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{{Infobox settlement
| name                            = Iași
| other_name                      = Jassy<br/>Iassy
| settlement_type                 = County Seat
| image_skyline                   = Collage Iași (Jassy).jpg
| image_caption                   = From top left: Palace of Culture, Vasile Alecsandri Statue in front of the National Theatre, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University, Golia Tower, Metropolitan Cathedral, and the Botanical Garden
| image_shield                    = Actual_Iasi_CoA.png
| nickname                        = The Cultural Capital of Romania, The City of Great Loves, The City of the Famous Destinies, The City of Great Ideas, The City of the Three Unions, The City on Seven Hills<ref>{{cite web|url=http://romaniancoins.org/1000leiu1918.html|title=1000 lei 1998 – 80th anniversary of the Great Union of 1918|publisher=Romanian Coins.org|access-date=24 September 2016|language=English}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iasi.djc.ro/|title=Iași, the cultural city|access-date=24 September 2016|language=Romanian|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.is/20120802105002/http://www.iasi.djc.ro/|archive-date=2 August 2012|df=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.laiasi.ro/despreiasi.htm|title=About Iaşi|publisher=La Iaşi|accessdate=24 September 2016|date=2002|language=Romanian}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tarom.ro/tarom-tours/turism-intern/cazare-oras/|title=Romanian Cities|publisher=Tarom|language=Romanian|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110305051216/http://www.tarom.ro/tarom-tours/turism-intern/cazare-oras/|archive-date=2011-03-05|df=}}</ref>
| mapsize                         = 200px
| map_caption                     = Location of Iași within Romania (in red)
| pushpin_map                     = Romania
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| subdivision_type                = Country
| subdivision_name                = {{ROU}}
| subdivision_type1               = County
| subdivision_type2               = Status
| subdivision_name1               = {{RO-IS}}
| subdivision_name2               = Municipality
| established_title               = Settled
| established_date                = Before 14th century
| established_title2              = First official record
| established_date2               = 1408
| leader_party                    = [[Social:Independent politician|Independent]]
| leader_title                    = Mayor
| leader_name                     = Mihai Chirica
| area_magnitude                  = 
| area_total_km2                  = 93.9
| area_land_km2                   = 
| area_water_km2                  = 
| area_metro_km2                  = 808
| elevation_m                     = 60
| population_total                = 290,422
| population_as_of                = 2011 census
| population_footnotes            = <ref name="INSSER">{{cite web|url=http://www.recensamantromania.ro/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/rpl_2011_populatia-pe-categorii-de-localitati.xls|title=Population at 20 October 2011|date=5 July 2013|accessdate = 4 May 2015|publisher = INSSE|language=Romanian}}</ref>
| population_density_km2          = 3092
| pop_est_as_of                   = 2016
| population_est                  = 362,142 {{increase}}
| pop_est_footnotes               = <ref name="INSSER2016">{{cite web|url=http://www.insse.ro/cms/ro/content/popula%C5%A3ia-rom%C3%A2niei-pe-localitati-la-1-ianuarie-2016|title=Populaţia României pe localitati la 1 ianuarie 2016|date=6 June 2016|access-date=27 October 2017|publisher=INSSE|language=Romanian|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171027131447/http://www.insse.ro/cms/ro/content/popula%C5%A3ia-rom%C3%A2niei-pe-localitati-la-1-ianuarie-2016|archive-date=2017-10-27|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| population_metro                = 474,035<ref name="luz">{{cite web|url=http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/cities/data/database | title=Population on 1 January by age groups and sex - functional urban areas | accessdate=29 October 2017 | publisher=Eurostat}}</ref>
| population_note                 = 
| postal_code_type                = Postal Code
| postal_code                     = 700xxx
| area_code                       = +40 x32
| website                         = {{URL|http://www.primaria-iasi.ro}}
| footnotes                       = 
| timezone                        = [[Eastern European Time|EET]]
| utc_offset                      = +2
| timezone_DST                    = [[Eastern European Summer Time|EEST]]
| utc_offset_DST                  = +3
| blank_name                      = Car Plates
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'''Iași''' ({{IPAc-en|UK|ˈ|j|æ|ʃ|i}} {{respell|YASH|ee}}, {{IPAc-en|US|ˈ|j|ɑː|ʃ|(|i|)}} {{respell|YAHSH|(-ee)}}, {{IPA-ro|ˈjaʃʲ|lang|Iasi.ogg}}), also referred to as '''Jassy''' or '''Iassy'''<ref>[https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/judaica/ejud_0002_0011_0_10012.html JASSY] at jewishvirtuallibrary.org</ref><ref name="SaurerLanzinger2006">{{cite book|author1=Edith Saurer|author2=Margareth Lanzinger|author3=Elisabeth Frysak|title=Women's Movements: Networks and Debates in Post-communist Countries in the 19th and 20th Centuries|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=j7ePIpI9qVgC&pg=PA443|year=2006|publisher=Böhlau Verlag Köln Weimar|isbn=978-3-412-32205-2|pages=443–}}</ref> ({{IPAc-en|UK|ˈ|j|æ|s|i}} {{respell|YASS|ee}}, {{IPAc-en|US|ˈ|j|ɑː|s|i}} {{respell|YAH|see}}), is the second largest city in Romania,<ref name="INSSER2016"/> and the seat of Iași County. Located in the historical region of [[Place:Moldavia|Moldavia]], Iași has traditionally been one of the leading centres of Romanian social, cultural, academic and artistic life. The city was the capital of the Principality of Moldavia from 1564 to 1859, then of the United Principalities from 1859 to 1862, and the capital of [[History:Kingdom of Romania|Romania]] from 1916 to 1918.

Known as ''The Cultural Capital of Romania'', Iași is a symbol in Romanian history. The historian [[Biography:Nicolae Iorga|Nicolae Iorga]] said "There should be no Romanian who does not know of it".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.feaa.uaic.ro/geba/Tourism.html|title=GEBA 2017 -Tourism|first=|last=http://www.festivaprods.com|website=www.feaa.uaic.ro}}</ref> Still referred to as ''The Moldavian Capital'', Iași is the main economic and business centre of the Moldavian region of Romania.<ref>[http://www.primaria-iasi.ro/content.aspx?item=1612&lang=EN About Iași City] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715232455/http://www.primaria-iasi.ro/content.aspx?item=1612&lang=EN |date=2011-07-15 }}</ref> In December 2018, Iași was officially declared ''Historical capital of Romania''.<ref>[https://www.mediafax.ro/politic/lege-promulgata-iasi-desemnat-capitala-istorica-iar-alba-iulia-capitala-a-marii-uniri-17797862 Iaşi desemnat "Capitală istorică", iar Alba Iulia "Capitală a Marii Uniri"]</ref>

At the 2011 census, the city proper had a population of 290,422 (making it the fourth most populous in Romania at the time). With 474,035 residents ({{As of|2015|lc=y}}), the Iași urban area is the second most populous in Romania (after Bucharest),<ref name="luz"/> whereas more than 500,000 people live within its peri-urban area.<ref name="INSSER"/><ref name="periurban">{{cite web
|url=http://rtsa.ro/tras/index.php/tras/article/view/294|title=The Economy of a Regional Metropolis. Case-study: Iași, Romania|accessdate=2012-02-08|publisher=Transylvanian Review of Administrative Sciences}}</ref>

Home to the oldest Romanian university and to the first engineering school, Iași is one of the most important education and research centres of the country, and accommodates over 60,000 students in 5 public universities.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.study-in-romania.ro/historyofeducation.htm|title=Study in Romanian - Learn & Live Freely|first=|last=ionut@xtra-net.ro|website=www.study-in-romania.ro|access-date=2015-07-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150611181940/http://www.study-in-romania.ro/historyofeducation.htm|archive-date=2015-06-11|url-status=dead|df=}}</ref><ref name="pidpc">[http://www.zmi.ro/downloads/PIDPC%20IASI%201.pdf Metropolitan Area Iași] {{in lang|ro}}</ref> The social and cultural life revolves around the Vasile Alecsandri National Theater (the oldest in Romania), the Moldova State Philharmonic, the Opera House, the Iași Athenaeum, a famous Botanical Garden (the oldest and largest in Romania), the Central University Library (the oldest in Romania), the high quality cultural centres and festivals, an array of museums, memorial houses, religious and historical monuments. The city is also known as the site of the largest Romanian pilgrimage which takes place each year, in October.<ref name="pilgrim">{{cite web|url=http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/article/large-pilgrimage-starts-in-eastern-romania-10-09-2015|title=Romanian Pilgrims Flock to Saint's Shrine|publisher=}}</ref>

==Etymology and names==
The city is historically referred to as:
*[[Social:Bulgarian language|Bulgarian]]: Яш (''Yash'')
*[[Social:English language|English]], [[Social:Polish language|Polish]]: ''Jassy''
*[[Social:French language|French]]: ''Iassy''
*[[Social:German language|German]]: ''Jassy'', ''Jassenmarkt''
*[[Social:Greek language|Greek]]: Ιάσιο (''Iásio'')
*Hebrew: יאסי (''Iasi'') or יאשי (iaši). 
*[[Social:Hungarian language|Hungarian]]: ''Jászvásár''
*[[Social:Italian language|Italian]]: ''Iassi''
*[[Social:Persian language|Persian]]: ''Yās''
*[[Social:Russian language|Russian]]: Яссы (''Yassy'')
*[[Social:Serbian language|Serbian]]: ''Јаши'' or ''Jaši''
*[[Social:Turkish language|Turkish]]: ''Yaş''
*[[Social:Ukrainian language|Ukrainian]]: Ясси, Яси - also, Я́сси, Я́си (''Yassy'', ''Yasy'')
*[[Social:Yiddish|Yiddish]]: יאס (''Yas'')
*[[Social:Arabic|Arabic]]: ياشي/اياشي/ياسي ("Yassy/Iashy/Yashy")

