Monīrīyeh
District of
Ostān-e Tehrān - Iran

Golestan Palace

Golestān Palace pronounced "Kakheh Golestān" is the former royal Qajar complex in Iran's capital city. The oldest of the historic monuments in Tehran, the Golestan Palace (also Gulistan Palace) (The Rose Garden Palace) belongs to a group of royal buildings that were once enclosed within the mud-thatched walls of Tehran’s Historic Arg (citadel).

Located at 35.6797, 51.4203 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4.115 miles away.
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Palaces in Tehran, Royal residences in Iran, Visitor attractions in Tehran, Persian gardens in Iran

Assembly of Experts

The Assembly of Experts (also Assembly of Experts of the Leadership) of Iran, also translated as Council of Experts, is a deliberative body of Mujtahids (Islamic scholars) that is charged with electing and removing the Supreme Leader of Iran and supervising his activities. Members of the assembly are elected from lists of candidates by direct public vote for eight-year terms. The number of members has ranged from 82 elected in 1982 to 88 elected in 2006.

Located at 35.688, 51.3996 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4.115 miles away.
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Politics of Iran, Government of 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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Lists of government ministers, Government ministries of Iran, Foreign affairs ministries, Foreign relations of Iran, Ministries established in 1819

Síyáh-Chál

Síyáh-Chál is the common word in Persian language for "dungeon". Historically, siyah-chals were used as a harsher form of incarceration. Typically, such dungeons had no windows or outlets, other than the entrance, consisting of a short stairway into the ground.

Located at 35.6797, 51.4203 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4.115 miles away.
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History of the Bahá'í Faith, Islamic architecture, History of Tehran

Grand Bazaar, Tehran

The Grand Bazaar is a historical market situated in the capital of Iran, Tehran. A bazaar is a type of marketplace, although many - such as Tehran's Grand bazaar - fulfill additional functions rather than merely trade. Throughout its history, the Grand bazaar has played host to banks and financiers, mosques and guest houses.

Located at 35.675, 51.4194 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4.115 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Tehran, Neighbourhoods in Tehran, Iranian architecture, Bazaars in Iran

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

Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences

Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences and Health Services is a large medical school and one of the two medical universities in northern Tehran, Iran. It began its mission in 1964 with establishing the Schools of Medicine and Dentistry. Following the merge of some of the treatment and educational units and organizations affiliated to the then Ministry of Health and “Melli University” in 1986, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences began its activities independently.

Located at 35.7038, 51.395 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4.115 miles away.
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Schools of medicine in Iran, Universities in Iran, Education in Tehran, Educational institutions established in 1960

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

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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Libraries in Iran, Tehran culture, Visitor attractions in Tehran, National museums of Iran

Senate of Iran

The Senate House of Iran was the upper house legislative chamber during the Pahlavi dynasty and was disbanded after the Islamic Revolution in 1979 in Iran (also known as Persia), when the legislature became unicameral. It had been established in the 1906 Persian Constitutional Revolution. Currently, the building is used by the Assembly of Experts.

Located at 35.688, 51.3996 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4.115 miles away.
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History of Iran, Government of Iran, Buildings and structures in Tehran

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

Khayam Metro Station

Khayyam Metro Station is a station in Tehran Metro Line 1. It is located in Khayam Street. It is between Molavi Metro Station and Panzdah-e-Khordad Metro Station.

Located at 35.6732, 51.4165 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4.115 miles away.
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Tehran Metro stations

Panzdah-e-Khordad Metro Station

15th of Khordad Metro Station is a station in Tehran Metro Line 1. It is located in Panzdah-e Khordad Square, junction of Khayam Street and Panzdah-e-Khordad Street. It is between Khayam Metro Station and Imam Khomeini Metro Station.

Located at 35.678, 51.4175 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4.115 miles away.
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Tehran Metro stations

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

Takia-ye Dawlat

Takia-ye Dawlat or Takiyeh-e Dowlat was a Royal Theater in Tehran, Iran. It was the most famous of all the ta'zieh performance spaces, for the Mourning of Muharram. It has a capacity for more than 4,000 people. Built in 1868 by Naser al-Din Shah Qajar south-east of the Golestan Palace on the site of the Síyáh-Chál, the Royal Theater's sumptuous magnificence surpassed that of Europe's greatest opera houses in the opinion of many Western visitors.

Located at 35.6797, 51.4203 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4.115 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Tehran, Demolished buildings and structures, Amphitheaters

Enqelab Square

Enqelab Square is an important square in central Tehran, Iran.

Located at 35.7011, 51.3911 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4.115 miles away.
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Streets in Tehran

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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Museums in Tehran, Peace museums, 2007 establishments in Iran, Museums established in 2007

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

Tehran City Theater

Tehran City Theater (opened ca. 1972) or Teatr-e Shahr is a performing arts complex in Tehran, Iran. Architect Ali Sardar Afkhami designed the main building in the 1960s, later expanded. The complex contains several performance spaces including Chaharsou Hall, Qashqai Hall, Sayeh Hall, and the Main Hall. Since 1979 the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance has overseen its operation.

Located at 35.7001, 51.4056 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4.115 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Tehran, Tehran culture, Theatre in Iran, Theatres completed in 1972