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Karaj

Iran

Watercolour of Karaj, Iran. Nestled in the southern foothills of the soaring Alborz Mountains along the Karaj River, centered around the Pearl Palace (Morvarid Palace) and the historic Shah Abbasi Caravanserai, with Pearl Palace and Safavid Shah Abbasi Caravanserai.
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
Pearl Palace; Safavid Shah Abbasi Caravanserai; Karaj-Chalus River; Alborz Mountain Range; lush Alborz foothill flora; Safavid Silk Road
Viewpoint
Favor the classic viewpoint looking up the Karaj River valley toward the dramatic Alborz mountain peaks, showing plane tree foliage and river stones in the foreground, the rushing turquoise water, arched brick bridge, or Pearl Palace curves in the middle-ground, and the colossal snow-dusted Alborz range rising in the background.
Palette
Green should be the predominant color, especially in the thick plane and cypress trees of Mehrshahr, riverbank poplars, and orchard gardens.
Guarded against
Not Tehran, Qom, or Tabriz
Population1,448,075Wikidata: 1,592,492
Coordinates35.83°N, 50.99°E
Elevation1,341 m
Area162 km²
Time zoneAsia/TehranUTC+3:30
Solar noon12:06clock runs 0.1 h ahead of the sun

Through the Earth

Dig straight through the Earth from Karaj and you surface in open ocean, nearest to Adamstown, Pitcairn Islands — 1,201 km from the exact antipodal point.

Nearest cities in the atlas

TehranIR42 km
IsfahanIR359 km
TabrizIR487 km
BakuAZ515 km
KirkukIQ598 km
ErbilIQ629 km
Sadr CityIQ656 km
Al Başrah al QadīmahIQ662 km

Twinned cities

Wikidata records no twinned cities for Karaj inside this atlas.

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