Pasteur Street (), named after
Louis Pasteur
Louis Pasteur (, ; 27 December 1822 – 28 September 1895) was a French chemist, pharmacist, and microbiologist renowned for his discoveries of the principles of vaccination, Fermentation, microbial fermentation, and pasteurization, the la ...
, is an important street in
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. ...
,
Iran
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in which key government institutions are located.
It is highly secured because of the presence of key institutions such as the
office of the Iranian President, the center of
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Intelligence leadership, the center of the
Assembly of Experts for the Leadership, and the
Supreme National Security Council
Supreme National Security Council (SNSC; ''Showrāye Āliye Amniyate Mellī'' also ''Supreme Council for National Security'') is the national security council of the Islamic Republic of Iran. The current secretary of the Supreme National Securi ...
. Also Several
military schools, the center of the
Armed Forces Logistics and
Center for Strategic Studies are located in the street.
See also
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Niavaran Complex
The Niavaran Palace Complex ( – ''Majmue-ye Kākh-e Niāvarān'') is a historical palace complex situated in Shemiran (northern Tehran), Iran. It consists of several palace buildings and monuments dating back to the Qajar and Pahlavi eras.
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References
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Pictures of Tehran
Streets in Tehran
Diplomatic districts
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