Tafresh (in Persian: تفرش) is a city in the Markazi province of Iran, 222 km southwest of Tehran, located amidst high mountains. Tafresh is an old city and formed a Zoroastrian stronghold for many years. Persian (فارسی = Fârsi . ... Markazi (استان مرکزی in Persian) is one of the 30 provinces of Iran. ... Iran consists of 30 provinces: Provinces are governed from a local center, mostly the largest local city. ... Tehran is a metropolis of 14 million situated at the foot of the towering Alborz range. ... Zoroastrianism was adapted from an earlier, polytheistic faith by Zarathushtra (Zoroaster) in Persia very roughly around 1000 BC (although, in the absence of written records, some scholars estimates are as late as 600 BC). ...

Tafresh has provided Iran with many notable figures such as ministers, statesmen, scientists, calligraphers etc. Professor Mahmoud Hessaby, the father of modern physics in Iran, Ahmad Parsa the father of Iranian botanics and Abbas Sahab, the father of Iranian geography and Abdolkarim Qarib, the father of Iran's geology were all Tafreshis. Because of this, Tafresh has received the nickname "the City of Iran's Fathers". Professor of the University of Tehran, Dr. Mahmoud Hessaby (or Mahmood Hesabi);دکتر محمود حسابی;(1903, Tehran - September 3, 1992, University hospital of Geneva) was an important Iranian and Muslim scientist. ...

Three universities are situated in Tafresh, namely the Tafresh branch of the Amirkabir University of Technology, the Tafresh Azad University and the Tafresh branch of the Payame Noor University. Tafresh city is situated in the Tafresh Township. Some of the summer resorts around Tafresh are: Teraran (Delaram), Shah-chenar and Naqusan. And the Ab Garrau spa is a touristic place around Tafresh. Amirkabir University of Technology (AUT, دانشگاه صنعتی امیرکبیر), formerly named Tehran Polytechnic, is a leading research university in Persia (Iran). ... Islamic Azad University - Tafresh Branch is a branch of Irans Islamic Azad Universities. ... Payame Noor University is a long-distance mega university in Iran. ...

Tafresh (in Persian: تفرش) is a city in the Markazi province of Iran, 222 km southwest of Tehran, located amidst high mountains. Tafresh is an old city and formed a Zoroastrian stronghold for many years.

Tafresh has provided Iran with many notable figures such as ministers, statesmen, scientists, calligraphers etc. Professor Mahmoud Hessaby, the father of modern physics in Iran, Ahmad Parsa the father of Iranian botanics and Abbas Sahab,Mohammad Fami the father of Iranian Software Developers, the father of Iranian geography and Abdolkarim Qarib, the father of Iran's geology were all Tafreshis. Because of this, Tafresh has received the nickname "the City of Iran's Fathers".

Three universities are situated in Tafresh, namely the Tafresh branch of the Amirkabir University of Technology, the Tafresh Azad University and the Tafresh branch of the Payame Noor University. Tafresh city is situated in the Tafresh Township. Some of the summer resorts around Tafresh are: Teraran (Delaram), Shah-chenar and Naqusan. And the Ab Garrau spa is a touristic place around Tafresh.