Darrous () is a

neighbourhood A neighbourhood (Commonwealth English) or neighborhood (American English) is a geographically localized community within a larger town, city, suburb or rural area, sometimes consisting of a single street and the buildings lining it. Neighbourh ...

in Shemiran, northern

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. It is considered one of the most affluent areas in the city, as many modern and fashionable families reside there. Darrous is bounded by Pasdaran, Gholhak, Doulat, and Ekhtiyarieh. Mehdi Gholi Hedayat (Mokhber-ol Saltaneh), a renowned

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of the late Qajar era, was the main land owner in this area prior to 1950s, which at that time consisted of expansive gardens and farms. Beside holding other high offices such as governor of Fars and

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, during the constitutional era, he served from 1927 to 1933 as

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during the reign of

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. His legacy still survives in the area in the form of a

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, a medical clinic, and a

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, all named Hedayat and located on Hedayat Street. Many foreign embassies are located in Darrous including those of Spain, Hungary, Portugal, Colombia, Argentina and Kazakhstan. In addition, Darrous is home to various

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agencies.

Notable current and former residents

* Mehdi Qoli Hedayat, former Prime Minister *

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, former Speaker of Parliament * Fereydoun Farrokhzad, singer, actor, poet, TV and radio host, writer, and opposition political figure * Forugh Farrokhzad, poet and film director *

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, Mayor of Tehran * Kaveh Golestan, photojournalist and artist * Lili Golestan, translator and artistic director of Golestan Gallery * Amir-Abbas Hoveyda, former Prime Minister of Iran * Sir Horace Phillips, British diplomat * Felix A. Keller, businessman

References

Neighbourhoods in Tehran {{Tehran-geo-stub

Notable current and former residents

See also

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