We wanted you to name Iran's second-largest city for our Geo Quiz today.

The answer is Mashhad.

The city's located in a part of Iran where saffron is king.

Sardar Saffron

Journalist Gelareh Asayesh has family in the area. Asayesh lives in Florida. But every year, she returns to her native Iran to visit relatives. One one visit, she learned how to harvest saffron herself.

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