Mashhad
Almost everything about Mashhad relates to its role as the holiest city in Iran, even its name. As the capital of Iran's Khorasan province, Mashhad's year-round cool temperatures and fascinating insights into the Shi'ite heartland have much to offer visitors. Wikivoyage
Population 3,001,184 (Wikidata)
Before you go
Emergency numbers in Iran
Getting there
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Still gathering the markets around Mashhad. I'll let you know here when it's all in — or open the live guide.
Best-documented sights
All of them in the guideWithin 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.
Mashhad is ready Everything that was still being gathered is in.