Karaj: facts

At a glance

• Country: Iran
• Region: Alborz Province
• Administrative status: seat of a first-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA)
• Population: approximately 1,448,075
• Coordinates: 35.8327° N, 50.9915° E
• Time zone: Asia/Tehran (UTC+03:30)
• Currency: Rial (IRR)
• Distance to the capital, Tehran: 42 km (26 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Payam International Airport (PYK): 16 km (10 mi), straight line
• Mehrabad International Airport (THR): 33 km (21 mi), straight line
• Imam Khomeini International Airport (IKA): 49 km (30 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Shahrak-e Mohandesi-ye Zera'i: 7.5 km (4.6 mi)
• Fardis: 8.6 km (5.3 mi)
• Meshkin Dasht: 10 km (6 mi)
• Mohammad Shahr: 10 km (6 mi)
• Kamalshahr: 11 km (7 mi)