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Mashhad

Iran

Watercolour of Mashhad, Iran. Centered around Imam Reza Shrine's golden dome and turquoise minarets, Goharshad Mosque, and Kooh Sangi stone pools, with Imam Reza Shrine and Timurid Goharshad Mosque.
AI-generated artistic rendering. Painted from written research on the city's setting, architecture and materials — not from a photograph.
What guided this image
Landmarks
Imam Reza Shrine; Timurid Goharshad Mosque; Kooh Sangi; Ferdowsi; lush Khorasan oasis and mountain foothill flora; Timurid and Safavid
Viewpoint
Favor the classic viewpoint looking across the landscape toward the signature landmarks of Mashhad, showing regional foliage and foreground textures, the iconic architectural monuments in the middle-ground, and the distant horizon fading in the background.
Palette
Green should be the predominant color, especially in slender Persian cypresses, courtyard plane trees, and manicured rose gardens.
Population2,307,177Wikidata: 3,001,184
Coordinates36.30°N, 59.61°E
Elevation982 m
Area328 km²
Time zoneAsia/TehranUTC+3:30
Solar noon11:32clock runs 0.5 h behind the sun

Through the Earth

Dig straight through the Earth from Mashhad and you surface in open ocean, nearest to Hanga Roa, Chile — 1,451 km from the exact antipodal point.

Nearest cities in the atlas

AshgabatTM213 km
TehranIR740 km
KarajIR776 km
IsfahanIR833 km
DushanbeTJ847 km
KabulAF888 km
BakuAZ961 km
QuettaPK967 km

Twinned cities

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