central city

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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

Videos verified by BBC Persian show protests in the central city of Lordegan, the capital Tehran and Marvdasht in the southern Fars province taking place on Thursday.

From BBC • Jan. 1, 2026

“If there’s a voucher, I’ll use it,” said Zhang Hui, a 42-year-old parent in the central city of Wuhan.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 15, 2025

Fuel tankers have just arrived in the central city of Segou and southeast city of Sikasso for the first time in several weeks.

From Barron's • Nov. 11, 2025

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