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revolution
many foreign companies
were active in this region, which led to the complete devastation and
destruction of it's infrastructure, crippling it to this day. Today many modern
industries of this city include the manufacturing of automobiles, electronics
and electrical equipment, weaponry, textiles, sugar, cement, and chemical
products. It is also a leading center for the sale of carpets and furniture.
There is an oil refinery near
Ray,
south of the city. Tehran has four airports :
Mehrabad International Airport,
Imam Khomeini International Airport,
Ghal'ehMorghi airfield
and
DoshanTappeh
Air Base.
Tehran relies heavily on private cars, buses,
motorcycles, and taxis, and is one of the most car-dependent cities in the
world. The Tehran Stock Exchange,
which is a full member of the Federation
Internationale des Bourses de Valeurs (FIBV)
and a founding member of the Federation
of Euro-Asian Stock Exchanges, has been one of the world's best performing
stock exchanges in recent years
