Shahrak-e Gharb (also called
Shahrak-e Qods , ) is a planned town built as a massive project of modern apartment buildings and villas in the north-western part of
TehranTehran is the capital and largest city of Iran, and the administrative center of Tehran Province. Tehran is a sprawling city at the foot of the Tochal mountain range with an immense network of highways unparalleled in Western Asia...
, Iran. Originally built based on the model of upscale American suburbs, today it is considered one of Tehran's neighborhoods. Its name means "the West Town".
Shahrak-Gharb district, home to Tehran’s affluent, is one of the only large districts in Tehran which completely complies with international standards for new and modern cities, including easy access to expressways including
Chamran ExpresswayShahid Chamran Expressway is an expressway in Tehran, Iran, leading from Towhid Square to Parkway Cross. Chamran is the oldest expressway in Tehran, and is unofficially called Parkway Expressway or just Parkway for short...
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Hemmat ExpresswayShahid Hemmat Expressway Starts from Esteghlal Square and Hengam Boulvard from Southern Lavizan Park and goes west. It passes Pasdaran Avenue, Shahid Haghani Expressway, Kordestan Expressway,Milad Tower, Ashrafi Esfahani Expressway and Shahr-e Ziba in Western Tehran and Ends into a two way road...
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Niayesh Expressway ,
Sheikh Fazl-allah Nouri ExpresswaySheikh Fazlollah Nouri Expressway starts from the end of Tehran-Karaj Freeway. It passes Yadegar-e-Emam Expressway, Jalal-e-Ale Ahmad Expressway, Resalat Expressway and Hemmat Expressway and reacehs to Sanat Square in West Town....
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Yadegar-e-Emam ExpresswayYadegar-e-Emam Expresswat is in western Tehran. Yadegar-e-Emam means Imam's Memorial.It starts from Evin and goes west a little, then it comes south and ends in Azadi Avenue....
, proximity to four major hospitals, as well three large and famous shopping centers (Milad-e Noor,Golestan,...), numerous parks, cinema and cultural centers ,and police, fire stations, and post offices.
An International School is located nearby, within Shahrak-Gharb, and a second is minutes away in Saadat-Abad.
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Shahrak-e Gharb (also called
Shahrak-e Qods , ) is a planned town built as a massive project of modern apartment buildings and villas in the north-western part of
TehranTehran is the capital and largest city of Iran, and the administrative center of Tehran Province. Tehran is a sprawling city at the foot of the Tochal mountain range with an immense network of highways unparalleled in Western Asia...
, Iran. Originally built based on the model of upscale American suburbs, today it is considered one of Tehran's neighborhoods. Its name means "the West Town".
Shahrak-Gharb district, home to Tehran’s affluent, is one of the only large districts in Tehran which completely complies with international standards for new and modern cities, including easy access to expressways including
Chamran ExpresswayShahid Chamran Expressway is an expressway in Tehran, Iran, leading from Towhid Square to Parkway Cross. Chamran is the oldest expressway in Tehran, and is unofficially called Parkway Expressway or just Parkway for short...
,
Hemmat ExpresswayShahid Hemmat Expressway Starts from Esteghlal Square and Hengam Boulvard from Southern Lavizan Park and goes west. It passes Pasdaran Avenue, Shahid Haghani Expressway, Kordestan Expressway,Milad Tower, Ashrafi Esfahani Expressway and Shahr-e Ziba in Western Tehran and Ends into a two way road...
,
Niayesh Expressway ,
Sheikh Fazl-allah Nouri ExpresswaySheikh Fazlollah Nouri Expressway starts from the end of Tehran-Karaj Freeway. It passes Yadegar-e-Emam Expressway, Jalal-e-Ale Ahmad Expressway, Resalat Expressway and Hemmat Expressway and reacehs to Sanat Square in West Town....
and
Yadegar-e-Emam ExpresswayYadegar-e-Emam Expresswat is in western Tehran. Yadegar-e-Emam means Imam's Memorial.It starts from Evin and goes west a little, then it comes south and ends in Azadi Avenue....
, proximity to four major hospitals, as well three large and famous shopping centers (Milad-e Noor,Golestan,...), numerous parks, cinema and cultural centers ,and police, fire stations, and post offices.
An International School is located nearby, within Shahrak-Gharb, and a second is minutes away in Saadat-Abad. Shahrak-Gharb, thanks to the eastward current of the air in Tehran and its constant purification by the adjacent mountains, is less polluted compared to other northern parts of the city. These and many more advantages have made Shahrak-Gharb area a prime and pleasant location for living, attracting many foreign temporary residents, diplomats and expatriates.
The Golestan residential complex was designed by Jordan Gruzen Architects in 1978 and built by another American company by the name
Starrett, though some sections were never completed.
The district is reportedly a central site of intense protests and government crackdowns in regard to the ongoing unrest over the Iranian presidential elections of 2009.
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