[[File:Romania 2L 1871 telegraph stamp used Jassy.JPG|thumbnail|right|An 1871 Romanian telegraph stamp, using the historic name of ''Jassy'']]
Scholars have different theories on the origin of the name "Iași".<ref>[http://www.ziaruldeiasi.ro/local/inceputurile-iasului-o-incursiune-in-istoria-timpurie-a-orasului~ni4i2v The beginnings of Iași] {{in lang|ro}}</ref> Some argue that the name originates with the Sarmatian tribe Iazyges (of Iranian origin), one mentioned by Ovid as {{lang-la|"Ipse vides onerata ferox ut ducata '''Iasyx'''/ Per media Histri plaustra bubulcus aquas" and "'''Iazyges''' et Colchi Metereaque turba Getaque/ Danubii mediis vix prohibentur aquis"}}.<ref>{{cite book|author=Ovid|title=Ovid: Tristia Book III|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qmZEAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA60|page=60|edition=2nd, rev.|location=Oxford|publisher=Clarendon Press|year=1893|editor=Sidney George Owen|origyear=c. 8 a.d.}}</ref>

A now lost inscription on a Roman milestone<ref>Museum Documentation Center Croatia, [http://www.mdc.hr/osijek/eng/10-zavicaj/10-01zavicaj.html A Tractate on the Roman Milestone Discovered near Osijek] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041107052608/http://www.mdc.hr/osijek/eng/10-zavicaj/10-01zavicaj.html |date=2004-11-07 }}</ref> found near Osijek, Croatia by Matija Petar Katančić in the 18th century, mentions the existence of a Jassiorum municipium,<ref>{{Cite book |contribution=Jassium |url=http://www.columbia.edu/acis/ets/Graesse/orblatij.html#Jassium |last=Grässe |first=J. G. Th. |title=Orbis latinus; oder, Verzeichnis der wichtigsten lateinischen Orts- und Ländernamen |origyear=1861 |location=Berlin |year=1909 |edition=2nd |publisher=Schmidt |oclc=1301238 |via=Columbia University |language=German }}</ref> or ''Municipium Dacorum-Iassiorum'' from other sources.<ref name="Mono">[https://books.google.com/books?id=0W35ew1Xr-EC&pg=PA11&lpg=PA11&dq=Iassiorum&source=bl&ots=57FDxIt-0n&sig=NB2BxDSf1SI6J5owy0_T-8uHu0w&hl=en&ei=eVPDSqm_AsqHsAasspWuBA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=9&ved=0CCgQ6AEwCA#v=onepage&q=Iassiorum&f=false Orașul Iași: monografie istorică și socială] {{in lang|ro}}</ref>

Other explanations show that the name originated from the Iranian Alanic tribe of '''Jassi''', having same origin with Yazyges tribes Jassic people. The Prut river was known as ''Alanus fluvius'' and the city as ''Forum Philistinorum''.<ref>Alexandru I. Gonța, Românii și hoarda de aur, Editura Demiurg, Iași, 2010, p. 102</ref><ref>C.C. Giurescu, Târguri sau orașe și cetăti moldovene, București, 1967, p.242-245</ref><ref>Gh. Ghibănescu, Originile Iașilor, în "Arhiva", Iași,1904, p.42-46</ref> From this population derived the plural of town name, "Iașii".

Another historian wrote that the '''Iasians''' lived among the Cumans and that they left the Caucasus after the first Mongolian campaign in the West, settling temporarily near the Prut. He asserts that the ethnic name of Jasz which is given to Iasians by Hungarians has been erroneously identified with the Jazyges; also he shows that the word jasz is a Slavic loan word.<ref>A.P. Horvath, Pechenegs, Cumans, Iașians, Hereditas, Budapest, 1989, p. 64</ref>  The Hungarian name of the city (''Jászvásár'') literally means "Jassic Market"; the antiquated Romanian name, ''Târgul Ieșilor'' (and the once-favoured ''Iașii''), and the German ''Jassenmarkt'', may indicate the same meaning.

==History==
[[File:Mănăstirea Cetăţuia23.jpg|thumb|right|Coat of arms of the Principality of Moldavia at Cetățuia Monastery]]

===Ancient times===
Archaeological investigations attest to the presence of human communities on the present territory of the city and around it as far back as the prehistoric age.<ref name="Mono"/> Later settlements included those of the [[History:Cucuteni–Trypillia culture|Cucuteni–Trypillia culture]], a late [[History:Neolithic|Neolithic]] [[Earth:Archaeological culture|archaeological culture]].

There is archaeological evidence of human settlements in the area of Iași dating from the 6th to 7th centuries (Curtea Domnească) and 7th to 10th centuries; these settlements contained rectangular houses with semicircular ovens.<ref>C. Cihodaru, G. Platon, Istoria orașului Iași, Editura Junimea, 1980, pp 30–50</ref> Also, many of the vessels (9th–11th centuries) found in Iași had a cross, potentially indicating that the inhabitants were Christians.<ref>Dan Gh. Teodor, Creștinismul la est de Carpați, Editura Mitopoliei Moldovei și Bucovinei, Iași, 1984, p.91,93,136</ref>

===Early development===
The name of the city is first found in a document from 1408. This is a grant of certain commercial privileges by the Moldavian Prince Alexander to the Polish merchants of Lvov. However, as buildings older than 1408 still exist, e.g. the Armenian Church believed to be originally built in 1395, it is certain that the city existed before its first surviving written mention.

===Capital of Moldavia===
Around 1564, Prince Alexandru Lăpușneanu moved the Moldavian capital from Suceava to Iași. Between 1561 and 1563, a school and a [[Religion:Lutheranism|Lutheran]] church were founded by the Greek adventurer Prince, Ioan Iacob Heraclid.
[[File:Iglesia_Trei_Ierarhi_(acabada).jpg|thumb|left|Trei Ierarhi Monastery (1639)]]
[[File:Iassy-1701.jpg|thumb|Iași in the 1700s]]
[[File:Princely Court of Jassy.jpg|thumb|right|Princely Court of Moldavia]]
In 1640, Vasile Lupu established the first school in which the Romanian language replaced Greek, and set up a printing press in the Byzantine Trei Ierarhi Monastery (''Monastery of the Three Hierarchs''; built 1635–39). Between 15 September - 27 October 1642, the city hosted the Synod of Jassy (also referred to as the Council of Jassy). In 1643, the first volume ever printed in [[Place:Moldavia|Moldavia]] was published in Iași.

The city was burned down by the Tatars in 1513, by the [[Place:Ottoman Empire|Ottomans]] in 1538, and by Imperial Russian troops in 1686. In 1734, it was hit by the [[Medicine:Bubonic plague|plague]].

It was through the Peace of Iași that the sixth Russo-Turkish War was brought to a close in 1792. A Greek revolutionary manoeuvre and occupation under Alexander Ypsilanti (Αλέξανδρος Υψηλάντης) and the Filiki Eteria (Φιλική Εταιρία) (1821, at the beginning of the Greek War of Independence) led to the storming of the city by the Turks in 1822. In 1844 a severe fire affected much of the city.

===Mid–19th century to 20th century===
[[File:Iasi str al lapusneanu.jpg|thumb|left|Al. Lăpușneanu Street]]
[[File:Statuia lui Alexandru Ioan Cuza din Iaşi3.jpg|thumb|right|Union Square]]
Between 1564 and 1859, the city was the capital of Moldavia; then, between 1859 and 1862, both Iași and [[Place:Bucharest|Bucharest]] were de facto capitals of the United Principalities of Moldavia and Wallachia. In 1862, when the union of the two principalities was recognised under the name of ''Romania'', the national capital was established in Bucharest. For the loss caused to the city in 1861 by the removal of the seat of government to Bucharest the constituent assembly voted 148,150 lei to be paid in ten annual instalments, but no payment was ever made.{{citation needed|date=June 2012}}

During [[Social:World War I|World War I]], Iași was the capital of a much reduced Romania for two years, following the Central Powers' occupation of Bucharest on 6 December 1916. The capital was returned to Bucharest after the defeat of Imperial Germany and its allies in November 1918. In November–December 1918 Iași hosted the Jassy Conference.

===Jewish community===
Iași also figures prominently in Jewish history, with the first documented presence of Sephardi Jews from the late 16th century. The oldest tomb inscription in the local cemetery probably dates to 1610.<ref name="yivo">{{cite web|url=http://www.yivoencyclopedia.org/article.aspx/Iasi|title=YIVO - Iaşi|website=www.yivoencyclopedia.org}}</ref> By the mid-19th century, owing to widespread Russian Jewish and Galician Jewish immigration into Moldavia, the city was at least one-third Jewish.
[[File:Sinagoga Mare Iasi Dec 2015.jpg|thumb|left|Great Synagogue (1671)]]

In 1855, Iași was the home of the first-ever [[Social:Yiddish|Yiddish]]-language newspaper, ''Korot Haitim'', and, in 1876, the site of what was arguably the first-ever professional Yiddish theatre performance, established by Avraham Goldfaden. The words of HaTikvah, the national anthem of [[Place:Israel|Israel]], were written in Iași by Naftali Herz Imber. Jewish musicians in Iași played an important role as preservers of Yiddish folklore, as performers and composers.

