City Park ( fa, پارک شهر, Park-e Shahr), with its , is an
urban park located in the central
Tehran,
Iran. It is the first
public park in Tehran.
City Park surrounded by Fayaz Bakhsh Street from the north, Hafez Street from the west, Behesht Street from the south and
Khayyam Street Khayyam Street () is a street located in District 12 of the city of Tehran, Iran. It was named in honour of the poet Omar Khayyam.
Khayyam Street intersects Imam Khomeini Street at its northern terminus and Shoosh Street at its southern terminus. ...
from the east.
The
Tehran Peace Museum is located at the northern gate of this park. Other notable sites of the park include a bird garden, an aquarium, and a central library.
In December 2014, Park-e Shahr Birdwatching Site was opened to elevate the public awareness toward eco-tourism and birds. You can see over 50 local and migratory birds in Park-e Shahr.
Structures and facilities
Recreational and sports facilities
Recreational and sports facilities in City Park:
* Amphitheatre
*
Exercise machines
* Fountains
* Playgrounds
* Restaurants and snack bars
* Sports venue
* Swimming pool
Central Library
The park has an old and famous library that called ''Central library''. This library was opened in 1961. In 2019, Tehran municipality purchased new equipment for the library.
Aquarium
There is also a public aquarium in the park with fish such as
lung fish
Lungfish are freshwater vertebrates belonging to the Order (taxonomic rank), order Dipnoi. Lungfish are best known for retaining ancestral characteristics within the Osteichthyes, including the ability to breathe air, and ancestral structures w ...
,
arowana,
aba aba
''Gymnarchus niloticus'' – commonly known as the ''aba'', ''aba aba'', frankfish, freshwater rat-tail, ''poisson-cheval'', or African knifefish – is an electric fish, and the only species in the genus ''Gymnarchus'' and the family Gymnarchida ...
,
stingray
Stingrays are a group of sea rays, which are cartilaginous fish related to sharks. They are classified in the suborder Myliobatoidei of the order Myliobatiformes and consist of eight families: Hexatrygonidae (sixgill stingray), Plesiobatidae ( ...
,
koi and
cafe.
Birds Garden
There is also a bird garden in the park with birds such as
Budgerigar,
Duck,
Partridge,
Peafowl,
Rosy-faced lovebird and
weero.
Peace Museum
The
Tehran Peace Museum is located at the northern gate of City Park.
The Tehran Peace Museum is a member of the
International Network of Museums for Peace The International Network of Museums for Peace (originally the International Network of Peace Museums) was established following a conference in Bradford in 1992. At this conference, for the first time, directors and curators of peace and anti-war m ...
and the main objective of the museum is to promote a culture of peace through raising awareness about the devastating consequences of war, with a focus on the health and environmental impacts of
chemical weapons.
Transportation
Public transport
People can easily reach the park via
Tehran metro.
Khomeini metro station is located near the park in
Toopkhaneh Square. Also, Park-e Shahr bus station is located next to the city park.
Gallery
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File:City Park (Park-E Shahr) Bird Cages - panoramio.jpg
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References
External links
Birdwatching in Park-e Shahr by Ebrhaim Barzegar
Neighbourhoods in Tehran
Parks in Tehran
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