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Tehran
Capital and largest city of Iran

Tehran

Tehran is the capital and largest city of Iran.

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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.

Get in

Getting to Tehran

For information on Iranian visas please refer the Iran#visas page.

Do

Things to do

  1. 01
    Ab-o-Atesh Park and the Tabiat Bridge
  2. 02
    Chitgar Lake

    Also known as the Lake of Martyrs of the Persian Gulf, is an artificial and recreational lake in the north of Chitgar Park.

  3. 03
    Jamshidieh Park

    Niavaran district, Omidvar (from M: Tajrish 3 km NE or from Aghdasiyeh Subway Station 2.5 km NW).

  4. 04
    Paradise Garden
  5. 05
    Tochal Complex
  6. 06
    Darband

    Darband (taxis to Darband go from Tajrish metro station).

Eat

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.

  1. 01
    Traditional Restaurant Karimkhan

    A cozy place serving fantastic Dizi among other traditional dishes.

  2. 02
    Restaurant Moslem

    Bazar, District 12 (North West corner of Sabzeh Meydan Square),.

How locals move

Getting around Tehran the local way

  • 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.

From Wikivoyage: Tehran, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.

Text adapted from Wikipedia and Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Wikimedia Commons (see file page), Wikimedia Commons.