According to the 1930 census, with a population of 34,662 (some 34% of the city's population), Jews were the second largest ethnic group in Iași. There were over 127 [[Engineering:Synagogue|synagogue]]s. 
After [[Social:World War II|World War II]], in 1947, there were about 38,000 Jews living in Iași. Because of massive emigration to Israel, in 1975 there were about 3,000 Jews living in Iași and four synagogues were active.<ref name="yivo"/>

Currently, Iași has a dwindling Jewish population of ca. 300 to 600 members and two working synagogues, one of which, the 1671 Great Synagogue, is the oldest surviving synagogue in Romania.<ref>[https://www.wmf.org/project/great-synagogue-ia%C5%9Fi Great Synagogue of Iași] at wmf.org</ref>

===World War II===
During the war, while the full scale of [[Social:The Holocaust|the Holocaust]] remained generally unknown to the Allied Powers, the Iași pogrom stood as one of the known examples of Axis brutality toward the Jews. The pogrom lasted from 29 June to 6 July 1941, and over 13,266 people,<ref name="Iasipogrom">[http://www.jewishgen.org/databases/holocaust/0099_Iasi.html Jewishgen]<br/>[http://www.rri.ro/art.shtml?lang=1&sec=9&art=149652 The Iași Pogrom] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120518231651/http://www.rri.ro/art.shtml?lang=1&sec=9&art=149652 |date=2012-05-18 }} at Radio Romania International<br/>[http://www.zionism-israel.com/dic/iasi_pogrom.htm Iași Pogrom] quotes 13,266 or 14,850 Jews killed.</ref> or one third of the Jewish population, were massacred in the pogrom itself or in its aftermath, and many were deported.

In May 1944, the Iași area became the scene of ferocious fighting between Romanian-{{wipe|Germany}} forces and the advancing [[Place:Soviet Union|Soviet]] Red Army and the city was partially destroyed. The German Panzergrenadier Division ''Großdeutschland'' won a defensive victory at the Battle of Târgu Frumos, near Iași, which was the object of several NATO studies during the [[History:Cold War|Cold War]]. By 20 August, Iași had been taken by Soviet forces.<ref>[http://www.ziarullumina.ro/articole;1985;1;2005;0;20-august-1944-ultima-zi-de-razboi-la-Iasi.html The last day of the war in Iași]{{Dead link|date=July 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} {{in lang|ro}}</ref>

===Post-World War II era===
Iași experienced a major wave of industrialisation, in 1955–1989.<ref name="monumente">[http://www.monumenteiasi.ro/pagina.php?v=iasi_prezentare General View-The historical and architectural Iași] {{in lang|ro}}</ref> During this period of time, it received numerous migrants from rural regions, and the urban area expanded.<ref>http://www.humangeographies.org.ro/articles/51/5_1_11_9_paftala.pdf</ref> In the [[Place:Socialist Republic of Romania|communist era]], Iași saw a growth of 235% in population and 69% in area. The local systematization plans of the old city started in 1960 and continued in the 1970s and 1980s as part of the larger national systematization program; however, the urban planning was sometimes arbitrary and followed by dysfunctions.<ref name="Spatial Evolution Iași Stoleriu and Stoleriu">"The Spatial Evolution of Iași City: Tradition and Trends" by O. Stoleriu and C. Stoleriu</ref> By 1989, Iași had become highly industrialised, with 108,000 employees (representing 47% of the total workforce) active in 46 large [[Finance:State-owned enterprise|state-owned enterprise]]s, in various industries: machine building and heavy equipment, chemical, textile, pharmaceutical, metallurgical, electronics, food, energy, building materials, furniture.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://bioge.ubbcluj.ro/maegs16/volume/6%20urban%20geology%20and%20impact%20of%20geohazards.pdf |title=Microsoft Word - 6 urban geology and impact of geohazards.doc |format=PDF |date= |access-date=2013-03-26 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150508144635/http://bioge.ubbcluj.ro/maegs16/volume/6%20urban%20geology%20and%20impact%20of%20geohazards.pdf |archive-date=2015-05-08 |df= }}</ref><ref name="industria">[http://www.ziaruldeiasi.ro/stiri/metalurgica-tepro-sau-delphi-cum-s-a-transformat-industria-din-iasi-fata-de-1989--84145.html Studiu comparativ de caz despre industria ieșeană] {{in lang|ro}}</ref> 

After the end of communist rule and the transition to a free market economy, the private sector has grown steadily, while much of the old industry gradually decayed.
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==Geography==

===Topography===
[[File:RO IS Iaşi , panoramic view 4.JPG|thumb|Panoramic view of the Copou Hill]]
Located in the North-East of Romania, at the contact between the Jijia Plain and the Bârlad Plateau, Iași used to be the crossroads place of the historic trade routes that passed through Moldavia coming from the [[Place:Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth|Kingdom of Poland]], Habsburg Monarchy, [[Place:Tsardom of Russia|Tsardom of Russia]], and Constantinople.

The city lies on the Bahlui River valley, a tributary of the Jijia River (tributary of the Prut River). The surrounding country is one of uplands and woods, featuring monasteries and parks. Iași itself stands amid vineyards and gardens, partly on hills, partly in the in-between valley.

The central part of the city is located on the {{convert|25|m|abbr=on|lk=out}} fluvial terrace of the Bahlui River (the so called Palat Terrace).<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Martiniuc|first=C|date=1959|title=Harta geomorfologică a orașului Iași|url=|journal=Analele Științifice ale Universității "Al. I. Cuza" din Iași (serie nouă), secțiunea II (Științe naturale)|volume=5|pages=183–190|via=}}</ref> From this nucleus, the city evolved after the medieval times toward south and north on the Bahlui River floodplain and on the adjacent hills. The southern part of the city lies on the Iași Ridge ({{lang-ro|Coasta Iașilor}}) (the northern-most hill of the Bârlad Plateau). Considering the present day extension of the administrative boundaries, the city territory has an altitudinal extension of {{convert|320|m|abbr=on}}, between the 34.5 [[Metres above sea level|m a.s.l.]] (113.19&nbsp;ft) in the Bahlui River floodplain, at the Holboca bridge, and 354.77 m a.s.l. (1,163.94&nbsp;ft), at the edge of the Repedea Hill.

It is a common belief that Iași is built on seven hills ({{lang-ro|coline}}): Breazu, Bucium, Cetățuia, Copou, Galata, Repedea and Șorogari, thus triggering comparisons with [[Place:Rome|Rome]].

