Anonymous ID: dbe5d9 May 7, 2018, 1:46 p.m. No.1329720   ๐Ÿ—„๏ธ.is ๐Ÿ”—kun   >>9761 >>9799

Mashhad in the spotlight: inequality plagues Iran's holy city

 

Mashhad in numbers

 

598,657 sq metres โ€“ the size of the Imam Reza shrine, the worldโ€™s largest mosque by surface area.

 

Seventh โ€“ the Shia imam murdered by Arabian Nights caliph Haroun al-Rashid, who is buried in Mashhad next to Imam Reza, the eighth (murdered by his son).

 

55% โ€“ of Iranโ€™s hotels are in Mashhad.

 

90% โ€“ of the worldโ€™s saffron comes from Iran.

 

https:// www.theguardian.com/cities/2018/jan/22/mashhad-spotlight-rising-inequality-iran-holy-city-imam-reza-shrine