Popular Neighborhoods in Tehran

Zafaraniyeh Neighborhood

Zafaraniyeh Neighborhood

Zafaraniyeh neighborhood is an affluent neighborhood in the north of Tehran, Iran. The name's origin lies in the fact that it was the residence of many saffron traders long ago, thus the name Zafaraniyeh. The museum of Sa'dabad Palace is situated at the end of this street, which also contains a culture house. The complex includes more than 180 hectares of natural forest, streets, qanats, galleries, and...

Darrous Neighborhood

Darrous Neighborhood

Darrous neighborhood is in Shemiran, northern Tehran, Iran. It is considered one of the most affluent areas in the city, as many modern and fashionable families reside there. Darrous is bounded by Pasdaran, Gholhak, Doulat, and Ekhtiyarieh. Many foreign embassies are located in Darrous including those of Spain, Hungary, Portugal, Colombia, Argentina and Kazakhstan. In addition, Darrous is home to...

Shahrak-e Gharb Neighborhood

Shahrak-e Gharb or Qarb Town, also known as Qods Town, is a planned town built as a massive project of modern apartment buildings and villas in the north-western part of Tehran, Iran. Originally built based on the model of upscale American suburbs, today it is considered as one of the most affluent neighborhoods of Tehran. It is one of the largest districts of Tehran, including easy access to...

niavaran neighborhood

Niavaran Neighborhood

Niavaran neighborhood is a affluent and upper class district in the north of Tehran's foothills. Bordering leafy, uphill-winding Darband Street, it can be reached from Tajrish Square, and is close to Darabad at the far north-eastern corner of Greater Tehran. The architecture is unique in that the area's graded slopes have given rise to multilevel layouts and idiosyncratic lofts. This neighborhood is...

Qeytariyeh Neighborhood

Qeytariyeh Neighborhood

Qeytariyeh Neighborhood is a district in north-eastern Tehran, located within the larger Shemiran district. Qeytarieh has about 150,000 residents. Qeytarieh's neighbouring districts are Kaveh, Hekmat, Chizar, Doulat, Dibaji, and Darrous. Qeytariyeh neighborhood is famous for a large park with the same name. Qeytarieh Park was once the home of a Qajar Dynasty minister, Amir Kabir. Qeytariyeh is known for...

Jordan Neighborhood

Jordan Neighborhood

Jordan neighborhood  (now: Nelson Mandela Boulevard) is an affluent and upper-class district in northern Tehran. Before the Iranian Revolution in 1979 it was called Jordan street, named after the American Presbyterian missionary Samuel M. Jordan and used to be the most popular avenue in Tehran, Iran. Jordan Street  is the most famous street in Tehran after Valiasr Avenue which is the longest street in...

Velenjak Neighborhood

Velenjak Neighborhood

Velenjak neighborhood (Also Called Roof of Tehran) is located in the Shemiran area in the northernmost part of Tehran, on the slopes of the Alborz mountain range. It is known for its landscapes, mild climate, mountain air, springs, and wildlife and is one of the most expensive neighborhoods in Tehran. Velenjak is located adjacent to the Tochal Complex, a ski resort area with a gondola lift up to Mount...

pasdaran Neighborhood

Pasdaran Neighborhood

Pasdaran is a neighborhood of northern Tehran centered on Pasdaran Avenue. This avenue connects Niavaran avenue (from the north) to Shariati avenue (in the south). It is about 8–9 km long and is a major commercial thoroughfare for northern Tehran together with northern parts of two other long streets: Valiasr Street and Shariati Street. Pasdaran in Persian means "guardians". Prior to 1979 Revolution...

Farmanieh Neighborhood

Farmanieh Neighborhood

Farmanieh is a district located in Shemiran, Tehran, Iran centered on Farmanieh Street. Farmanieh neighborhood extends south all the way to Sadr Expressway, where it becomes Dibaji, and as far north as Niavaran Expressway. It is home to many embassies, nobles and notables of Iran. The west end of the street leads to the Dezashib area, while the east end leads to Farmanieh roundabout at the intersection...

Tajrish Neighborhood

Tajrish Neighborhood

Tajrish neighborhood is a city in Shemiranat County, Tehran Province, Iran, which has since been absorbed into Tehran. The Tajrish neighborhood is located along the northern edge of Tehran. This neighborhood is one of the oldest parts of Tehran. During the last few decades, Tajrish has become popular with the wealthy by virtue of the low levels of pollution, in turn created by the area's favorable...

Mahmoodiyeh Neighborhood

Mahmoodiyeh Neighborhood

Mahmoodiyeh neighborhood is an affluent residential area in Tehran. It is located south of Zaferaniyeh, bordering Valiasr Avenue on the east side, Velenjak on the west, and Chamran expressway to the south. The area is in approximately close to Tajrish. Mahmoodieh was one of the Shemiran's first area to be used as a year-round residence by rich and affluent classes of the time. Although it has long been...

Mirdamad Neighborhood

Mirdamad neighborhood (Mirdamad Boulevard) is the center of Davoodiyeh district in the north of Tehran. The boulevard starts from Valiasr Street in its west and continues eastward passing Mother Square up to Shariati street. Central Bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran is located in this boulevard. There are some other important buildings in this boulevard too, for example Eskan towers, Payetakht...

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