===Climate===
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|location = Iași, Romania (1981–2010)
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| Jan record high C = 16.7
| Feb record high C = 22.5
| Mar record high C = 27.0
| Apr record high C = 31.8
| May record high C = 36.4
| Jun record high C = 38.0
| Jul record high C = 40.1
| Aug record high C = 39.7
| Sep record high C = 38.0
| Oct record high C = 33.9
| Nov record high C = 29.0
| Dec record high C = 19.5
|year record high C = 40.1
|Jan high C = 1.1
|Feb high C = 3.3
|Mar high C = 9.3
|Apr high C = 16.7
|May high C = 23.1
|Jun high C = 26.1
|Jul high C = 28.1
|Aug high C = 27.8
|Sep high C = 22.4
|Oct high C = 16.1
|Nov high C = 8.1
|Dec high C = 2.3
|year high C = 15.4
|Jan mean C = -2.3
|Feb mean C = -0.9
|Mar mean C = 3.9
|Apr mean C = 10.5
|May mean C = 16.7
|Jun mean C = 19.9
|Jul mean C = 21.7
|Aug mean C = 20.9
|Sep mean C = 15.9
|Oct mean C = 10.2
|Nov mean C = 4.0
|Dec mean C = -0.9
|year mean C = 10.0
|Jan low C = -5.2
|Feb low C = -4.2
|Mar low C = -0.1
|Apr low C = 5.4
|May low C = 10.6
|Jun low C = 14.2
|Jul low C = 15.9
|Aug low C = 15.2
|Sep low C = 10.8
|Oct low C = 5.9
|Nov low C = 0.9
|Dec low C = -3.7
|year low C = 5.5
| Jan record low C = -30.6
| Feb record low C = -36.3
| Mar record low C = -22.7
| Apr record low C = -9.4
| May record low C = -3.0
| Jun record low C = 3.5
| Jul record low C = 6.3
| Aug record low C = 4.6
| Sep record low C = -3.5
| Oct record low C = -9.6
| Nov record low C = -21.1
| Dec record low C = -29.5
|year record low C = -36.3
| precipitation colour = green
| Jan precipitation mm = 27.9
| Feb precipitation mm = 25.9
| Mar precipitation mm = 30.8
| Apr precipitation mm = 46.1
| May precipitation mm = 55.2
| Jun precipitation mm = 88.2
| Jul precipitation mm = 74.9
| Aug precipitation mm = 54.9
| Sep precipitation mm = 54.9
| Oct precipitation mm = 37.0
| Nov precipitation mm = 34.3
| Dec precipitation mm = 31.6
|year precipitation mm = 561.7
|Jan snow cm = 11.3
|Feb snow cm = 14.3
|Mar snow cm = 11.9
|Apr snow cm = 6.9
|May snow cm = 0.0
|Jun snow cm = 0.0
|Jul snow cm = 0.0
|Aug snow cm = 0.0
|Sep snow cm = 0.0
|Oct snow cm = 0.7
|Nov snow cm = 10.4
|Dec snow cm = 6.3
|year snow cm = 61.8
| unit precipitation days = 0.1 mm
| Jan precipitation days = 12.6
| Feb precipitation days = 11.2
| Mar precipitation days = 11.6
| Apr precipitation days = 11.4
| May precipitation days = 12.1
| Jun precipitation days = 12.3
| Jul precipitation days = 11.0
| Aug precipitation days = 8.5
| Sep precipitation days = 8.7
| Oct precipitation days = 8.1
| Nov precipitation days = 10.1
| Dec precipitation days = 12.6
|year precipitation days = 130.2
|Jan humidity = 82
|Feb humidity = 80
|Mar humidity = 71
|Apr humidity = 62
|May humidity = 61
|Jun humidity = 62
|Jul humidity = 60
|Aug humidity = 63
|Sep humidity = 66
|Oct humidity = 73
|Nov humidity = 79
|Dec humidity = 83
|year humidity = 70
|Jan sun = 67
|Feb sun = 91
|Mar sun = 136
|Apr sun = 180
|May sun = 256
|Jun sun = 260
|Jul sun = 288
|Aug sun = 275
|Sep sun = 200
|Oct sun = 153
|Nov sun = 79
|Dec sun = 61
|year sun = 2046
|source 1 = [[Organization:World Meteorological Organization|World Meteorological Organization]],<ref name=WMO>{{cite web
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20170725234116/http://worldweather.wmo.int/en/city.html?cityId=2094
 |archive-date = July 25, 2017
 |url         = http://worldweather.wmo.int/en/city.html?cityId=2094
 |title       = World Weather Information Service – Iasi
 |publisher   = World Meteorological Organization
 |access-date  = July 25, 2017
 |url-status     = dead
 |df          = 
}}</ref> Ogimet (mean temperatures and sun 1981–2010)<ref name=ogimet>{{cite web
| url = https://www.ogimet.com/cgi-bin/gclimat?lang=en&mode=0&ind=15090&ord=DIR&year=2016&mes=12&months=12
| title = CLIMAT summary for 15090: Iasi (Romania) – Section 2: Monthly Normals
| work = CLIMAT monthly weather summaries
| publisher = Ogimet
| accessdate = July 25, 2017}}</ref>  
|source 2 = Romanian National Statistic Institute (extremes 1901–2000),<ref name= extremes>{{cite web
  |url = http://www.insse.ro/cms/files/pdf/ro/cap1.pdf
  |title = AIR TEMPERATURE (monthly and yearly absolute maximum and absolute minimum)
  |work = Romanian Statistical Yearbook: Geography, Meteorology, and Environment
  |publisher = Romanian National Statistic Institute
  |year = 2007
  |accessdate = February 10, 2016}}</ref> NOAA (sunshine and snowfall 1961–1990),<ref name= NOAA>{{cite web
| url = ftp://ftp.atdd.noaa.gov/pub/GCOS/WMO-Normals/TABLES/REG_VI/RO/15090.TXT
| title = Iași Climate Normals 1961–1990
| publisher = [[Organization:National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]]
| accessdate = March 21, 2015}}</ref> Deutscher Wetterdienst (extremes, 1896–2015 and humidity, 1896–1960)<ref name = DWD>
{{cite web
| url = http://www.dwd.de/DWD/klima/beratung/ak/ak_150900_kt.pdf
| title = Klimatafel von Iasi (Jassy), Moldau (Bessarabien) / Rumänien
| work = Baseline climate means (1961–1990) from stations all over the world
| publisher = Deutscher Wetterdienst
| language = German
| accessdate = November 23, 2016}}</ref>
|date=August 2010
}}

Iași has a humid, [[Earth:Humid continental climate|continental-type]] climate ([[Earth:Köppen climate classification|Köppen climate classification]] "Dfb" — summer wetter than winter, European subtype) with  four distinct seasons. Summers are warm with temperatures sometimes exceeding {{convert|35|°C|0|abbr=on}} while winters are cold and windy with moderate snowfall and temperatures at night sometimes dropping below {{convert|-15|°C|0|abbr=on}}. Average monthly precipitation ranges from about {{convert|25|mm|1|abbr=on}} in October to {{convert|100|mm|1|abbr=on}}in June.

==Cityscape==

===Architecture===
[[File:Palatculturaiasi.jpg|thumb|left|The neo-Gothic Palace of Culture, built on the old ruins of the mediaeval Princely Court and on the foundations of the former neoclassical Princely Palace of Moldavia]]
[[File:Hotel Traian, Iași.JPG|thumb|right|Grand Hotel Traian (Union Square), designed and built by Gustave Eiffel]]
Iași features historical monuments, 500-year-old churches and monasteries, contemporary architecture, many of them listed on the National Register of Historic Monuments. Notable architecture includes the Trei Ierarhi Monastery, part of the tentative list of UNESCO World Heritage Site, or the neo-Gothic Palace of Culture, built on the old ruins of the mediaeval Princely Court of Moldavia.

During [[Social:World War II|World War II]] and the Communist era many historical buildings in the old city centre (around Union Square area) were destroyed or demolished, and replaced by International style buildings and also a new mainly Mid-Century modern style Civic Centre was built around the Old Market Square (The Central Hall).<ref name="monumente"/>

The mid-1990s to early-2000s brought the first non-industrial glass [[Engineering:Curtain wall (architecture)|curtain walled]] buildings (Romtelecom, Hotel Europa), while in 2012, in close proximity to the Palace of Culture, the Palas shopping mall and office complex was inaugurated.
[[File:RO IS Iaşi , panoramic view 9.JPG|thumb|right|Communist era's Central Hall Square]]
[[File:Muzeul Unirii 02.JPG|thumb|left|Cuza Palace, now the Union Museum]]
[[File:Casa Dosoftei3.jpg|thumb|right|Dosoftei House]]
Other significant buildings include:
* Alexandru Ioan Cuza University main building (1897), a mixture of the [[History:Neoclassical architecture|Neoclassical]] and Baroque styles, houses the famous ''Hall of the Lost Footsteps'' where one can admire the works of the painter Sabin Bălașa;
* "Vasile Alecsandri" National Theatre, built between 1894 and 1896 in Neoclassic style with Baroque and [[History:Rococo|Rococo]] inspired painted and sculpted ornaments;
* Dosoftei House, a building from the second half of the 17th century in which in 1679, the metropolitan bishop Dosoftei settled the second typography in Moldavia. With three façades, arched and right-angled windows, the edifice was restored between 1966 and 1969. It houses the department of old literature of the Romanian Literature Museum;
* Roznovanu Palace (The City Hall), second half of the 18th century, rebuilt between 1830 and 1833, it hosted the Romanian government during [[Social:World War I|World War I]];
* Union Museum, 1806, Empire style, the palace served as the royal residence of Prince Alexandru Ioan Cuza between 1859 and 1862 and in 1917–1918, during World War I, as the royal residence of king Ferdinand;
* Pogor House, 1850, a meeting place for the city intellectuals, the headquarters of Literary Society Junimea (1863) and of the Convorbiri Literare (Literary Interlocutions) magazine (1867), houses the Romanian Literature Museum;
* Luceafărul Theatre, 1987, a unique modern building in Romania;
* Central University Library, 1934, incorporates Greek Revival elements;
* Great Railway Station, 1870, inspired by Venetian Doge's Palace.

===Religious buildings===
Iași is the seat of the [[Religion:Romanian Orthodox Church|Romanian Orthodox]] Metropolitan of Moldavia and Bukovina, and of the Roman Catholic Bishop of Iași. The city and  the surrounding area house more than 10 monasteries and 100 historical churches.<ref name="Pilgrimage"/> Among the oldest is Princely Saint Nicholas (1491), dating from the reign of Stephen the Great, and the Metropolitan Cathedral is the largest of its kind in Romania. The Trei Ierarhi Monastery, a unique monument, considered to be an architectural masterpiece,<ref>[http://www.mydestination.com/romania/things-to-do/164949/church-of-the-three-hierarchs Church of the Three Hierarchs Overview] at mydestination.com</ref> was erected in 1635–1639 by Vasile Lupu, and adorned with gilded carvings on its outer walls and twin towers.
* Metropolitan Cathedral (1839/1886), the largest [[Religion:Romanian Orthodox Church|Orthodox]] church in Romania, a late Renaissance style, with Baroque elements and Gheorghe Tattarescu paintings, it contains the relics of Saint Paracheva (sometimes known colloquially in English as Saint Friday);<ref name="Pilgrimage">[http://www.centruldepelerinaj.ro/ro/iasi.html St. Paraskeve Pilgrimage Centre] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100929021347/http://www.centruldepelerinaj.ro/ro/iasi.html |date=2010-09-29 }}</ref>
* Golia Monastery, 1564, rebuilt in 1650 in late-Renaissance style with Byzantine frescoes and intricately carved doorways, is a monumental construction, a monastery in the middle of the city, surrounded by tall walls, with corner turrets, and a {{convert|30|m|2|abbr=on|lk=out}} height bell tower;
* Old Catholic Cathedral, 1782, in Baroque style, and New Catholic Cathedral, 2005;
* Armenian Church, built in 1395, testifies the existence of an important Armenian community in these parts of Romania;
* Great Synagogue, in late Baroque style, built in 1657–1671, is the oldest surviving synagogue in Romania and one of the oldest in Europe.<ref name="Pilgrimage"/>

