Nelson Mandela Boulevard (Jordan Street) Tehran

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Nelson Mandela Boulevard

Native name	بلوار نلسون ماندلا ( Modares Expressway
South end	Arjantin Square

Nelson Mandela Boulevard (

Rendezvous boys and girls, cruising the streets in cars during evening hours specially on Friday afternoons, used to be an indispensable part of Jordan's image and the car-flirting culture there had developed into an accomplished syllabus through 1990s and early 2000s. The sight for such encounters however has now changed to Andarzgou boulevard in Farmanieh.

The area, together with its neighboring Valiasr Ave, is suffering from severe traffic congestion due to rapid commercialization and lack of direct highway access.

It is also the home to the

Name dispute

Since the boulevard was renamed after the Iranian Revolution to Nelson Mandela Boulevard, many locals and foreigners alike continue to refer to the area as Jordan. This is presumably due to the effect of the wealthy inhabitants refusing to accept the new government's name.^{[citation needed]}

History

The avenue was formerly named after Dr. Samuel Jordan, the founder and the head of the American College of Tehran (later Alborz High School) from the 1910s to 1941.

From North to South
	Modares Expressway
	Mirdamad Boulevard
	Shahid Haghani Expressway
	Hemmat Expressway
	Resalat Expressway
Beyhaghi Parking Bus Terminal (Arjantin)
Arjantin Square	Beyhaghi Street Shahid Ahmad Qasir Street
From South to North

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