A city of northeast Iran near the U.S.S.R.and Afghanistan borders.It was long an important trade center on caravan routes from Tehran to India.Population, 1, 130, 000.

• 麦什德伊朗东北部一城市，位于苏联和阿富汗边境附近。它曾长期是一个从德黑兰到印度的商队路线上的重要贸易中心