This article provides an analysis of the practicality and possibility of the relocation of the capital of Iran from Tehran to a yet to be identified new location. To give the subject matter a wider context, it first sets forward a historical perspective of capital relocations around the globe over centuries, and a review of some examples of similar attempts in other parts of the world, especially in countries with common denominators with Iran. Specifically, it discusses some lessons learned from those experiences.
Considering the realities of today’s Iran, the article then focuses on the positive and negative aspects of a potential relocation of the capital of Iran, seated for centuries in the now major megalopolis of Tehran. Included in the discussion will be a perspective on how feasible and realistic the idea of relocation the capital of Iran could be, even if there is real intention and not just a politically intended talk.