Other examples of historic churches and monasteries (some of them surrounded by defence walls and towers) include: Socola (1562), Galata (1582), Saint Sava (1583), Hlincea (1587), Aroneanu (1594), Bârnova (1603), Barnovschi (1627), Golia (1650), Cetățuia (1668), Frumoasa (1726), Saint Spiridon (1747), Old Metropolitan Cathedral (1761), Bărboi (1843 with 18th-century bell tower), Bucium (1853).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.turism-iasi.ro/index.php?id=111|title=::Turism in orasul Iasi : Churches & monasteries|website=www.turism-iasi.ro}}</ref>

<gallery>
File:Biserica Armeana Iasi 03.JPG|Armenian Church
File:Biserica Barnovschi02.JPG|Barnovschi Church
File:Golia25.JPG|Golia Church architectural elements
File:Mănăstirea Cetăţuia25.jpg|Moldavian princely palace at Cetățuia Monastery
File:Manastirea Frumoasa 01.JPG|Frumoasa Monastery
File:Catedrala veche din Iasi41.jpg|St. George Church (Old Metropolitan Cathedral)
</gallery>

====Pilgrimage====
The city has become a major Christian pilgrimage site since the [[History:Early modern period|early modern period]]. In 1641, the relics of Saint Parascheva were brought to Iași. Each year, around 14 October, hundreds of thousands of pilgrims gather to commemorate Saint Parascheva, while the city itself established its Celebration Days at the same time.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://curierul-Iasi.ro/iasul-istoric-pelerinaj-la-sfanta-in-iasii-de-odinioara-6872|title=Iasul istoric – Pelerinaj la Sfânta, în Iaşii de odinioară|website=curierul-iasi.ro}}</ref> The October pilgrimage is one of the largest in Europe, drawing people all over Romania as well as from neighboring Orthodox countries.<ref name="pilgrim"/>

During the entire year, pilgrimages to Iași can also involve visits to a large number of religious sites, both within and around the city.

===Gardens, parks and natural landmarks===
[[File:Barajul Ciric II.jpg|thumb|left|Ciric Park]]
Iași has a diverse array of public spaces, from city squares to public parks.
[[File:Eminescu copou.JPG|thumb|right|Mihai Eminescu's statue and his Linden Tree in Copou Park]]
Begun in 1833, at the time when Iași was the capital of [[Place:Moldavia|Moldavia]], by Prince Mihail Sturdza and under the plans of Gheorghe Asachi and Mihail Singurov, Copou Park was integrated into the city and marks one of the first Romanian coordinated public parks. The oldest monument in Romania stands in the middle of the park, the Obelisk of Lions (1834), a {{convert|13.5|m|2|abbr=on|lk=out}} tall [[Engineering:Obelisk|obelisk]], dedicated to the ''Regulamentul Organic'', the first law on political, administrative and juridical organisation in Romanian Principalities.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.turism-iasi.ro/index.php?id=157&sid=22|title=::Turism in orasul Iasi : It all started at Iasi|website=www.turism-iasi.ro}}</ref>

Founded in 1856, the Botanical Garden of Iași, the first botanical garden in Romania, has an area of over 100 hectares, and more than 10,000 species of plants.

Iași Exhibition Park was opened in 1923 and built under the co-ordination of the architect N. Ghica Budești.

The Ciric Park, located in the north-eastern part of Iași, consists of parkland and four lakes.

Eminescu's Linden Tree ({{lang-ro|Teiul lui Eminescu}}) is a 500-year-old silver lime (''Tilia tomentosa Moench'') situated in Copou Park. Mihai Eminescu reportedly wrote some of his best works underneath this lime, rendering the tree one of Romania's most important natural monuments and a notable Iași landmark.<ref>Pettersen, L. & Baker, M. . Romania. Lonely Planet Travel Guide. p. 262.</ref> The Odd Poplers Alley, in Bucium neighbourhood, is another spot where Mihai Eminescu sought inspiration (the poem "Down Where the Lonely Poplars Grow"). In 1973, the 15 white poplars still left (with the age ranges between 233 and 371 years) were declared natural monuments.

Iași County has 387 centuries-old trees, of which 224 were declared monument trees and 160 got the [[Organization:Romanian Academy|Romanian Academy]]'s approval and are proposed for such a classification. Most of them are oak or linden trees. The oldest tree in the county is the 675-year-old hybrid lime tree located in the courtyard of Bârnova Monastery, in the vicinity of Iași. When the lime was about 57 years old and about {{convert|14|cm|in|abbr=on}} in diameter, Iași was mentioned as an urban settlement, during the reign of Prince Alexander the Good (1408).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.agerpres.ro/engleza-destinatie-romania/2014/09/04/destination-romania-iasi-the-county-of-centuries-old-trees-13-57-22|title=DESTINATION/ROMANIA: Iasi - the county of centuries-old trees|first=|last=AGERPRES|website=www.agerpres.ro}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{Historical populations
|type = 
|footnote =  Sources: 18th century, 1831, 1859:,<ref name=uaic>[Universitatea Al.I.Cuza Iași Ed. Litera, București 1971, pag.9–10]{{in lang|ro}}</ref> 1851:,<ref name=chambers>{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/cu31924087904656|title=Chambers's encyclopaedia; a dictionary of universal knowledge for the people|date=8 January 1860|publisher=London [etc.] : W. and R. Chambers|via=Internet Archive}}</ref> 1900:,<ref>Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition</ref> 1912 Census:,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/handbookofrouman00grearich|title=A handbook of Roumania|first=|last=Great Britain. Admiralty|date=8 January 2018|publisher=London, H.M. Stationery Off., Frederick Hall [printer] Oxford|via=Internet Archive}}</ref> 1930–2011: Censuses.
|18th century | 30000
|1831 | 59880
|1851 | 70000
|1859 | 65745
|1900 | 78067
|1912 | 75229
|1930 | 102872
|1948 | 96075
|1956 | 112977
|1966 | 161023
|1977 | 265002
|1992 | 344425
|2002 | 320888
|2011 | 290422
}}
[[File:Iaşi , City Hall 1.jpg|left|thumb|Roznovanu Palace, today Iași City Hall]]
{{As of|2016|1|1}}, Iași is the country's second most populous city after [[Place:Bucharest|Bucharest]] with 362,142 residents registered within the city limits,<ref name="INSSER2016"/> and with a population of 465,477 residents, the Iași urban area is also the second largest in Romania.<ref name="luz"/>

At the 2011 census, Iași was the fourth most populous Romanian city with a population of 290,422.<ref name="INSSER"/> The metropolitan area association (which includes Iași and 13 other nearby communities) had a population of 382,484, while Iași County, with its 772,348 inhabitants, was the most populous county in Romania (after the Municipality of Bucharest). Additionally there were 60,000 more residents (mostly students) and thousands of daily commuters.

According to the 2002 census, in Iași there were 109,357 housing units and 320,888 people living within the city proper. Of this population, 98.5% were ethnic Romanians, while 0.59% were ethnic Romani, 0.13% [[Religion:Jews|Jews]], 0.13% Greeks, 0.13% Lipovans, 0.08% Hungarians, 0.05% Germans and 0.39% others.<ref name="census">{{cite web | url = http://www.edrc.ro/recensamant.jsp?regiune_id=1&judet_id=163&localitate_id=164 | title = Ethno-demographic Structure of Romania | accessdate = January 2, 2011 | publisher = The Ethnocultural Diversity Resource Center }}</ref> In terms of religion, 92.5% of the population were [[Religion:Eastern Orthodox Church|Christian Orthodox]], 4.9% Roman Catholic, other religious groups 2.6%. There are currently almost 10,000 Roman Catholics living in Iași.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://recensamant.referinte.transindex.ro/?pg=3&id=1494 |title=Recensământ 2002 |publisher=Recensamant.referinte.transindex.ro |date= |access-date=2009-06-25 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090226161319/http://recensamant.referinte.transindex.ro/?pg=3&id=1494 |archive-date=2009-02-26 |df= }}</ref> There is a debate between historians as to whether the Catholics are originally of Romanian or Hungarian descent.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.paxromana.org/node/258  |title=Mother, teacher, nurse. The role of women in society and church according to Hungarian-speaking young Catholics in Romania &#124; Pax Romana ICMICA/MIIC |publisher=Web.archive.org |date=2007-10-14 |accessdate=2009-07-26 |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20071014011053/http://www.paxromana.org/node/258 |archivedate = 2007-10-14}}</ref>

==Economy==
[[File:Casa Sturdza- E. Diaconescu.jpg|left|thumb|Chamber of Commerce and Industry]]
[[File:Iasi, Public Garden Palas 6.jpg|thumb|right|Palas shopping mall and business centre]]
Iași is an important economic centre in Romania. The local and regional economy relies on industry and [[Finance:Tertiary sector of the economy|service sector]] institutions and establishments. The most important service sectors are related to education, health care, banking, research, culture, government and tourism.

