Shahrak-e Gharb
شهرک غرب | |
|---|---|
Neighbourhood | |
| Shahrak-e Ghods | |
 Part of Shahrak-e Gharb in 2008 | |
| 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 (Persian: شهرک غرب – Šahrak e Gharb, "West Town"), also known as Qods Town (Persian: شهرک قدس – Šahrak e Qods, "Quds (Jerusalem) Town"), is a planned town built as a massive project of modern, luxury apartment buildings and villas in the north-western part of Tehran, Iran.
Originally built based on the model of upscale American suburbs in 1961,[1] today it is considered one of the most affluent neighborhoods of Tehran. It is one of the largest districts of Tehran, including easy access to expressways including Chamran Expressway, Hemmat Expressway, Niayesh Expressway, Sheikh Fazl-allah Nouri Expressway, and Yadegar-e-Emam Expressway, proximity to four major hospitals, as well as three large and famous shopping centers, numerous parks, cinema and cultural centers, police and fire stations, and post offices.
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]
Gallery
- Shahrah-e Gharb Towers
Milad Tower seen from Hormozan street
Milad Noor
Shahrak Gharb seen from Milad Tower
Shahrak Gharb view from Chamran Expressway
Shahrak Gharb entrance from Hemmat Expressway
Platin Shopping Center
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.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-07-15. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
{{cite web}}: 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.