
Evin is a neighbourhood in the north of
Tehran.
The district consists of an old section, filled with orchards and gardens of old houses, and a new section, with high rises and skyscrapers.
It is adjacent to
Shahid Beheshti University campus and is notorious for the nearby
Evin Prison, a detention centre famous for atrocities committed against political prisoners, both in the pre-1979 period and in the post-revolutionary period.
It is minutes away from the
Darakeh
Darakeh is a neighbourhood located north of the provincial capital of Tehran, Iran.
It is near Evin and Velenjak
Velenjak ( fa, ولنجک) is an affluent neighbourhood in the northwest of Tehran, Iran. Velenjak (Also Called Roof of Tehran) is ...
hiking trail. Hiking is a national pastime in Iran, and this trail thus brings many tourists to the area.
References
External links
Tehran: Up the mountains in Darakeh
Neighbourhoods in Tehran
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