Map of Golestān, Iran

Golestān is a city in Tehran, Iran, with a population of about 240,000. It lies at 35.5183°N, 51.1819°E. Golestān is about 29 km (18 mi) southwest of Tehran, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Eslamshahr, 6 km to the northeast.

Golestān at a glance

Where is Golestān?

• The 37th largest city in Iran by recorded population.
• The 6th largest city in Tehran on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 45 min on the shortest day to 14 h 34 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Golestān

• Eslamshahr — 6 km northeast
• Robāţ Karīm — 10 km southwest
• Shahrīār — 19 km northwest
• Shahre Jadide Andisheh — 23 km northwest
• Shahr-e Qods — 24 km north
• Malārd — 25 km northwest
• Tehran — 29 km northeast
• Qarchak — 37 km east
• Tajrīsh — 39 km northeast
• Karaj — 39 km northwest

Largest cities in Tehran

• Tehran — 7,153,309
• Eslamshahr — 450,000
• Shahrīār — 309,607
• Shahr-e Qods — 309,605
• Qarchak — 251,834
• Pākdasht — 236,319
• Varāmīn — 225,628
• Shahre Jadide Andisheh — 116,062
• Pardīs — 114,249
• Robāţ Karīm — 105,393

Largest cities in Iran

• Tehran — 7,153,309
• Mashhad — 2,307,177
• Isfahan — 1,547,164
• Karaj — 1,448,075
• Tabriz — 1,424,641
• Shiraz — 1,249,942
• Qom — 900,000
• Ahvaz — 841,145
• Pasragad Branch — 787,878
• Kermanshah — 621,100

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.