the province, 84.1 5% were urban dwellers and 15.85% were registered as villagers. The province of Tehran includes 9 districts which are: Tehran, Shemiranat, Rey, Islamshah, Shahreyar, Karaj, Jajroud, Lar, Roud-i-Shoor, Hableh Roud and Taleqan Roud flow across Tehran province, With the dams of Karaj, Latian and Lar. These rivers supply Tehran's drinking water and parts of the country's electrical power. River-sides and dam-lakes provide also valuable tourism sites for visiting and enjoying walking and viewing beautiful natural sites as well as practicing various kinds of sports, including water sports. These are in addition to sports which could be practiced in the mountainous areas around Tehran, such as climbing and skiing. Tehran is the country's largest economic center and the base for its large and small modern technological and industrial establishments.
SOUVENIRS:
Mountain Vegetables, Damavand Dough(Yogurt & Water), Rey Sohan(a kind of candy made of flour and honey), Shehreyar grapes and rasins.
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