Greater Isfahan metropolitan area explained

Greater Isfahan metropolitan area and suburbs----کلانشهر اصفهان بزرگ و حومه
Settlement Type:Metropolitan Area
Map Alt:Map of the metropolitan area with provincial borders in black, county borders in blue, and cities with orange borders and yellow background
Image Map1:Metropolis Isfahan-Counties.png
Map Alt1:Map of counties that Isfahan Metropolis overlaps on
Map Caption1:Location of Isfahan metropolitan region in Iran
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:----
Subdivision Type1:Counties
Subdivision Name1:Isfahan County
Borkhar County
Shahin Shahr and Meymeh County
Najafabad County
Khomeyni Shahr County
Falavarjan County
Lenjan County
Mobarakeh County
Population Metro:4,900,000
Area Metro Km2:4500
Population As Of:2022
Population Density Metro Sq Mi:----
Leader Name2:----
Timezone:IRST
Utc Offset:+3:30

Greater Isfahan metropolitan area is a metropolitan region in Isfahan Province, central Iran. This region, although not having any official designation and recognition yet, is the second biggest one in Iran, behind the capital city Tehran (Greater Tehran). The overall region has a population of over 4,900,000 with an area of 4500 km² and extends along Zayandeh Rud, the main river axis through the province, and also along the northern-southern axis of the city, plus a western axis towards Lorestan Province. The region is a transportation hub and an industrial centre having concentrated all steel related industries in it. The region is also home to important military installations and centres, including nuclear facilities and airbases.

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