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The ___MASK54___ is a transcontinental region centered on Western Asia and Egypt . The corresponding adjective is " Middle - Eastern " and the derived noun is " Middle - Easterner ". The term has come into wider usage as a replacement of the term Near East ( as opposed to Far East ) beginning in the early 20th century . Tehran ( " Tehrn ") is the capital of ___MASK72___ and Tehran Province . With a population of around 9 million in the city and 16 million in the wider metropolitan area , Tehran is the most populous city of ___MASK72___ , the 2nd - most populous city in Western Asia and the 3rd - largest metropolitan area in the Middle East . It is ranked 29th in the world by the population of its metropolitan area . Valiasr Street is a tree - lined street in Tehran , ___MASK72___ , dividing the metropolis into western and eastern parts . It is considered one of Tehran ' s main thoroughfares and commercial centres . It is also the longest street in the Middle East , and was reported as one of the longest in the world by former BBC ( now Al Jazeera ) journalist Rageh Omaar during the television documentary " Welcome to Tehran ". Mirdamad Boulevard is the center of Davoodiyeh district in the north of Tehran . The boulevard starts from Valiasr Street in its west and continues eastward passing Mother Square up to Shariati street . Central Bank of the Islamic Republic of ___MASK72___ is located in this boulevard . Davoodiyeh is a large district of northern Tehran , ___MASK72___ . The Central Bank of the Islamic Republic of ___MASK72___ ( CBI aka " Bank Markazi - ye Jomhuri - ye Eslmi - ye Irn ") is the central bank of ___MASK72___ . It is entirely government owned . Among its major purposes are : maintenance of the value of the national currency ( rial ), balance of payments as well as facilitating trade transactions and contributing to the economic advancement of the country . The Central bank is in charge of laying and implementing monetary and credit policies of the country . The importation of goods , issuance of documentary credits and registration of orders for documentary bills of exchange for imports are also done in accordance with the policies of the Central Bank . It is a member central bank of the Asian Clearing Union . Western Asia , West Asia , Southwestern Asia or Southwest Asia is the westernmost subregion of Asia . The concept is in limited use , as it significantly overlaps with the ___MASK54___ ( or Near East ), the main difference being the exclusion of Egypt ( which would be counted as part of North Africa ). The term is sometimes used for the purposes of grouping countries in statistics . ___MASK72___ (, also , ; ' ), also known as Persia , officially the Islamic Republic of ___MASK72___ (' ), is a sovereign state in Western Asia . It is bordered to the northwest by Armenia , the " de facto " Nagorno - Karabakh Republic , and Azerbaijan ; to the north by the Caspian Sea ; to the northeast by Turkmenistan ; to the east by Afghanistan and Pakistan ; to the south by the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman ; and to the west by Turkey and Iraq . Comprising a land area of , it is the second - largest country in the Middle East and the 18th - largest in the world . With 82 . 8 million inhabitants , ___MASK72___ is the world ' s 17th - most - populous country . It is the only country with both a Caspian Sea and an Indian Ocean coastline . The country ' s central location in Eurasia and Western Asia , and its proximity to the Strait of Hormuz , make it of great geostrategic importance . Tehran is the country ' s capital and largest city , as well as its leading economic center . Tehran Province is one of the 31 provinces of ___MASK72___ . It covers an area of and is located to the north of the central plateau of ___MASK72___ . Mirdamad Metro Station is a station in Tehran Metro Line 1 , located next to Mirdamad Boulevard . It was opened on 19 May 2009 . The station has an outdoor parking facility for commuters .