Isfahan
Isfahan is a city in central Iran, south of Tehran and is the capital of Isfahan Province. Due to its beautiful hand-painted tiling and magnificent public square, it is considered to be one of the most beautiful cities in the world. Wikivoyage
Population 1,961,260 (Wikidata)
Before you go
Emergency numbers in Iran
Getting there
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Still gathering the markets around Isfahan. I'll let you know here when it's all in — or open the live guide.
Best-documented sights
All of them in the guide-
Armenian Vank Cathedral Attraction · 580 m - ART university of Isfahan-sukias house Monument · 580 m
- خانه کشیش Museum · 400 m
- مجسمه کشیش اعظم خاچاطور کساراتسی Monument · 520 m
- Sukias House Attraction · 600 m
- Vank Cathedral Museum Museum · 600 m
- David House Museum · 620 m
- Stepanian House Museum · 730 m
Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.
Somewhere to run
Places © OpenStreetMap contributors, as of 9 October 2026. Description from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA). Events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage, population from Wikidata.
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