Saveh

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The city of Saveh (Persian ساوه ) is the capital of the district of Saveh in Markazi province in the northwest of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

It is located about 130 km southwest of the provincial capital Tehran. 2012, the city has about 201,000 inhabitants. Saveh was in the history of the country seat of government, there are a number of historical buildings and ruins from this time. Since 2004, Mehri Roustaie Gherailou Mayor of the city. She is only the second woman in the history of the Islamic Republic of Iran, the wearing of such an office.

Saveh is part of a government-sponsored economic region. Northeast of Saveh is Kaveh, - a so-called Industrial City. Here are settled more than 1,000 small and several large companies. Main industries are metal processing, glass and ceramic manufacturing, as well as chemicals and pharmaceuticals.

To the capital Tehran, there is a railway line and a well-developed motorway link.