The city is an important [[Engineering:Information technology|information technology]] sector centre, with the presence of several large multinational companies (Amazon, [[Company:Oracle Corporation|Oracle]], Continental, [[Company:Xerox|Xerox]], [[Company:Accenture|Accenture]], [[Company:Capgemini|Capgemini]]) and many other local and foreign companies such as Bentley Systems, [[Company:Bitdefender|Bitdefender]], [[Company:Comodo Group|Comodo]], Endava, Ness, Pentalog, SCC or [[Company:TiVo Inc.|TiVo]] (to name a few),<ref>[http://www.realitatea.net/hitech-ia-i-sau-cum-devine-ia-ul-un-magnet-pentru-investi-iile-din-it-c_884851.html HITECH Iași sau cum devine Iașul un magnet pentru investițiile din IT&C] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120411155220/http://www.realitatea.net/hitech-ia-i-sau-cum-devine-ia-ul-un-magnet-pentru-investi-iile-din-it-c_884851.html |date=2012-04-11 }} {{in lang|ro}}</ref> as well as two universities which offer specific degree programs. Industry forecasts expect the Iași ITC workforce to grow from the current 16,000 (end of 2016) employees to more than 33,000, by 2030.<ref name="fum">[http://www.ziaruldeiasi.ro/stiri/exclusiv-a-exploziea-in-industria-fara-fum-din-iasi-numarul-de-angajati-a-crescut-cu-30--166865.html Numărul de angajaţi ai industriei IT&Outsourcing din Iaşi] {{in lang|ro}}</ref>

An estimated workforce of more than 35,000 employees is active in Iași's industrial manufacturing sector,<ref>[http://www.primaria-iasi.ro/content.aspx?item=1679&lang=RO Fişa localității Municipiului Iași] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160127071216/http://www.primaria-iasi.ro/content.aspx?item=1679&lang=RO |date=2016-01-27 }} {{in lang|ro}}</ref> particularly in automotive (Delphi, [[Company:Lear Corporation|Lear]], Tess Conex), pharmaceutical industry (Antibiotice Iași, Fiterman Pharma, Ircon SRL), metallurgical production ([[Company:ArcelorMittal|ArcelorMittal]], Technosteel LBR), aerospace (BMT Aerospace), industrial equipment (Agmus, ASAM, Fortus), energy (E.ON Moldova Distribuție, Veolia Energie), textiles and clothing (Benetton, Iași Conf, Iașitex), home appliances ([[Company:Tehnoton|Tehnoton]]), building materials (Brikston, Build Corp), food (Compan, Panifcom, Zeelandia).<ref name="industria"/><ref>[http://www.zf.ro/companii/benetton-a-inchis-toate-magazinele-proprii-din-romania-dar-ramane-cu-fabrica-de-la-iasi-6825048 Benetton closes all the shops in Romania, but maintains the production facility in Iasi] {{in lang|ro}}</ref>

Located in an area recognised for its vineyards and wines, Iași is part of a traditional wine region with viticultural centres surrounding the city: Copou, Bucium, Uricani, Comarna, Plugari, and Probota. Iași County is also home to renowned Cotnari and Bohotin vineyards.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vinromania.ro/eng/vinurile_moldovei.php|title=Bucharest International Wine Contest - Moldavian Wines|website=www.vinromania.ro|access-date=2016-06-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160102181609/http://www.vinromania.ro/eng/vinurile_moldovei.php|archive-date=2016-01-02|url-status=dead|df=}}</ref><ref>[http://www.eatglobe.com/products/drinks/wine/romania/moldova/4610-cotnari-cotnari.html Iasi-Cotnari vineyards] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160630060036/http://www.eatglobe.com/products/drinks/wine/romania/moldova/4610-cotnari-cotnari.html |date=2016-06-30 }}</ref>

With large shopping malls and commercial centres located in the area, Iași also has a well-developed [[Finance:Retail|retail]] business.

===Largest employers===
{| class="wikitable"
|+ '''Top 10 Employers'''
|-
! style="width:280px" | Company
! Industry
! Employees
|-
| ''Sf. Spiridon'' University Hospital || Health care || 2,944
|-
| Alexandru Ioan Cuza University || High education || 2,021
|-
| [[Company:Conduent|Conduent]] || IT services || 1,876
|-
| Delphi Diesel Systems || Automotive industry || 1,724
|-
| Gheorghe Asachi Technical University || High education || 1,710
|-
| Continental Automotive Romania || Automotive Engineering || 1,600
|-
| Antibiotice Iași || Pharmaceutical industry || 1,458
|-
| RATP || Public transport || 1,349
|-
| ''St. Maria'' Clinic Children's Hospital || Health care || 1,256
|-
| University of Medicine and Pharmacy || High Education || 1,230
|}
Sources:<ref name="fum"/><ref>[http://www.ziaruldeiasi.ro/stiri/surprizele-din-topul-firmelor-iesene-cel-mai-mare-angajator-de-pana-acum-detronat--137957.html Surprizele din topul firmelor ieşene] {{in lang|ro}}</ref><ref>[http://www.ziaruldeiasi.ro/stiri/o-treime-din-forta-de-munca-din-judet-este-absorbita-de-stat--139239.html Top angajatori] {{in lang|ro}}</ref>

== Politics and administration ==

The city's current local council has the following multi-party political composition, based on the results of the ballots cast at the 2016 Romanian local elections:

{| cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" border="1" class="wikitable"
! style="background:#ccc" | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
! style="background:#ccc" | Party
! style="background:#ccc" | Seats
! style="background:#ccc" colspan="14" | Current Council
|-
| {{Romanian politics/party colours/PSD}} | &nbsp;
| Social Democratic Party (PSD)
| style="text-align: right" | '''14'''
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| {{Romanian politics/party colours/PSD}} | &nbsp;
| {{Romanian politics/party colours/PSD}} | &nbsp;
| {{Romanian politics/party colours/PSD}} | &nbsp;
| {{Romanian politics/party colours/PSD}} | &nbsp;
| {{Romanian politics/party colours/PSD}} | &nbsp;
| {{Romanian politics/party colours/PSD}} | &nbsp;
| {{Romanian politics/party colours/PSD}} | &nbsp;
| {{Romanian politics/party colours/PSD}} | &nbsp;
| {{Romanian politics/party colours/PSD}} | &nbsp;
| {{Romanian politics/party colours/PSD}} | &nbsp;
| {{Romanian politics/party colours/PSD}} | &nbsp;
| {{Romanian politics/party colours/PSD}} | &nbsp;
|-
| {{Romanian politics/party colours/PNL}} | &nbsp;
| National Liberal Party (PNL)
| style="text-align: right" | '''8'''
| {{Romanian politics/party colours/PNL}} | &nbsp; 
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==Culture==
[[File:Iaşi , Romanian Literature Museum (House Pogor) 9.JPG|left|thumb|[[Biography:Vasile Pogor|Pogor House]], the Romanian Literature Museum]]
[[File:French Institute for girls "Notre Dame de Sion" in Iaşi 3.jpg|right|thumb|Alecu Balș House, where Franz Liszt performed in 1847, nowadays Moldova State Philharmonic]]
Major events in the political and cultural history of Moldavia are connected with the name of the city of Iași. The great scholars of the 17th century, Grigore Ureche, Miron Costin and later Ion Neculce, wrote most of their works in the city or not far from it and the famous scholar Dimitrie Cantemir known throughout all Europe also linked his name to the capital of Moldavia.

The first newspaper in Romanian language was published in 1829 in Iași and it is in Iași where, in 1867, appeared under literary society Junimea, the Convorbiri Literare review in which Ion Creangă’s Childhood Memories and the best poems by Mihai Eminescu were published. The reviews Contemporanul and Viața Românească appeared in 1871, respectively in 1906 with great contributions to promoting Romanian national cultural values.

Many great personalities of Romanian culture are connected to Iași: the chronicler Nicolae Milescu, the historians and politicians Mihail Kogălniceanu and Simion Bărnuțiu, the poets Vasile Alecsandri and George Topârceanu, the writers Mihail Sadoveanu, Alecu Russo, and Ionel Teodoreanu, the literary critic Titu Maiorescu, the historian A.D. Xenopol, the philosophers Vasile Conta and [[Biography:Petre Andrei|Petre Andrei]], the sociologist [[Biography:Dimitrie Gusti|Dimitrie Gusti]], the geographer Emil Racoviță and the painter Octav Băncilă, only to name a few.

===Theatres and orchestras===
[[File:Teatrul National Iasi - vedere din fata.jpg|thumb|left|Vasile Alecsandri National Theatre and Iași Romanian National Opera]]
[[File:Luceafarul.Theathre-Iasi-Romania.JPG|thumb|right|Luceafărul Theatre]]
The Vasile Alecsandri National Theatre, opened in 1840, is the first National Theatre in Romania. The building, designed according to the plans of the Viennese architects Hermann Helmer and Ferdinand Fellner, was raised between 1894 and 1896, and also hosts, starting 1956, the Iași Romanian National Opera.

Iași is also home to:
*Moldova State Philharmonic Orchestra
*Luceafărul Theatre
*Iași Athenaeum (also known as Tătărași Athenaeum)
*Ludic Student Theatre
*Teatru Fix [http://teatrufix.ro/]

===Museums===
[[File:RO IS bojdeuca lui ion creanga.jpeg|thumb|left|Ion Creangă Memorial House]]
[[File:Iaşi , Memorial House „Mihai Codreanu“ (Sonnet Villa)1.1.jpg|thumb|right|Mihai Codreanu Memorial House]]
Iași is home to many museums, memorial houses, art galleries.<br/> 
First memorial museum from Romania opened in Iași in 1918, as the Ion Creangă Memorial House, and today the [https://web.archive.org/web/20160212034024/http://www.muzeulliteraturiiiasi.ro/muzee/ Iași Romanian Literature Museum] owns fourteen memorial houses. The Mihai Eminescu Museum, situated in Copou Park, is dedicated to the great poet’s life and creation; other museums are dedicated to: Dosoftei, Mihail Kogălniceanu, [[Biography:Vasile Pogor|Vasile Pogor]], Nicolae Gane, Petru Poni, Mihai Codreanu, Mihail Sadoveanu, George Topîrceanu, Otilia Cazimir, Radu Cernătescu, Cezar Petrescu, Dimitrie Anghel.

