Mashhad is located in northeastern Iran, within the Kashaf River valley, at about 1,000 meters above sea level. Mashhad is the capital of Razavi Khorasan province and the center of Mashhad county (shahrestān). The city is laid out in a roughly circular shape, with religious buildings and monuments in the center and avenues radiating outward to its neighborhoods. Mashhad is Iran’s second most populous city after Tehran and a hub for trade with countries bordering Iran to the east.
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