Baqershahr

Baqershahr is a city in Kahrizak District of , province, . As the village of Baqerabad, it was the capital of Behnampazuki-ye Jonubi Rural District until its capital was transferred to the village of .
Wikipedia
  • Type: Town with 65,400 residents
  • Description: city in Tehran Province, Iran
  • Also known as: “Bāqerābād” and “Bāqerābād-e Bāqerof”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mausoleum of Imam Khomeini and Shahed - Bagher Shahr.

Mosque
Photo: Ninara, CC BY 2.0.
The Mausoleum of Ruhollah Khomeini, also known as the Holy Shrine, or the Haram Motahhar, is a Shi'ite Islamic mausoleum that houses the tombs of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, his wife Khadijeh Saqafi, and his second son Ahmad Khomeini; and some political… is situated 4 km northwest of Baqershahr.

Metro station
Photo: درپیت, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Metro Station is a station in Metro Line 1. It is between Haram-e Motahhar Metro Station and . It is located north of beside Northern Behesht-e Zahra Expressway.

Metro station
Photo: Navid Bostan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Haram-e Motahhar-e Emam Khomeini Metro station, formerly simply called Haram-e Motahhar Metro Station, is a station of Metro Line 1. The next station is on the north side and on the south side.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kahrizak and Qamşar.

Town
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 4.0.
(Persian: كهريزک is a city in, and the capital of, District in , province, . It also serves as the administrative center for Rural District. is situated 4½ km southwest of Baqershahr.

Village
Qamsar is a village in Kahrizak Rural District of Kahrizak District in , province, .

Village
is a village in Kahrizak Rural District of Kahrizak District in , province, .

Baqershahr

Latitude
35.5338° or 35° 32′ 2″ north
Longitude
51.4054° or 51° 24′ 19″ east
Population
65,400
Elevation
1,023 metres (3,356 feet)
Open location code
8H7HGCM4+G5
Open­Street­Map ID
node 821096751
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
400809
Wiki­data ID
Q1776179
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Baqershahr” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “باقر شهر”
  • Arabic: “باقرشهر”
  • Armenian: “Բաղերշահր”
  • Cebuano: “Bāqershahr”
  • Central Kurdish: “باقرشەھر”
  • Chinese: “Baqershahr”
  • Dutch: “Baqershahr”
  • French: “Baqershahr”
  • Hindi: “बाकिरशहर”
  • Hindi: “बाग-ए-शहर”
  • Irish: “Baqershahr”
  • Italian: “Baqershahr”
  • Kurdish: “Baqêrşehr”
  • Malagasy: “Baqershahr”
  • Mazanderani: “باقرشهر”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Baqershahr”
  • Persian: “باقر آباد باقراف”
  • Persian: “باقِر آباد”
  • Persian: “باقر شهر”
  • Persian: “باقِرابادِ باقِرُف”
  • Persian: “باقرشهر”
  • Polish: “Bagherszahr”
  • Romanian: “Baqershahr”
  • South Azerbaijani: “باقیرشهر”
  • Swedish: “Bāqershahr”
  • Turkish: “Bagirşehr”
  • Turkish: “Bakirşehr”
  • Urdu: “باقرشہر، رے شہر”

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