The Theatre Museum, opened in 1976, at the celebration of 160 years since the first theatrical performance in Romanian, illustrates the development of the theatrical phenomenon since the beginning, important moments of the history of Iași National Theatre, the foundation, in 1840, of the Philharmonic-dramatic Conservatoire, prestigious figures that have contributed to the development of the Romanian theatre.

The Union Museum, includes original pieces and documents which belonged to prince Al. I. Cuza and his family.

The Natural History Museum, founded on 4 February 1834, is the first museum of this kind in Romania with over 300,000 items, the most valuable being the collections of insects, mollusc, amphibians, reptiles, birds, plants and minerals.

Four other museums are located in the Palace of Culture: with its roots dating back to 1860, the ''Iași Art Museum'' is the oldest of its kind in Romania,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ziaruldeiasi.ro/stiri/file-de-istorie-155-de-ani-de-la-infiintarea-in-iasi-a-primei-pinacoteci-din-romania--109702.html|title=FILE DE ISTORIE 155 de ani de la înfiinţarea în Iași a primei Pinacoteci din România|first=Ziarul de|last=Iasi|website=www.ziaruldeiasi.ro}}</ref> and, with more than 8,700 works (many of them belonging to the universal patrimony), has the largest art collection in the country; the ''Moldavia's History Museum'', offers more than 48,000 objects from various fields, archaeology, numismatics, decorative art, ancient books, documents; the ''Ethnographic Museum of Moldavia'' owns more than 13,000 objects depicting the Romanian advance through the ages; the ''Science and Technology Museum's'' collection has more than 11,200 objects in five distinct sections and one memorial house.<ref name="ra">[http://www.cultura.ro/uploads/files/Complexul_Muzeal_National_Moldova_Iasi_-_Raport_de_activitate_pentru_perioada__03_10_2011-31_12_2012.pdf Complexul Muzeal National Moldova Iași-Raport de activitate (pg.810)] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151124220132/http://www.cultura.ro/uploads/files/Complexul_Muzeal_National_Moldova_Iasi_-_Raport_de_activitate_pentru_perioada__03_10_2011-31_12_2012.pdf |date=2015-11-24 }} {{in lang|ro}}</ref>

===Foreign culture centres===
[[File:Iaşi , French Cultural Center 2.JPG|thumb|right|French Institute in Iași]]
Iași hosts six cultural centres: French, German, British, Latin American & Caribbean, Hellenic, and Arab.

===Cultural events and festivals===
* [http://www.filit-iasi.ro/?lang=en FILIT] (''International Festival of Literature and Translation'') is a yearly literature and translation festival organised through the Iași Museum of Romanian Literature, begun in 2013;
* [http://www.fieiasi.eu FIE] (''International Education Festival''), launched in 2013, is a mix of cultural and educative events;
* ''International Theatre Festival for Young Audience'' was launched in 2008 and it is hosted each October by Luceafărul Theatre;
* Since 2010 at [https://festivalsfr.ro/ SFR](Romanian Film Nights) are presented films from different periods of Romanian cinema, as well as new films, debut films or short films, with the invitation of actors, directors, scriptwriters and film critics in the projection;
* Started in 2017, [https://afterhills.com/ Afterhills] is the biggest music festival in Moldavia. Other music festivals: [https://web.archive.org/web/20151124120901/http://www.rockniasi.ro/ Rock'n'Iași] since 2007 and [http://www.rocanotherworld.com/ Rocanotherworld] since 2016.
* [http://hangariada.ro/ Hangariada] is an aeronautics and art festival organised each year in May;

Live music and different other artistic events (poetry nights, readings) are a habitual occurrence in the various bars and coffee shops the city has to offer.

==Education==
[[File:Iaşi , "Alexandru Ioan Cuza" University , detail 1.JPG|thumb|left|Al. I. Cuza University]]
[[File:Central University Library Jan 1st 2016.jpg|thumb|left|Central University Library]]
The first institute of higher learning that functioned on the territory of Romania was Academia Vasiliană (1640) founded by Prince Vasile Lupu as a "higher school for Latin and Slavonic languages", followed by the Princely Academy in 1707.

The first high education structure in [[Social:Romanian language|Romanian language]] was established in the autumn of 1813, when engineer Gheorghe Asachi laid the foundations of a class of engineers, its activities taking place within the [[Social:Greek language|Greek]] Princely Academy.

After 1813, other moments marked the development of higher education in Romanian language, regarding both [[Social:Humanities|humanities]] and the technical science. In 1835, Academia Mihăileană founded by Prince Mihail Sturdza is considered first Romanian superior institute in the country.
[[File:Iaşi , Faculty of Electrical Engineering , Energetical and Applied Informatics 3.jpg|thumb|right|Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Gheorghe Asachi Technical University]]
In 1860, three faculties part of the Academia Mihăileană formed the nucleus for the newly established University of Iași, the first Romanian university.

The Physicians and Naturalists Society, founded in Iași, has existed since the early part of the 19th century, and a number of periodicals are published. One of the oldest medical universities in Romania, founded in 1879, is located in Iași. It is now known as the Grigore T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy.

In 1937, the two [[Applied science|applied science]] sections of the University of Iași became departments of the newly created Gheorghe Asachi Polytechnic School. In the period before and after [[Social:World War II|World War II]], the later (renamed ''Polytechnic Institute'' in 1948) extended its domain of activity, especially in the field of engineering, and became known as Gheorghe Asachi Technical University in 1993.

Public universities include:
[[File:Universitatea de Medicină şi Farmacie "Grigore T. Popa".jpg|thumb|right|University of Medicine and Pharmacy]]
* Alexandru Ioan Cuza University- situated in Copou, is the oldest higher education institution in Romania;
* Gheorghe Asachi Technical University – the school with the oldest engineering tradition in Romania;
* Grigore T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy – one of the oldest medicine schools in Romania;
* George Enescu National University of Arts – the oldest tradition in music and arts education in Romania;
* Ion Ionescu de la Brad University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine – one of the oldest schools of its kind.

There are also some private higher education institutions including Petre Andrei University, the largest private university in the historical region of Moldavia.<ref>[http://www.iasi4all.ro/item/universitatea-petre-andrei-din-iasi/ About UPA] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.is/20150118191427/http://www.iasi4all.ro/item/universitatea-petre-andrei-din-iasi/ |date=2015-01-18 }} {{in lang|ro}}</ref>

The Central University Library of Iași, where the chief records of Romanian history are preserved, is the oldest and the second largest in Romania.

{{As of|2016}}, Iași has 74 public schools, coordinated by the Iași County School Inspectorate. The city is also home to 19 private schools.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.isjiasi.ro/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1855:reeaua-unitilor-de-invmant-preuniversitar-pentru-anul-colar-2015-2016&catid=126:reea-colar&Itemid=147|title=Rețeaua unităților de învățământ preuniversitar|date=September 2016|access-date=2017-03-31|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170331210508/http://www.isjiasi.ro/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1855:reeaua-unitilor-de-invmant-preuniversitar-pentru-anul-colar-2015-2016&catid=126:reea-colar&Itemid=147|archive-date=2017-03-31|url-status=dead|df=}}</ref>

Notable high schools:
* Iași National College (1828)
* Costache Negruzzi National College (1895)
* Mihai Eminescu National College (1865)
* Vasile Lupu Pedagogical High School (1855)
* Emil Racoviță National College (1964)

[http://www.sciencefestival.ro Iași Science Festival] is a week long festival organised every year in April (starting 2013) for high school and grade school students to get be able to observe and take part in scientific experiments and be given detailed tours of the scientific and technical universities and research labs in Iași. Over 200 experiments were performed and over 10,000 students took part in the 2014 edition, from throughout the Moldavia region.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Iași Science Festival – Studii de caz – ABplus Events|url = http://www.abplus.ro/studii-de-caz/-p1-247/|website = www.abplus.ro|accessdate = 2015-11-23}}</ref>

==Media==

==Sports==
In 2012, Iași was selected as one of the European Cities of Sport.<ref>[http://www.aces-europa.eu/Home/EuropeanCapitals/tabid/56/Default.aspx European Capitals and Cities of Sport List] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120410121319/http://www.aces-europa.eu/Home/EuropeanCapitals/tabid/56/Default.aspx |date=2012-04-10 }} at aces-europa.eu</ref>

===Current teams===
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===Former teams===
* FC Politehnica Iași of the Romanian Football League from 1945–2010.

