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District 2 (Tehran)
District 2 of Tehran Municipality(Persian:شهرداری منطقه ۲ تهران, also romanized Romanization or romanisation, in linguistics, is the conversion of text from a different writing system to the Latin script, Roman (Latin) script, or a system for doing so. Methods of romanization include transliteration, for representing writ ... as Mantaqe ye Dow), is one of 22 municipality districts of Tehran, which is located in Northeast of Azadi Sq. It stretches from West to Northwest and Azadi St. to South, to Ashrafi Esfahani Highway and Mohamamd Ali Jenah Expressway to West, and Chamran Highway to East. At 2011 census, its population was 701,303 in 239,742 families.Amar.org - Population and Housing Census.xls(File) References [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tehran County
Tehran County ( fa, شهرستان تهران) is located in Tehran province, Iran. The capital of the county is Tehran. At the 2006 census, the county's population (including those portions of the county later split off to form Pardis County) was 7,882,843, in 2,313,002 households. Retrieved 9 November 2022 The following census in 2011 counted 8,293,140 people, in 2,637,704 households. At the 2016 census, the county's population was 8,737,510, in 2,924,208 households. Greater Tehran Greater Tehran is the urban agglomeration around Tehran that covers the central part of the Tehran Province and eastern part of the Alborz Province, that covers the contiguous cities of Tehran, Ray, Shemirānāt, and other areas. As of 2012, ... is situated mostly in Tehran County. It is the most populous county in Iran. Administrative divisions References Counties of Tehran Province {{Tehran-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Persian Language
Persian (), also known by its endonym and exonym, endonym Farsi (, ', ), is a Western Iranian languages, Western Iranian language belonging to the Iranian languages, Iranian branch of the Indo-Iranian languages, Indo-Iranian subdivision of the Indo-European languages. Persian is a pluricentric language predominantly spoken and used officially within Iran, Afghanistan, and Tajikistan in three mutual intelligibility, mutually intelligible standard language, standard varieties, namely Iranian Persian (officially known as ''Persian''), Dari, Dari Persian (officially known as ''Dari'' since 1964) and Tajik language, Tajiki Persian (officially known as ''Tajik'' since 1999).Siddikzoda, S. "Tajik Language: Farsi or not Farsi?" in ''Media Insight Central Asia #27'', August 2002. It is also spoken natively in the Tajik variety by a significant population within Uzbekistan, as well as within other regions with a Persianate society, Persianate history in the cultural sphere of Greater Ira ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romanization
Romanization or romanisation, in linguistics, is the conversion of text from a different writing system to the Roman (Latin) script, or a system for doing so. Methods of romanization include transliteration, for representing written text, and transcription, for representing the spoken word, and combinations of both. Transcription methods can be subdivided into ''phonemic transcription'', which records the phonemes or units of semantic meaning in speech, and more strict '' phonetic transcription'', which records speech sounds with precision. Methods There are many consistent or standardized romanization systems. They can be classified by their characteristics. A particular system’s characteristics may make it better-suited for various, sometimes contradictory applications, including document retrieval, linguistic analysis, easy readability, faithful representation of pronunciation. * Source, or donor language – A system may be tailored to romanize text from a particular ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Central District (Tehran County)
The Central District of Tehran County ( fa, بخش مرکزی شهرستان تهران) is a district (bakhsh) in Tehran County, Tehran Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 7,796,431, in 2,291,668 families. The District has three cities: Tehran Tehran (; fa, تهران ) is the largest city in Tehran Province and the Capital city, capital of Iran. With a population of around 9 million in the city and around 16 million in the larger metropolitan area of Greater Tehran, Tehran is th ..., Bumahen, and Pardis. The District has one rural district (''dehestan''): Siyahrud Rural District. Divisional detail Central District is in green. References Tehran County Districts of Tehran Province {{TehranCounty-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Azadi Tower
The Azadi Tower ( fa, برج آزادی, ; "Freedom Tower"), formerly known as the Shahyad Tower (, ; "Shah's Memorial Tower"), is a monument on Azadi Square in Tehran, Iran. It is one of the landmarks of Tehran, marking the west entrance to the city, and is part of the Azadi Cultural Complex, which also includes an underground museum. The tower is about tall and is completely clad in cut marble. It was commissioned by Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the last Shah of Iran, to mark the 2,500-year celebration of the Persian Empire and completed in 1971. It also serves as the country's kilometre zero. After winning a competition, architect Hossein Amanat was tasked to design the tower. His ideas were based upon classical and Post-classical history, post-classical Iranian architecture, popular influences on art in the 1960s following the White Revolution. Iran's increasing wealth sparked modernization programs and sent the art industry into a renaissance-like period. History Name The first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Azadi Avenue
Azadi Avenue or Azadi Street ( fa, خیابان آزادی; ''Khiābān-e Azādi'') is a trunk route in Tehran, Iran connecting Azadi Square to Enqelab Square. The avenue's name means "Freedom" in Persian. Prior to the 1979 Revolution, the avenue was called Eisenhower avenue after the United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower (born David Dwight Eisenhower; ; October 14, 1890 – March 28, 1969) was an American military officer and statesman who served as the 34th president of the United States from 1953 to 1961. During World War II, .... The avenue has been an iconic place for demonstrations and gatherings during the 1979 Revolution and after that in the Islamic republic era, was a meeting point for national gatherings and marches such as Bahman 22 Rallies that is being held annually in Tehran. References {{reflist Streets in Tehran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ashrafi Esfahani Expressway
Ashrafi Esfahani Expressway (Highway) is an expressway in Tehran which runs North-South from Hesarak Road to Second Sadeghiye Square. It passes Punak, Hemmat, Qasem Soleimani Qasem Soleimani ( fa, قاسم سلیمانی, ; 11 March 19573January 2020) was an Iranian military officer who served in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). From 1998 until his assassination in 2020, he was the commander of the Quds F ... and Jalale Ale Ahmad. {{Expressways of Tehran Expressways in Tehran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohammad Ali Jenah Expressway
Jinnah Expressway () is an expressway in Tehran that connects Second Sadeghiye Square to Azadi Square. The expressway is named after the founder and first Governor General of Pakistan Muhammad Ali Jinnah Muhammad Ali Jinnah (, ; born Mahomedali Jinnahbhai; 25 December 1876 – 11 September 1948) was a barrister, politician, and the founder of Pakistan. Jinnah served as the leader of the All-India Muslim League from 1913 until the .... References {{Expressways of Tehran Expressways in Tehran Iran–Pakistan relations Memorials to Muhammad Ali Jinnah ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chamran Expressway
Shahid Chamran Expressway ( fa, بزرگراه شهید چمران), Also known as Parkway Expressway ( fa, بزرگراه پارکوی) is an Limited-access road, expressway in Tehran, Iran, leading from Tohid Square to Parkway Junction. Chamran is the oldest expressway in Tehran, and is unofficially called Parkway Expressway or just Parkway for short. The expressway is named after Mostafa Chamran. , main intersections of Chamran Expressway, from south to north, include dissecting Bagher Khan Street, passing under Jalal-e-Ale Ahmad Expressway at Nasr Bridge (Tehran), Nasr Bridge, passing under Resalat Expressway and then Hemmat Expressway, and passing under Niayesh Expressway at Velayat Bridge (Tehran), Velayat Bridge. It changes its direction to west-east near Seoul Street (Tehran), Seoul Street. Pictures File:Chamran Expwy.JPG, Chamran Expressway intersection with Valiasr Street at Parkway Junction References [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
