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The 15 pages that link to Mashhad, each with the reason it gives.

• TehranCompared with: Mashhad’s religious prominence differs from Tehran’s concentration of state power.

• KarbalaCompared with: Its major shrine draws Shia pilgrims to Iran, rather than to Karbala in Iraq.

• NishapurRelated: Mashhad is the modern provincial capital nearest to Nishapur.

• NajafCompared with: Mashhad is a major shrine city, but its central shrine is in Iran rather than Iraq.

• QomCompared with: Mashhad is Iran’s other leading Shia pilgrimage city, centered on an Imam’s shrine.

• Afsharid dynastyRelated: Nader made Mashhad his capital, shifting the court away from Isfahan.

• Razavi Khorasan ProvinceBroader topic: The provincial capital concentrates government, pilgrimage, education, and commerce.

• Urbanization in IranBroader topic: Its growth reflects the urban pull of religious institutions and regional employment.

• Ali al-RidaRelated: Its religious identity and growth are closely tied to his burial place.

• Shrine of Imam RezaNarrower topic: The shrine’s growth made Mashhad a major pilgrimage city.

• Tourism in IranBroader topic: Its shrine makes it the country’s leading destination for religious pilgrimage.

• Khorasan ProvinceBroader topic: Mashhad served as the former province’s capital and remained the successor province’s seat.

• BojnordRelated: Mashhad is the nearest major urban center and a regional destination from Bojnord.

• Binalud MountainsRelated: The range lies southwest of Mashhad, whose location anchors its northeastern side.

• Mohammad-Taqi BaharRelated: Bahar was born in Mashhad and began his literary career there.