Tehran
Tehran (tehˈɾɑn) is the capital and largest city of Iran.
Tehran (tehˈɾɑn) is the capital and largest city of Iran. It is also the capital of Tehran province and the administrative center for Tehran County and its Central District. With a population of around 9 million in the city, and 16.8 million in the metropolitan area, Tehran is the most populous city in Iran and West Asia, the largest metropolitan area in the Middle East and the 24th-most-populous metropolitan area in the world. Greater Tehran includes several municipalities, including Eslamshahr, Shahriar, Qods, Malard, Golestan, Varamin, Pakdasht, Qarchak, Nasimshahr, Parand, Pardis, Andisheh, Fardis, Tajrish, and Rey.
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Worth seeing in and around Tehran
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Golestan Palace
The Golestan Palace is the former official royal Qajar complex in Tehran, Iran. One of the oldest historic monuments in the capital and a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Golestan Palace consists of a group of eight palatial royal structures surrounded by a wall, today used mainly as museums, surrounded by an outer wall, which were once enclosed within the defensive walls of Tehran's citadel.
2.9 km · palace in Tehran, Iranian national heritage site · Wikipedia - 02University of Tehran
The University of Tehran is a public collegiate university in Iran, and the oldest and most prominent Iranian university located in Tehran. Based on its historical, socio-cultural, and political pedigree, as well as its research and teaching profile, UT has been nicknamed " The Mother University", which means flagship university.
1.8 km · university in Tehran, Iranian national heritage site · Wikipedia - 03Milad Tower
The Milad Tower is a multi-purpose tower in Tehran, Iran. It is the sixth-tallest tower and the world's first telecommunication tower in terms of the usage area of the top structure and the tallest tower in Iran and the 24th-tallest freestanding structure in the world.
6.3 km · tower in Tehran, Iran · Wikipedia - 04Azadi Tower
The Azadi Tower, also known by its former name, the Shahyad Tower, is a monument at Azadi Square in Tehran, Iran. It is one of Tehran's landmarks, once marking the westernmost entrance to the city, and is part of the Azadi Cultural Complex, which also includes an underground museum.
4.8 km · tower in Tehran, Iranian national heritage site · Wikipedia - 05National Museum of Iran
The National Museum of Iran houses the richest and largest collection of Iranian antiquities in the world. It is located in Tehran.
2.3 km · museum in Tehran, Iran · Wikipedia - 06Sharif University of Technology
Sharif University of Technology is a public research university in Tehran, Iran. The university is an institution for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics fields.
3.7 km · university in Tehran, Iran · Wikipedia - 07Tehran Grand Bazaar
The Grand Bazaar is a bazaar, located in Central Tehran, Iran. Split into several corridors that are over 10 kilometres in length, each specializing in different types of goods,[1] the bazaar has several entrances, with Sabze Meydan being the main entrance.[2][3] In addition to shops, it contains mosques, guest houses, and banks.
3.4 km · The historic and grand bazaar in Tehran, Iran's national heritage · Wikipedia - 08Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art
Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art, also known as TMoCA, is among the largest art museums in Tehran and Iran. It has collections of more than 3,000 items that include 19th and 20th-century's world-class European and American paintings, prints, drawings, and sculptures.
2.5 km · art museum in Tehran, Iran · Wikipedia - 09National Library and Archives of Iran
The National Library and Archives of Iran, romanized: Sazman-e Asnad va Ketabkhaneh-ye Melli-ye Iran) or the National Library of the Islamic Republic of Iran is the national library of Iran located in Tehran, with twelve branches across the country. The NLAI is an educational, research, scientific, and service institute authorized by the Islamic Consultative Assembly.
8.1 km · national library in Tehran, Iran · Wikipedia - 10K. N. Toosi University of Technology
The Khajeh Nasir Toosi University of Technology is a public research university in Tehran, Iran. It is named after medieval Persian scholar Khajeh Nasir Toosi.
8.5 km · Technical university in Tehran, Iran · Wikipedia
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Things to do
- 01Ab-o-Atesh Park and the Tabiat Bridge
- 02Chitgar Lake
Also known as the Lake of Martyrs of the Persian Gulf, is an artificial and recreational lake in the north of Chitgar Park.
- 03Jamshidieh Park
Niavaran district, Omidvar (from M: Tajrish 3 km NE or from Aghdasiyeh Subway Station 2.5 km NW).
- 04Paradise Garden
- 05Tochal Complex
- 06Darband
Darband (taxis to Darband go from Tajrish metro station).
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Where to eat
Prices quoted on the menu may exclude an 8% tax, a 10-15% service charge, and a 10% tip. Be prepared to add as much as 1/3 to the prices quoted on the menu. You'll find cheap & good enough abgoosht stew in any of the places they call ghahvekhuneh (قهوهخانه) which you can find in any non-strictly-residential area. Just ask for a ghahvekhuneh or get this قهوهخانه printed and show it.
- 01Traditional Restaurant Karimkhan
A cozy place serving fantastic Dizi among other traditional dishes.
- 02Restaurant Moslem
Bazar, District 12 (North West corner of Sabzeh Meydan Square),.
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Getting to Tehran
- Airports
- Mehrabad (THR), 7 km · Imam Khomeini (IKA), 37 km · Payam (PYK), 52 km
- Stations
- Mehrabad International Airport, 6.9 km · Tehran railway station, 3.6 km
- Karaj → Tehran42 km · quickest by road, 1h 7m · $4–5
- Isfahan → Tehran339 km · quickest by air, 4h 53m · $180–260
- Tabriz → Tehran528 km · quickest by air, 4h 23m · $160–240
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
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No local-transport research exists yet for Tehran
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Tehran. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inShuttle taxis and green minibuses operate between the airport and Shahed Station on the red line of the metro.
- Get inAt Shahed station, get out to the parking area (there is only one exit and you can't miss it) and on the very left you will see green minibuses.
- Get aroundAs with the rest of the country private and shared taxis abound in Tehran, although you may find flagging down a shared taxi more difficult amid the traffic and chaos, while private taxis are more expensive than in the smaller cities.
- Get aroundIf you want to get around by shared taxi, your best bet is to hop from square to square, as drivers will be reluctant to pick you up if your shouted destination deviates too far from their route.
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Next door to Tehran
Tehran is 21 km from Eslamshahr, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.