Isfahan

American  

[is-fuh-hahn] / ˌɪs fəˈhɑn /

noun

1. a city in central Iran: the capital of Persia from the 16th into the 18th century.

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Isfahan British  

/ ˌɪsfəˈhɑːn /

noun

1. Ancient name: Aspadana.  a city in central Iran: the second largest city in the country; capital of Persia in the 11th century and from 1598 to 1722. Pop: 1 547 000 (2005 est)

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Example Sentences

Residents in Tehran, Isfahan, Tabriz and Shiraz reported powerful explosions.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

Iranian state media reported explosions in Tehran, Isfahan, Najafabad and Tabriz.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

"The current damaged site will be preserved as a war museum at the university to remain a document of the country's scientific oppression in history," said Zafarollah Kalantari, head of Isfahan University of Technology.

From Barron's • May 3, 2026

Tehran still has stores of highly enriched uranium buried beneath its Isfahan facility and likely at Natanz, according to the International Atomic Energy Agency.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

The Tale of the Three Brothers and the Djinn might be a comedy if you hear it in the market in Isfahan, or it might be a hero’s journey around a bonfire in Ardestan.

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri