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Ostān-e Tehrān - Iran

Tehran

Tehran, sometimes spelled Teheran, is the capital of Iran and Tehran Province. With a population of 12,223,598 it is Iran's largest urban area and city, one of the largest cities in Western Asia. In the 20th and 21st centuries, Tehran has been the subject to mass migration of people from all around Iran. The city is home to many historic mosques, churches, synagogues and Zoroastrian fire temples.

Located at 35.6961, 51.4231 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4.116 miles away.
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Tehran, Capitals in Asia, Cities in Iran, Cities in Tehran Province, Iranian provincial capitals, Populated places along the Silk Road, Populated places in Tehran County

Amirkabir University of Technology

Amirkabir University of Technology (AUT), formerly called the Tehran Polytechnic, is a public, research university located in Tehran, Iran. AUT is one of the most prestigious universities and the first established technical university in Iran, referred to as "Mother of Industrial Universities". The university was first founded by Habib Nafisi in 1958 and then developed by Dr. Mohammad Ali Mojtahedi, during the reign of the Pahlavi dynasty.

Located at 35.7044, 51.409 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4.116 miles away.
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Technical universities and colleges, Universities in Iran, Educational institutions established in 1958, Education in Tehran, 1958 establishments in Iran, Engineering universities and colleges in Iran

Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Iran)

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is an Iranian government ministry. The Minister of Foreign Affairs is the cabinet member in charge of the ministry. The first Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iran was Mirza Abdulvahab Khan, who served between 1911 and 1924. The incumbent Minister of Foreign Affairs is Ali Akbar Salehi, who was appointed on 13 December 2010 after the abrupt dismissal of Manouchehr Mottaki during a trip to Africa. Ramin Mehmanparast is the current spokesman.

Located at 35.6876, 51.4173 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4.115 miles away.
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Alborz High School

Alborz High School, is a college preparatory high school located in the heart of Tehran, Iran. It is one of the first modern high schools in Asia and Middle East, built by Americans, named after the Alborz mountain range north of Tehran. Its place in the shaping of Iran's intellectual elite compares with that of Eton College in England and Phillips Academy in the United States.

Located at 35.7028, 51.4113 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4.116 miles away.
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Educational institutions established in 1873, High schools in Iran, Iranian architecture, 1870s architecture, Alborz High School, Schools in Tehran

National Museum of Iran

The National Museum of Iran is a museum in Tehran, Iran. It is the combination of two museums, the old Muze-ye Irân-e Bâstân ("Archaeological Museum of Iran", a break, Sasanian revival building designed by André Godard and inaugurated in 1937), and the modernistic white travertine National Arts Museum ("Mūze-i Honar-i Millī"), inaugurated in 1972.

Located at 35.687, 51.4146 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4.115 miles away.
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Museums established in 1937, Museums in Tehran, Buildings and structures completed in 1937, National museums of Iran, Iranian architecture

Dar ul-Funun

Dar ul-Funun, established in 1851, was the first modern institution of higher learning in Persia.

Located at 35.6838, 51.4219 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4.116 miles away.
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University of Tehran, Universities in Iran, Education in Tehran, History of Tehran, Iranian architecture, Educational institutions established in 1851

Iranian Crown Jewels

The Imperial crown jewels of Iran (also known as the Imperial crown jewels of Persia) include several elaborate crowns and decorative thrones, thirty tiaras, and numerous aigrettes, a dozen bejewelled swords and shields, a vast number of unset precious gems, numerous plates and other dining services cast in precious metals and encrusted with gems, and several other more unusual items (such as a large golden globe with the continents made of emeralds and the latitudes and longitudes marked in diamonds) collected by the Iranian monarchy during its 2,500-year existence.

Located at 35.6893, 51.4197 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4.116 miles away.
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Crown jewels of Iran, National symbols of Iran, Visitor attractions in Tehran, Economy of Iran, Jewellery museums

Towhid Prison

Towhid Prison was an unofficial detention centre in Tehran, Iran, conducted under Reza Shah Pahlavi as a female prison by then secret police SAVAK, against opponents of the former regime of Mohammad-Reza Shah Pahlavi. It reportedly was shut down in August 2000, after Roozbeh Farahanipour presented his report on the prison to Amnesty International and other human rights organizations http://www. web. amnesty. org/web/ar2001. nsf/webmepcountries/IRAN?OpenDocument http://www. cbc.

Located at 35.6869, 51.4186 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4.116 miles away.
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History of Tehran, Buildings and structures in Tehran, Prisons in Iran, Human rights in Iran, Museums in Tehran

Firooz Bahram High School

Firooz Bahram High School (دبیرستان فیروز بهرام) is one of Tehran's oldest high schools still in operation.

Located at 35.6954, 51.4138 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4.116 miles away.
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Educational institutions established in 1932, High schools in Iran, Iranian architecture, Buildings and structures in Tehran, School buildings completed in 1932, Schools in Tehran

Bagh-e Melli

Bagh-e Melli (The National Garden) is a government compound where the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iran, The National Museum of Iran, Malek National Museum, and the future National Museum of Post are located. The compound is located in central Tehran. The gates of the compound were built by Jafar-khan Kashani in 1906.

Located at 35.6861, 51.418 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4.115 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Tehran, Iranian architecture, 19th-century architecture

2005 Iranian Air Force C-130 crash

The 2005 Iranian Air Force C-130 crash occurred on 6 December 2005 (Azar 15, 1384) at 14:10 local time when an Iranian Air Force C-130E military transport aircraft, 5-8519, c/n 4399, crashed into a ten-floor apartment building in a residential area of Tehran, the capital city of Iran.

