Amir Abad () is a district in the city of

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. The long main street of Amir Abad is called '' Kargar Street'' and extends from Southern Tehran's '' Rah Ahan Square'' to Northern Amir Abad. The Atomic Energy Organization of Iran is headquartered north of this district. The

University of Tehran The University of Tehran (UT) or Tehran University (, ) is a public collegiate university in Iran, and the oldest and most prominent Iranian university located in Tehran. Based on its historical, socio-cultural, and political pedigree, as well as ...

has large parts of its engineering, economics, physics departments, and physical education facilities, as well as most of its student dormitories. Laleh Park is in the middle of North Kargar Street. Shariati Hospital is also located on this street.

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Neighbourhoods in Tehran {{TehranCounty-geo-stub