Shahrak-e Gharb
Shahrak-e Gharb
شهرک غرب | |
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Neighbourhood | |
Shahrak-e Ghods | |
Coordinates: 35°45′33″N 51°22′34″E / 35.75904°N 51.37603°E | |
Built | 1960s |
Government | |
• Type | Municipality |
• Body | District 2 (Tehran) |
Area | |
• Total | 398 ha (983 acres) |
• Rank | 31 out of 353 |
Population (2016) | |
• Total | 29,774 |
• Density | 7,500/km2 (19,000/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+03:30 |
Website | region2.tehran.ir (only accessible in Iran) |
Data source: data.tehran.ir |
Shahrak-e Gharb or Gharb Town (
Originally built based on the model of upscale American suburbs in 1961,
Around the 1980s, there was only one central shopping center there, named Bāzārče ("mini-bazaar"). Construction of the Golestan Shopping Center began a few years after the Iran–Iraq War. It was designed by Jordan Gruzen Architects in 1978[2] and built by another American company by the name Starrett,[3] although some sections were never completed. Today, several modern shopping centers including Golestan, Iran Zamin, and Milad-e-Noor are located in this area.
The tallest tower of Iran, Milad Tower, which stands 435m high from base to tip of the antenna, is located just outside the district.
An international school is located nearby, within the town, and a second is minutes away in Sa'adat Abad. Because of the eastward current of the air in Tehran and its constant purification by the adjacent mountains, this town is less polluted compared to other northern parts of the city. These and many more advantages have made this area a prime and pleasant location for living, attracting many foreign temporary residents, diplomats and expatriates.
Education
The girls' school of Tehran International School is in this community.[4] An elementary school, a middle school, and a high school all by the name of Fajr-e Danesh (but under separate management) also offered non-public schooling to boys in three separate locations in proximity of one another. Sometime between 2010 and 2016, the Fajr-e Danesh schools offering elementary and high school education moved to different locations close by.[5]
The Islamic Azad University, West Tehran Branch (WTBIAU) is a private university in Shahrak-e Gharb, Tehran, Iran. Founded in 1994[6]
Gallery
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Shahrah-e Gharb Towers
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Milad Tower seen from Hormozan street
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Milad Noor
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Shahrak Gharb seen from Milad Tower
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Shahrak Gharb view from Chamran Expressway
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Shahrak Gharb entrance from Hemmat Expressway
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Platin Shopping Center
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Mahestan Residential Complex
References
- ^ "محله شهرک قدس" [Shahrak-e Ghods neighbourhood]. district2.tehran.ir (in Persian). Retrieved 2022-08-16.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-03-04. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-07-15. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Dagres, Holly. "Memories of Tehran International School" (Archive). Your Middle East. April 29, 2013. Retrieved on September 16, 2015.
- ^ "Home". fajredanesh.ir.
- ^ "دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی واحد تهران غرب". Archived from the original on 2016-10-27. Retrieved 2020-01-27.