Iasi (also historically referred to as Iassy in French, Jassy in German or Jaszvaros in Hungarian), is a city and municipality in Moldavia, in north-eastern Romania.

The city was the capital of the Principality of Moldavia from 1564 to 1859, the United Principalities of Wallachia and Moldavia between 1859–1862 and Romania between 1916–1918.

The third largest Romanian city (as of January 1, 2009), Iasi is the economic, cultural and academic centre of the Romanian region of Moldavia. The Metropolitan zone of Iasi, includes 13 localities has around 400.000 people.

The city has the oldest Romanian university and accommodates an annual count of over 70,000 students in 5 public and 3 private universities.

It is home to more than 50 churches and hosts 5 cultural centres: British, French, German, Latin American & Caribbean and Hellenic. Cultural life gravitates around the National Theater (the oldest in Romania), the Opera House, the Iasi State Philarmonic, the Tatarasi Atheneum, a famous Botanical Garden (the oldest and largest in Romania), the Central University Library (the oldest in Romania), an array of museums and memorial houses, an independent theater and several student organizations.

Distance from Iasi to:
 
City and Distance (Miles)
 
Bucharest  269
Arad 387
Belgrade 495
Brasov 180
Budapest 495
Cluj-Napoca 234
Constanta 260
Oradea 322
Prague 813
Satu Mare 277
Sibiu 264
Sighetu Marmatiei 170
Sighisoara 180
Suceava 85
Timisoara 415
Vienna 642