Iran
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Current time in Tehran
Tehran is the capital of Iran, in Asia.
| Capital | Tehran |
| Continent | Asia |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (no daylight saving) |
| Currency | Iranian Rial (IRR) |
| Calling code | +98 |
| Internet domain | .ir |
| Area | 1,648,000 km² (636,296 sq mi) |
| Neighbours | Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, Iraq, Armenia, Pakistan, Azerbaijan, Turkey |
Travelling to Iran
| Emergency numbers | Police 110 Ambulance 115 Fire 125 |
| Plugs and sockets | Type C, Type F |
| Mains electricity | 220 V, 50 Hz |
| Driving side | Right |
Emergency numbers are checked against two independent sources, but they can change — confirm when you arrive. On a mobile phone, 112 also works in many countries.
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Cities on MetaGlobe
Tehran, Mashhad, Isfahan, Karaj, Tabriz, Shiraz.
Country facts: GeoNames, licensed CC BY 4.0. Currency and language names: the Unicode CLDR. Time zones: the IANA time zone database, release 2026e. Plugs and mains electricity: the IEC's World Plugs guide. Driving side and emergency numbers: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), shown only where Wikidata agrees. All sources.