central city

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Reza, a 40-year-old engineer in the central city of Isfahan, said he believes outside pressure is not only necessary but the only viable path.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026

One Afghan trader who had gone to Iran's central city of Isfahan thought "maybe the situation would get better", but it quickly became untenable.

From Barron's • Mar. 3, 2026

They picked cabbages for a living near the central city of Isfahan, before returning to Afghanistan in 2024.

From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026

Parnia, who lives in London, told the BBC that she was visiting her family in the central city of Isfahan when the protests broke out in the capital, Tehran.

From BBC • Jan. 23, 2026

I raced to find David, and together we sprinted into the central city to the forbidding building.

From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson