Sheikh Bahaei Square is a square in the Vanak area of the

Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...

ian capital

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 metropolitan area of Greater Tehran, Tehran is the most popul ...

. The area around the square has been a centre for creative industries, including advertising agencies, luxury malls and office buildings.

Notable places

The area is well known as the centre for the Alzahra University dedicated to women's tertiary education. The square also hosts art exhibitions and galleries including

Aun Gallery Aun Gallery is a contemporary art gallery in Iran's capital city Tehran. It is owned and created by Afarin Neyssari. The building offers 120 square meters of open exhibition space, a five-meter high ceiling and a paneled roof. History The Vana ...

. Iran's National Oil and Gas company has two of its headquarters around the square.

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External links

* http://www.pagelous.com/en/pages/52f9cb0ea8fe20d829002cdc * http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1747-5457.2009.00446.x/abstract Squares in Tehran