Kamranieh

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Kamranieh کامرانیه
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Kamranieh (also spelled Kamraniyeh) (

and district one of Tehran municipality.

Along with

embassies

and foreign officials.

The name of Kamranieh is based on the son of

that was equipped with a telephone system. In addition, the first pet hospital of Iran, Tehran Pet hospital, was established in this neighbourhood in 2004.

History

In the late 1800s, Kamran Mirza Nayeb es-Saltaneh, the eldest son of Naser al-Din Shah Qajar, grabbed the lands of Kamranieh from the locals who used to farm in the area. Afterwards, he ordered to build a fabulous garden instead of the farmlands and then named it Kamranieh which means the estate belongs to Kamran. Kamranieh garden featured a large variety of plants and a greenhouse to protect sensitive flowers inside it in winter. In audition, two Austrian gardeners were hired to protect the garden all the time.

After

. Today however most of the gardens have been replaced by residential towers and newbuild apartments, few of them have actually escaped development.

Location

Kamranieh touches Niavaran on the north, Sadr Expressway on the south and Farmanieh on the east and west. Kamranieh has two segments named South Kamranieh and North Kamranieh. South Kamranieh is below Kamranieh junction and North Kamranieh is located upon the junction. Kamranieh junction is the point where Kamranieh street, Farmanieh street and Andarzgoo Boulevard join each other.

Weather

Kamranieh lies on the slopes of

and enjoys a suitable mild climate.

Notable Sights

• Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
• Tehran Pet Hospital
• Embassy of Venezuela in Tehran
• Embassy of Libya in Tehran
• Embassy of Slovenia in Tehran
• The residence of Czech Republic in Tehran

Notable residents

• The private residence of
  windcatchers
  (badgir).
• Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi

Gallery

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See also

• Farmanieh
• Niavaran
• Shemiran

External links

• Kamranieh Magazine