Located at 35.7, 51.4167 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4.116 miles away.
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Aviation accidents and incidents in Iran, Iranian Air Force, Aviation accidents and incidents in 2005, Accidents and incidents involving the Lockheed Hercules, 2005 in Iran, History of Tehran, Accidental deaths in Iran

Malik National Museum of Iran

Malek National Museum and Library is a museum and national library in Tehran, Iran. Its one of the biggest library of precious manuscripts in Iran.

Located at 35.6869, 51.4153 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4.115 miles away.
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Park-e Shahr

Park-e Shahr, with its 26 hectares, is a major park and also a neighbourhood located in the central part of Tehran in Iran.

Located at 35.6833, 51.4167 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4.115 miles away.
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Neighbourhoods in Tehran, Parks in Tehran

Toopkhaneh

Toopkhāneh (also spelt as Tupkhāneh) is a major town square and a neighborhood in the south of the central district of the city of Tehran, Iran. built in 1867 by an order of Amir Kabir and Commissioned in 1877.

Located at 35.6858, 51.4214 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4.116 miles away.
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Squares in Iran, Neighbourhoods in Tehran

Mechanical Engineering Department of Amirkabir University of Technology

Located at 35.7041, 51.4068 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4.115 miles away.
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Universities in Iran, Educational institutions established in 1957, Education in Tehran

Imam Khomeini Metro Station

Imam Khomeini Metro Station is the junction of Tehran Metro Line 1 and Tehran Metro Line 2. The station was opened in 21 February 2000, it is located in Imam Khomeini Square between Panzdah-e-Khordad Metro Station and Saadi Metro Station in Line 1 and Mellat Metro Station and Hasan Abad Metro Station in Line 2. This Station is 19 meters under ground and has elevator access.

Located at 35.6858, 51.4197 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4.116 miles away.
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Tehran Metro stations

Saadi Metro Station

Saadi Metro Station is a station in Tehran Metro Line 1. It is located in the junction of Saadi Street and Jomhuri-ye Eslami Street. It is between Imam Khomeini Metro Station and Darvaze Dolat Metro Station.

Located at 35.6931, 51.4247 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4.116 miles away.
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Tehran Metro stations

Darvaze Shemiran Metro Station

Darvaze Shemiran Metro Station is the junction of Tehran Metro Line 2 and Tehran Metro Line 4. It is located in junction of Baharestan Street and Mazandaran Street and Namjou Street nad Sepah Street. It is between Imam Hossein Metro Station and Baharestan Metro Station in Line 2 and Shohada Square Metro Station and Darvaze Dolat Metro Station in Line 4.

Located at 35.7017, 51.4261 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4.116 miles away.
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Tehran Metro stations

Ferdowsi Metro Station

Ferdowsi Metro Station is a station in Tehran Metro Line 4. It is located in Ferdowsi Square the junction of Enghelab Street and Ferdowsi Street. It is between Darvaze Dolat Metro Station and Vali-e-Asr Metro Station. It has connection to Tehran Bus BRT1.

Located at 35.7017, 51.4192 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4.116 miles away.
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Tehran Metro stations

Ministry of Industries and Mines (Iran)

Ministry of Industries and Mines of Iran, is the main organ of Iranian Government in charge of the regulation and implementation of policies applicable to industrial and mine sectors. Being originally under the ministry of Trade in 1906, it was formed under the title of Ministry of Industries and Mines in 1973, and later after a series of splits and merges, it was formed again by the merger of the ministry of Mines and Metals and the ministry of Industries in the year 2000.

Located at 35.7046, 51.4183 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4.116 miles away.
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2011 attack on the British Embassy in Iran

The 2011 attack on the British Embassy in Iran was a mob action on 29 November 2011 by a crowd of Iranian protesters who stormed the embassy and another British diplomatic compound in Tehran, Iran ransacking offices and stealing documents. One small building was set on fire during the incident and several people were injured.

Located at 35.6964, 51.4192 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4.116 miles away.
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Tehran peace museum

The Tehran Peace Museum is a member of the International Network of Museums for Peace. The main objective of the museum is to promote a culture of peace through raising awareness about the devastating consequences of war, with a focus on the health and environmental impacts of Chemical weapons. Currently housed in a building donated by the municipality of Tehran within the historic City Park, the Tehran Peace Museum is as much an interactive peace center as a museum.

Located at 35.6844, 51.4146 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4.115 miles away.
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Kharazmi University

'Kharazmi University'(Past Name= Tarbiat Moallem University) is considered as the oldest university of higher education in Iran. It is a major institution of higher education, offering a wide range of undergraduate and postgraduate programs in a variety of disciplines. It started its work in 1919 as the Central Teachers Institute and over a series of developments, finally gained university status as Tarbiat Moallem University of Tehran in 1974.

Located at 35.7045, 51.4268 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4.116 miles away.
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Universities in Iran, Education in Tehran, Educational institutions established in 1919

Timeline of Tehran history

The following is a timeline of the history of Tehran, Iran.

Located at 35.6961, 51.4231 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4.116 miles away.
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History of Tehran, City timelines, Histories of cities in Iran, Tehran

Vahdat Hall

Vahdat Hall or Talar-e Vahdat (built 1967) is an opera house in Tehran, Iran. Architect Aftandilian designed the building, partly modelled after the Vienna State Opera. Prior to 1979 it was known as Talar-e Rudaki. Among the performances: Dundee Repertory Theatre, Mohammad Esmaili, Parvaz Homay, Leningrad Ballet, Marcel Marceau, Bagher Moazen, Gorgin Mousissian's choir, Nour Ensemble, Pari Samar in Carmen, Tehran Symphony, Loris Tjeknavorian, Peyman Yazdanian.

Located at 35.6998, 51.4111 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4.116 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Tehran, Tehran culture, Theatre in Iran, Event venues established in 1967, Concert halls in Iran