Map of Mashhad, Iran

Mashhad is the administrative centre of Razavi Khorasan, Iran, with a population of about 2,307,177. It lies at 36.2981°N, 59.6057°E. Mashhad is about 739 km (459 mi) east of Tehran, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Chenārān, 58 km to the northwest.

Mashhad at a glance

Where is Mashhad?

• The 2nd largest city in Iran by recorded population.
• The largest city in Razavi Khorasan on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 41 min on the shortest day to 14 h 38 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Mashhad

• Chenārān — 58 km northwest
• Neyshābūr — 73 km west
• Kaka — 117 km north, Turkmenistan
• Torbat-e Ḩeydarīyeh — 119 km south
• Qūchān — 133 km northwest
• Dargaz — 135 km north
• Tejen — 145 km northeast, Turkmenistan
• Torbat-e Jām — 149 km southeast
• Kāshmar — 156 km southwest
• Ashgabat — 213 km northwest, Turkmenistan

Largest cities in Razavi Khorasan

• Sabzevar — 243,700
• Neyshābūr — 220,929
• Torbat-e Ḩeydarīyeh — 140,019
• Kāshmar — 131,517
• Qūchān — 111,752
• Torbat-e Jām — 58,928
• Chenārān — 53,879
• Sarakhs — 46,499
• Gonābād — 43,465
• Tāybād — 37,513

Largest cities in Iran

• Tehran — 7,153,309
• 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
• Rasht — 594,590

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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.