IR-THR-040 Tehran, Supreme Leader Imam Ali Khamenei Poster Welcoming The Faithful At The Entrance Of The Friday Prayer
Tehran is the capital of Iran and of the Tehran Province. With a population of around 9 million in the city and 16 million in the wider metropolitan area, Tehran is the largest city and urban area of Iran, the 2nd-largest city in Western Asia, and the 3rd-largest in the Middle East. It is ranked 29th in the world by the population of its metropolitan area. Tehran was first chosen as the capital of Iran by Agha Mohammad Khan of the Qajar dynasty in 1796, in order to remain within close reach of Iran's territories in the Caucasus, before being separated from Iran as a result of the Russo-Persian Wars. The capital has been moved several times throughout the history, and Tehran is the 32nd national capital of Iran. The city was the seat of the Qajars and Pahlavis, the two last imperial dynasties of Iran. It is home to many historical collections, such as the royal complexes of Golestan, Sa'dabad, and Niavaran, as well as the country's most important governmental buildings of the modern period. Large scale demolition and rebuilding began in the 1920s, and Tehran has been a destination for the mass migrations from all over Iran since the 20th century. There have been plans to relocate Iran's capital from Tehran to another area, due mainly to air pollution and the city's exposure to earthquakes. To date, no definitive plans have been approved. A 2016 survey of 230 cities by Mercer ranked Tehran as low as 203rd for the quality of living. There is a high level of security at the entrance of the newly built mosque where Friday prayer is held in Tehran. Foreigners cannot easily get in and photography inside is severely restricted. It is therefore usually impossible to shoot beyond the security gates outside which a poster of Supreme Leader Imam Ali Khamenei welcomes the faithful. In Tehran, Friday prayer lasts for more than two hours. The first part of the ceremony is political. Senior members of the Iranian government deliver speeches, which always end with the crowd rais
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Location: Friday Mosque, Tehran, Iran
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