Isfahan

Isfahan, from its ancient designation Aspadana and later Spahan in middle Persian, rendered in English as Ispahan, is a major city in isfahan County, Isfahan Province, Iran. It is located 406 km south of Tehran and it's the capital of Isfahan Province. Isfahan has a population of approximately 1.5 million, making it the third-largest city in Iran, after Mashhad and Tehran, and the second-largest metropolitan area.


 * Isfahan without the river has no future.
 * Conference for revival of Zayande roud


 * Isfahan, half the world.
 * New York Times


 * Esfahan is a multiethnic city where Muslims, Jews and Christians cohabit peacefully.
 * Bangkok Post


 * The cities of Baghdad and Isfahan were at the heart of the Islamic civilization.
 * Elaheh Kheirandish, Baghdad and Isfahan


 * The city is mainly known abroad as the site of Iran's premier nuclear research facility. What once was a sleepy town has emerged as the country's third largest metropolis.
 * Smithsonian magazine


 * All over Isfahan are murals of an angry Khomeini glaring down from the clouds.