Shahr-e Ray
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Ray ری |
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| District of Tehran | |
Top to bottom:
1st row: Fath Ali shah inscription---A local bazaar (Friday Bazar) |
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 Ray
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| Coordinates: 35°35′N 51°26′E / 35.583°N 51.433°ECoordinates: 35°35′N 51°26′E / 35.583°N 51.433°E | |
| Country |
 Iran
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| Province | Tehran |
| County | Capital of Rey, but within Tehran |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,996 km2 (1,157 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,180 m (3,870 ft) |
| Population (1996) | |
| • Total | 250,000 |
| • Density | 83/km2 (220/sq mi) |
| Time zone | IRST (UTC+3:30) |
| • Summer (DST) | IRDT (UTC+4:30) |
| Area code(s) | 021 |
| Website | http://www.tehran.ir |
1st row:
Left to right:
Tughrul Tower---Bahram fire temple
2nd row:
Rey Castle---Rashkan Castle
3rd row:
Shah-Abdol-Azim shrine---Shah Abbassi Caravanserai
Rey or Ray (Persian pronunciation: [ɾej]; Persian: شهر ری, Šahr-e Rey, “City of Ray”), also known as Rhages (/ˈreɪdʒəz/; Greek: Ῥάγαι, or Europos (Ευρωπός) Rhagai; Latin: Rhagae or Rhaganae) and formerly as Arsacia, is the capital of Rey County in Tehran Province of Iran, and the oldest existing city in the province.
Ray today has been absorbed into the Greater Tehran metropolitan area. Ray is connected via the Tehran Metro to the rest of Tehran and has many industries and factories in operation. Limited excavations of what was not bulldozed began in 1997 in collaboration with the Iranian Cultural Heritage and Tourism Organization (ICHTO), the Department of Archaeological Sciences of the University of Bradford and the Department of Archaeology of the University of Tehran.
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