Tehran (disambiguation)

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Tehran Capital and the largest city of Iran

Tehran or Teheran is the capital of Iran and Tehran Province. With a population of around 8.7 million in the city and 15 million in the larger metropolitan area of Greater Tehran, Tehran is the most populous city in Iran and Western Asia, and has the third-largest metropolitan area in the Middle East. It is ranked 24th in the world by the population of its metropolitan area.

Tehran Province Province of Iran

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Provinces of Iran National subdivisions

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Bijar (city) City in Kurdistan, Iran

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Catholic Church in Iran The part of the Catholic Church located in Iran

The Catholic Church in Iran is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome. There are about 21,380 Catholics in Iran out of a total population of about 78.9 million. They follow the Chaldean, Armenian and Latin Rites. Aside from some Iranian citizens, Catholics include foreigners in Iran like Spanish-speaking people, and other Europeans.

Reza Davari Ardakani Iranian philosopher

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Gholhak is a neighbourhood in Northern Tehran,a part of Shemiran, located between Zargandeh/Elahiyeh to the west and Ekhtiarieh/Dolat to the east and is served by Shariati St., which in the old times was known as "Shemiran Road" and later with the construction of highways, "Old Shemiran Road".Previously during the Qajar era,it had a rural structure and was considered as a suburb of Tehran. This area also houses the Gholhak Metro Station which opened on May 19, 2009.

Teheran-ro street in Seoul, South Korea

Teheran-ro is a street in the Gangnam district of Seoul, South Korea. It runs from Gangnam Station through Yeoksam-dong and into Samseong-dong. It is colloquially known as "Teheran Valley" due to the number of internet-related companies operating there. The district of Gangnam-gu experienced phenomenal growth and waves of construction, with Teheran-ro becoming one of the busiest streets in South Korea. Its counterpart, Seoul St. in Tehran, Iran, runs in the north of that city, close to the Evin district.

Heydar Ghiai Iranian architect

Heydar-Gholi Khan Ghiaï-Chamlou was an Iranian architect. He graduated from the École des Beaux-Arts in 1952, and was known as a pioneer of modern architecture in Iran. He designed the Senate House, the Royal Tehran Hilton Hotel, several train stations, cinemas, various civic and government buildings and the first series of state of the art hospitals. In France, he designed the Cité Universitaire aka Avicenne Foundation, amongst others.

Gholamreza Nikpey Iranian politician

Gholam-Reza Nikpey, also Nikpay was deputy prime minister of Iran and Mayor of Tehran. He became Mayor of Tehran in 1969, succeeding Javad Shahrestani. Prior to that, he had served as Iran's Minister of Housing from 1966 to 1969. During his tenure as the Housing Minister, an earthquake rocked the Province of Khorasan, causing mass destruction. He was in charge of rebuilding. It turned out to be one of the best rebuilding projects in the country's history. In 1977, he was appointed to Iranian Senate by the Shah.

German Speaking Evangelical Congregation in Iran

The German Speaking Evangelical Congregation in Iran is a church in Tehran, Iran, that was founded by expatriates in 1957. It is affiliated to the Evangelical Church in Germany.

Trolleybuses in Tehran

The Tehran trolleybus system serves Tehran, the capital city of Iran. Opened in 1992, it is the only trolleybus system ever to have existed in Iran. At its maximum extent, the system had five routes, served by at least 65 trolleybuses. The system closed in 2013, but reopened in 2016 with one route and a fleet of around 30 modernised Škoda 15Tr.

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Tehran, Iran.

German Embassy School Tehran school in Tehran, Iran

German Embassy School Tehran is a German international school in Tehran. The school serves kindergarten through Sekundarstufe II. There is a nursery through class 8 international section.

École Française de Téhéran school in Tehran, Iran

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Thomas Erdbrink Dutch journalist

Thomas Erdbrink is a Dutch journalist. He was from 2012 until 2019 the Tehran Bureau Chief for The New York Times. Erdbrink was at the time one of the few Western reporters accredited for U.S. media in Iran.

Seoul Street is a street that runs in the north of Tehran, Iran close to the Evin district

Sara Bahrami Iranian actor

Sara Bahrami is an Iranian actress. Her debut was in Parvaneh TV series displayed in Iran's TV in 2013. She also took part in another TV series entitled PardeNeshin (2015) which made her more and more known in Iranian society. She is also known for her roles in Darkoob (2018), Italy Italy (2017) and Tehroun (2009). She won Crystal Simorgh in 2018 as the best actress in a leading role.

Tehran and Suburbs Bus Company

Tehran and Suburbs Bus Company is a public transport agency running Transit buses in Tehran and surrounding cities.It is also the operator of Tehran Bus Rapid Transit