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Gomrok is a town located the south-west of the central district of Tehran in Iran. Gomrok is also famous among Tehranians because of its pre-revolutionary (1979) history as a gateway to Tehran's red-light district so called Shahr-e No.
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Tehran is the capital and largest city of Iran and also the largest city in Tehran Province. It also serves as the capital of the province, county and the Central District. With a population of around 9.4 million in the city, and 16.8 million in the metropolitan area, Tehran is the most populous city in Iran and Western Asia, the second-largest metropolitan area in the Middle East after Cairo, and the 24th most populous metropolitan area in the world. Greater Tehran includes several municipalities, including "New Town of Andisheh", "Islam Shahr", "Shahreh Qods", "Shahryar", "Pakdasht" and "Shamiran".
Tehran Province is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. Its capital is the city of Tehran. It covers an area of 18,814 square kilometres (7,264 sq mi) and is located to the north of the central plateau of Iran.
Iran is subdivided into thirty-one provinces, each governed from a local centre, usually the largest local city, which is called the capital of that province. The provincial authority is headed by a governor-general, who is appointed by the Minister of the Interior subject to approval of the cabinet.
The Milad Tower, also known as the Tehran Tower, is a multi-purpose tower in Tehran, Iran. It is the sixth-tallest tower and the world's first telecommunication tower in terms of the usage area of the top structure and the tallest tower in Iran and the 24th-tallest freestanding structure in the world. The construction of this tower took about 11 years and 7 months
Karaj is a city in the Central District of Karaj County, Alborz province, Iran, serving as capital of the province, the county, and the district.
Pardis is a city in the Central District of Pardis County, Tehran province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. It is a suburb located 17 km (11 mi) northeast of Tehran.
The Tehran Metro is a rapid transit system serving Tehran, the capital of Iran. It is the largest metro system in the Middle East. The system is owned and operated by Tehran Urban and Suburban Railway. It consists of six operational metro lines, with construction under way on six lines including northwestern extension of line 4, south extension line 6, northwestern and east extension line 7 and Line 10, Line 8 and 9.
Niavaran is an affluent and upperclass district in the north of Tehran. Bordering leafy, uphill-winding Darband Street, it can be reached from Tajrish Square, and is close to Darabad at the far north-eastern corner of Greater Tehran.
Sa'adat Abad is a wealthy district located in northern Tehran. The texture of the neighborhood is modern. Most of the main and secondary streets are wide and have been designed and implemented based on urban standard principles and in a modern style. The number of private and government companies in this region is not significant. Sa'adat Abad district is known to have better air quality and lower levels of air pollution. Another attractive feature that encourages people to buy a property in Sa'adat Abad is the lack of traffic restrictions in Tehran.
Tajrish, also Romanized as Tajrīš, is a neighbourhood of Tehran, capital of Iran. Administratively it is in Shemiranat County, Tehran province and serves as the capital of the county. At one time a village, it was later absorbed into the city of Tehran.
Ray County is in Tehran province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Ray.
Iran's counties are administrative divisions of larger provinces (ostan). The word shahrestan comes from the Persian words šahr and stân. "County", therefore, is a near equivalent to shahrestan.
Mohammad Sadeghi is a retired Iranian football player.
Marzanabad is a city in, and the capital of, Marzanabad District of Chalus County, Mazandaran province, Iran.
Mahdyar Aghajani is a musician, record producer and composer born and raised in Tehran, Iran. He raised the standard of Iranian underground music, using Persian traditional instruments in electronic and hip hop music.
Shahr-e No was the red light district located in Gomrok, a south-western district of Tehran, Iran. It appeared in the 1920s and was destroyed in 1979; it employed about 1,500 women. Its location is now occupied by a park and a hospital.
Javadabad (Persian: جوادآباد is a city in, and the capital of, Javadabad District of Varamin County, Tehran province, Iran. It also serves as the administrative center for Behnamarab-e Jonubi Rural District.
Qanavat Rural District is in the Central District of Qom County, Qom province, Iran. Its capital is the village of Hajjiabad-e Aqa.
Bumahen is a city in, and the capital of, Bumehen District of Pardis County, Tehran province, Iran. It was the capital of Siyahrud Rural District before the capital's transfer to the village of Tellow-e Bala.
Sakineh Ghasemi, also known as Pari Bolandeh and commonly referred to as the tall fairy, was an Iranian sex worker. She was arrested after the 1979 Iranian Revolution and the burning of the Shahr-e No neighbourhood, and was executed on 12 July 1979, along with two other sex workers, on charges of "waging war against God." In contemporary literature and popular culture, her and her destiny have been mentioned many times.