Abshenasan Expressway (), also known as Iranpars Expressway, is an
expressway in northern
Tehran
Tehran (; , ''Tehrân'') is the capital and largest city of Iran. It is the capital of Tehran province, and the administrative center for Tehran County and its Central District (Tehran County), Central District. With a population of around 9. ...
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It is named after
Hassan Abshenasan
Hassan Abshenasan () was an Iranian military officer who commanded the 23rd Commando Division during the Iran-Iraq War and was killed in action in the conflict.
Biography
Hassan Abshenasan was born to a religious family on 1936 in Nazi Abad di ...
, former commander of the
23rd Commando Division who was killed during
Iran–Iraq War
The Iran–Iraq War, also known as the First Gulf War, was an armed conflict between Iran and Iraq that lasted from September 1980 to August 1988. Active hostilities began with the Iraqi invasion of Iran and lasted for nearly eight years, unti ...
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{{Expressways of Tehran
Expressways in Tehran
Expressways in Iran