- Country: Iran
- City: Mashhad
- Population: 3,600,650
- Area: 328 km2
Mayor: MohammadReza Qalandar Sharif
Qalandar Sharif holds a master's degree in urban planning.
He previously served as an advisor to the mayor of Mashhad, mayor of District 2, director general of roads and urban development in Khorasan Razavi and Qom, and deputy minister of roads and urban development.
Mashhad is a metropolis in northeastern Iran and the capital of Khorasan Razavi Province. It was the capital of Iran during the Afsharid dynasty.
With 13 urban districts and an urban area of 351 square kilometers, Mashhad is the third largest city in Iran after Tehran and Isfahan. Mashhad is also the second most populous city in Iran after Tehran and the 95th most populous city in the world.
The city receives more than 27 million domestic and two million foreign pilgrims annually due to the presence of the shrine of Ali ibn Musa al-Reza, the eighth Imam of the Shias.
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