Teheran

Teheran, the capital of Persia, lies to the S of the Elbourz Mountains, which rise in the neighbourhood to a height of 20,000 feet, and 70 miles S . of the Caspian Sea. The old fortifications, four miles in circumference, have given place to boulevards; and the new fortifications, entered by twelve gates, are ten miles round. The N. side has some fine streets and buildinos. The Shah has a magnificent palace in the citadel, and there are many country houses on the mountain slopes. The city has good bazaars, gas, trams, telegraphs and six miles of railway.