Sayyad Expressway is an
expressway in
Tehran
Tehran (; fa, تهران ) is the largest city in Tehran Province and the Capital city, capital of Iran. With a population of around 9 million in the city and around 16 million in the larger metropolitan area of Greater Tehran, Tehran is th ...
. It starts from
Babayi Expressway
Babayi Expressway is an expressway in northeastern Tehran
Tehran (; fa, تهران ) is the largest city in Tehran Province and the capital of Iran. With a population of around 9 million in the city and around 16 million in the larger m ...
and ends in
Sabalan Street
Sabalan (Persian: سبلان ) is an inactive stratovolcano in Ardabil Province of northwestern Iran.
At in elevation, it is the third-highest mountain in Iran. It has a permanent crater lake formed at its summit. On one of its slopes aroun ...
.
It is named after the assassinated
Ali Sayad Shirazi
Ali Sayyad Shirazi ( fa, علی صیاد شیرازی, June 1944 – 10 April 1999) was an Iranian regular military (''Artesh'') officer. He served as commander of the Ground Force during Iran–Iraq War. He was assassinated by Mojahedin-e Kha ...
, chief-of-staff of the Iranian Armed Forces during the eight-year Iran–Iraq war.
{{Expressways of Tehran
Expressways in Tehran