==Transport==

===Public transport===
Iași's public transportation system is served by the CTP Iași which operates an extensive network using 126 [[Engineering:Tram|tram]]s (electric trams began operating in Iași in 1900) and 150 buses.<ref>[http://www.sctpiasi.ro/despre/regie About CTP Iași] {{in lang|ro}}</ref> In 2014, the CTP (former RATP) carried 50,358,000 passengers, an average of 140,000 passengers per day.<ref>[http://www.ziaruldeiasi.ro/stiri/tot-mai-putini-ieseni-merg-cu-ratp-ul-numarul-calatoriilor-a-scazut-cu-100-000--93412.html Tot mai puțini ieșeni merg cu RATP-ul] {{in lang|ro}}</ref>

===Air===
[[File:Iaşi Airport.JPG|left|thumb|Iași Airport]]
Iași is served by the Iași International Airport (IAS) located {{convert|8|km|mi|abbr=on}} east of the city centre. The airport is the 4th busiest in Romania and offers direct domestic, [[Social:European Union|European]], and [[Place:Middle East|Middle East]]ern scheduled or charter connections. After extensive modernisation works, the number of connections  and traffic volumes have seen a significant increase, in 2015.<ref>[http://www.aeroport.ro/comunicat-de-presa/ Aeroportul Iasi doboara un nou record propriu] {{in lang|ro}}</ref>

===Rail===
[[File:Gara Iasi3.jpg|thumb|right|Great Railway Station]]
Iași-Pașcani railway was opened on {{OldStyleDate|1 June|1870|20 May}}, Iași-Ungheni on 1 August 1874 and Iași-[[Place:Chișinău|Chișinău]] railway was opened on 1 June 1875 by the [[Place:Russian Empire|Russian Empire]] in preparation for the Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878).

Nowadays, three railway stations, Great Railway Station, Nicolina International Rail Station and Socola Rail Station serve the city and are operated by Romanian Railways (CFR). Moldovan railway also serves these stations for travel into Moldova.

The Great Railway Station, located about {{convert|1|km|1|abbr=on}} from the city centre, provides direct rail connections to all the major Romanian cities and to [[Place:Chișinău|Chișinău]]. The rail stations are very well connected to all the parts of the city by the [[Engineering:Tram|tram]]s and buses of the local public transport companies.

===Road===
Iași is connected by European routes E583/E85 with [[Place:Bucharest|Bucharest]] through a four lane road, by European route E58 with Central Europe and [[Place:Chișinău|Chișinău]] in Moldova, and by DN National Roads with all major cities of Romania. A planned East–West freeway would connect the city to the A3 Transylvania Motorway.

The Iași Coach Station is used by several private transport companies to provide coach connections from Iași to a large number of locations from all over the country.

==Health care==
Iași is home to 14 public hospitals, including the St. Spiridon Hospital, the second largest and one of the oldest in Romania (1755),<ref>[http://www.iasi.mednet.ro/institutii/spiridon/istoric.html St. Spiridon Hospital History] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081212205650/http://www.iasi.mednet.ro/institutii/spiridon/istoric.html |date=2008-12-12 }} {{in lang|ro}}</ref> St. Maria Clinic Children's Hospital (one of the largest children's hospitals in the country), Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Regional Oncology Institute, and Socola Psychiatric Institute (1905 – first psychiatric hospital in Romania). The public system is complemented by numerous private clinics.

===Air pollution concerns===
Iași has the second-worse air quality in Romania, after [[Place:Bucharest|Bucharest]].<ref name="ro_2016-05-13">{{Citation | url=http://www.romaniacurata.ro/iasul-este-al-doilea-cel-mai-poluat-oras-din-romania-nu-se-pot-amenaja-noi-spatii-verzi-dar-se-cheltuie-bani-pe-studii-de-calitate-a-aerului/| title=Iaşul este al doilea cel mai poluat oraş din România. Nu se pot amenaja noi spaţii verzi, dar se cheltuie bani pe studii de calitate a aerului| newspaper=Romania Curata| date= | author=| accessdate=13 May 2016}}</ref> In 2014, the European Commission started environmental law infringement procedures against Romania, citing Bucharest, Iași, and Brașov cases as examples.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gandul.info/stiri/comisia-europeana-lanseaza-un-infringement-impotriva-romaniei-pentru-ca-nu-isi-protejeaza-cetatenii-de-poluare-13346370|title=Comisia Europeană lansează un infringement împotriva României pentru că nu îşi protejează cetăţenii de poluare|publisher=}}</ref> In 2015, [[Earth:Particulates|atmospheric particulate matter]] has repeatedly reached and exceeded legal thresholds for PM<sub>10</sub>. Pollution from vehicular traffic, construction works, and a lack of green spaces (the city only has about {{convert|11|sqm|abbr=on|0}} of public green spaces per capita) make up some of the reasons behind these problems.<ref name="ro_2016-05-13"/>

==Monuments and history==
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File:RO IS Stefan cel Mare statue 2.jpeg|Stephen the Great
File:Statuia lui Dosoftei din Iaşi.jpg|Dosoftei
File:Statuia lui Miron Costin din Iaşi.jpg|Miron Costin
File:Monumentul lui Grigore Ghica III din Iaşi7.jpg|Grigore III Ghica Monument
File:Statuia lui Gheorghe Asachi din Iaşi2.jpg|Gheorghe Asachi
File:Obeliscul Leilor din Iaşi.jpg|The Obelisk of Lions
File:Statuia lui Vasile Alecsandri din Iaşi10.jpg|Vasile Alecsandri
File:Statuia lui Alexandru Ioan Cuza din Iaşi5.jpg|Alexandru Ioan Cuza
File:Statuia lui Mihai Eminescu din Iasi.jpg|Mihai Eminescu
File:Statuia lui Mihail Kogălniceanu din Iași2.jpg|Mihail Kogălniceanu
File:RO IS independence monument 1.jpeg|Independence Monument
File:Monumentul Unirii din Iaşi4.jpg|Union Monument
File:Iași Pogrom Monument 1.jpg|Victims of Iași Pogrom Monument
File:The Victims of Communism Memorial 1.jpg|Victims of Communism Memorial
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==Twin towns/sister cities==

Iași is twinned with:
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*{{flagicon|EGY}} Assiut, [[Place:Egypt|Egypt]] (1995)
*{{flagicon|USA}} Athens, Georgia, {{wipe|United States}} (2001)
*{{flagicon|UKR}} Chernivtsi, {{wipe|Ukraine}} (2012)
*{{flagicon|MDA}} [[Place:Chișinău|Chișinău]], Moldova (2008)<ref name="Chișinău twinnings">{{cite web|url=http://www.chisinau.md/tabview.php?l=ro&idc=526|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120903122220/http://www.chisinau.md/tabview.php?l=ro&idc=526|title=Orașe înfrățite (Twin cities of Minsk) ''[via WaybackMachine.com]''|publisher=Primăria Municipiului Chișinău|archivedate=3 September 2012|accessdate=2013-07-21|language=Romanian}}</ref>
*{{flagicon|NED}} Eindhoven, Netherlands (2011)
*{{flagicon|ITA}} Filacciano, Italy (1999)
*{{flagicon|ITA}} Forano, Italy (1999)
*{{flagicon|GRE}} Ilioupolis, Greece (2007)
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*{{flagicon|JOR}} Irbid, Jordan (2000)
*{{flagicon|IRN}}  Isfahan, [[Religion:Iran|Iran]] (1999)
*{{flagicon|PLE}} [[Place:Jericho|Jericho]], [[Place:State of Palestine|Palestine]] (2003)
*{{flagicon|GRE}} [[Place:Kozani|Kozani]], Greece (1928)
*{{flagicon|MEX}} Monterrey, Mexico (2002)
*{{flagicon|ITA}} Morlupo, Italy (1999)
*{{flagicon|ITA}} Nazzano, Italy (1999)
*{{flagicon|ISR}} Netanya, [[Place:Israel|Israel]]<ref name="Netanya twinnings">{{cite web|url=http://www.netanya.muni.il/eng/?CategoryID=1779|title=Netanya – Twin Cities|accessdate=2013-08-01|work=Netanya Municipality|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130201094809/http://www.netanya.muni.il/Eng/?CategoryID=1779|archivedate=2013-02-01}}</ref>
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*{{flagicon|ITA}} Padua, Italy (1995)
*{{flagicon|GRE}} Peristeri, Greece (2002)
*{{flagicon|FRA}} Poitiers, {{wipe|France}} (1969)
*{{flagicon|ITA}} Sant'Oreste, Italy (1999)
*{{flagicon|ITA}} Torrita Tiberina, Italy (1999)
*{{flagicon|BUL}} Veliko Turnovo, Bulgaria (1998)
*{{flagicon|FRA}} Villeneuve d'Ascq, {{wipe|France}} (2003)
*{{flagicon|PRC}} Xi'an, China (1993)
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==Consulates in Iași==
*Moldova – Consulate-General

Honorary Consulates:
*{{wipe|France}}
*Hungary
*Italy
*{{wipe|Pakistan}}
*[[Place:Turkey|Turkey]]

==People==

==References and sources==
;References
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* National Institute of Statistics: http://www.insse.ro

==Bibliography==

==External links==
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* [http://www.primaria-iasi.ro/ Iași City Hall website]
* [http://www.romaniatourism.com/iasi.html Iași] at romaniatourism.com
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20181116181819/https://www.123iasi.ro/ Iași]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090218000458/http://www.map2web.cc/map4/index.php?fpnr=273&lang=en Street Map of Iași, as commissioned by the City Hall]
* [http://www.altiasi.ro Cultural events in Iași]
* [http://www.turism-iasi.ro/index.php?id=101 Iași city Tourism]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110209003259/http://www.iasi-city.ro/ Iași City Portal]

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