Tehran

Tehran (also transcribed Teheran) (تهران in Persian), population 9,000,000 (metropolitan: 14,000,000), and a land area of 254 square miles, the capital of Iran (Persia) and the center of Tehran Province. Tehran is located at {{coor dm|35|40|N|51|25|E|type:city(9000000)_region:IR}}. http://earth-info.nga.mil/gns/html/cntry_files.html

About Tehran

The Azadi Tower is the first thing visitors come across when coming from the Mehr-abad International Airport. The tower has become an icon of sorts for Tehran and Iran.

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Like many of the world's large cities, Tehran suffers from serious traffic congestion and pollution problems. Tehran has become so congested in the past 10 years, that the government has considered moving the nation's capital to another city to alleviate these problems and help de-centralize the economy and population. This is especially true in light of predictions of an imminent major earthquake in Tehran. Yet millions choose to live and work in Tehran despite these problems. The appealing side of Tehran, it seems, outweighs these concerns.

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The Peacock Throne of the Persian Shahs can be found in Tehran's Golestan Palace. Some of the important museums are National Museum of Iran, Sa'dabad Palaces Complex, Glassware and Ceramics Museum of Iran, The Carpet Museum of Iran, Tehran's Underglass painting Museum, and Niavaran Palace Complex. The Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art is also appealing to many because it features the works of great artists such as Van Gogh, Pablo Picasso and Andy Warhol.

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Peacock Throne - Shah - Golestan Palace - National Museum of Iran - Sa'dabad Palaces Complex - Glassware and Ceramics Museum of Iran - The Carpet Museum of Iran - Tehran's Underglass painting Museum - Niavaran Palace Complex - Van Gogh - Pablo Picasso - Andy Warhol

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The huge Tehran International Fair organises many expositions. Its book expositions are especially popular. Tehran is also the seat of Iran's Parliament (the Majles). And Tehran is also home to the world's fourth tallest free standing structure, the Milad Tower.

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Tehran International Fair - Iran's Parliament - Milad Tower

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The Tehran Stock Exchange which is a full member of the FIBV and a founding member of the Federation of Euro-Asian Stock Exchanges, is one of the world's best performing stock exchanges, in recent years.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/3129995.stm

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Tehran Stock Exchange - FIBV

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Neighborhoods and Districts of Tehran

The city of Tehran is divided into 22 municipal districts, each with its own administrative centers. Within these 22 districts, Tehran contains the following major neighborhoods :

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Shahreziba, Shemiran, Elahiyeh, Pasdaran, Niavaran, Abbas Abad, Amir Abad, Yusef Abad, Darakeh, Dar Abad, Darband, Dardasht, Sadeghiyeh, Gholhak, Tehranpars, Afsariyeh, Jordan, Gisha, Narmak, Ekhtiyariyeh, Niavaran, Jamaran, Dehkadeh Olampik, Sa'adat Abad, Evin, Moniriyeh, Ray, Gomrok, Park Shahr, Hasan Abad, Baharestan, Punak, Bagh Feiz, Jomhuri, Navvab, Yaft Abad, Javadiyeh, Vanak, Shahrak-e Gharb, Nazi Abad, Shahrara, Jannat Abad, etc.

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Shahreziba - Shemiran - Elahiyeh - Pasdaran - Niavaran - Abbas Abad - Amir Abad - Yusef Abad - Darakeh - Dar Abad - Darband - Dardasht - Sadeghiyeh - Gholhak - Tehranpars - Afsariyeh - Jordan - Gisha - Narmak - Ekhtiyariyeh - Jamaran - Dehkadeh Olampik - Sa'adat Abad - Evin - Moniriyeh - Ray - Gomrok - Park Shahr - Hasan Abad - Baharestan - Punak - Bagh Feiz - Jomhuri - Navvab - Yaft Abad - Javadiyeh - Vanak - Shahrak-e Gharb - Nazi Abad - Shahrara - Jannat Abad

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For full list, see List of the localities around Tehran.

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The older neighborhoods of Tehran

Tehran's old city fabric changed dramatically during the first Pahlavi era. Some of the older remaining districts of Tehran are: Udlajan, Sangelaj, Bazaar, Chaleh Meydan, Dowlat. Chaleh Meydan is the oldest neighborhood of the aforementioned.

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Pahlavi - Udlajan - Sangelaj - Bazaar - Chaleh Meydan

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