Proma Hypermarket in business. City becomes part of the newly formed Razavi Khorasan Province. 2011 Mashhad Urban Railway begins operating. Siah Jamegan Aboumoslem Khorasan F.C. (football club) formed. (velodrome) opens. Imam Reza Stadium construction begins. Population: 2,766,258. 2013 - 14 June: Local election held. 2014 Sowlat Mortazavi becomes mayor. City becomes part of newly formed national administrative Region 5. See also Timelines of other cities in Iran: Bandar Abbas, Hamadan, Isfahan, Kerman, Qom, Shiraz, Tabriz, Tehran, Yazd References This article incorporates information from the Persian Wikipedia. Bibliography in English 1993 reprint (Article about the shrine) in other languages 1883-1885 External links Items related to Mashhad, various dates (via Qatar Digital Library) Items related to Mashhad, various dates (via Europeana) Items related to Mashhad, various dates (via Digital Public Library of America) Years in Iran Mashhad Mashhad mashhad