Karaj

Karaj (Persian: کرج; pronounced [kæˈɾædʒ] )^[a] is a city in the Central District of Karaj County, Alborz province, Iran, serving as capital of the province, the county, and the district.^[5]

For the administrative division of Alborz province, see Karaj County. For other places with the same name, see Karaj.

Karaj

کرج

Mehrdad Kiani

Javad Chapardar

162 km² (63 sq mi)

1,312 m (4,304 ft)

1,592,492

9,800/km² (25,000/sq mi)

1,973,470

2,512,737^[2]

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Although the county hosts a population around 1.97 million, as recorded in the 2016 census,^[3] most of the 1,419 km² (548 sq mi) county is rugged mountain. The urban area is the fourth-largest in Iran, after Tehran, Mashhad, and Isfahan.^[6] Eshtehard County^[7] and Fardis County^[8] were split off from Karaj County since the previous census.

(Agriculture and Natural Resources College)

University of Tehran

(Karaj Campus)

Kharazmi University

(Karaj Campus)

Tehran University of Art

(Karaj Center)

Payame Noor University

(Alborz Province)

Technical and Vocational University

(Alborz Province)

University of Applied Science and Technology

(Alborz Province)

Farhangian University

Alborz University of Medical Sciences

Islamic Azad University, Karaj Branch

Razi Vaccine and Serum Research Institute

Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization

Materials and Energy Research Center

Standard Research Institute

Nuclear Science and Technology Research Institute (Center of Agriculture and Nuclear Medicine)

Educational and research centers of the city include:

(b. 1961), a scholar of communication

Saied Reza Ameli

Mehršahr

Amir Kabir Dam

Morvārid Palace

Media related to Karaj at Wikimedia Commons

Karaj travel guide from Wikivoyage

Iran portal

Karaj city portal

(in Persian)

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