Darband ( fa, دربند, ), formerly a village close to
Tajrish
Tajrish ( fa, تجريش, , also romanized as Tajrīš) is a neighbourhood of Tehran, capital of Iran. Administratively it is in Shemiranat County, Tehran Province. It used to be a village and later was absorbed into the city of Tehran.
The Tajri ...
,
Shemiran
Shemirān ( fa, شمیران, , also Romanized as Shemīrān or Šemirân), also known as Shemirānāt ( fa, شمیرانات ) is the capital of Shemiranat County, Tehran Province, Iran, but is actually located just north of the borders of Teh ...
, is a neighborhood inside
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 ...
's metropolitan limits. It is the beginning of a popular hiking trail into
Mount Tochal, which towers over Tehran. A
chairlift
An elevated passenger ropeway, or chairlift, is a type of aerial lift, which consists of a continuously circulating steel wire rope loop strung between two end terminals and usually over intermediate towers, carrying a series of chairs. Th ...
is also available for those not interested in hiking.
The Persian term ''darband'' translates to "door of the mountain" (''band'', a variation of ''vand'' and ''fand'', meaning "mountain").
The initial start of the trail at Darband is about 250 metres long and is dotted with a number of small cafes and restaurants. These are quite popular and are busy in the evenings, as locals and tourists alike visit the many
hooka lounges along the trail.
The
Zahir-od-dowleh cemetery
Zahir-od-dowleh Cemetery ( fa, ظهيرالدوله) is located in Darband, close to Tajrish, Shemiran (now a neighbourhood inside Tehran's city limits) and many Iranian artists, poets and musicians are buried there.
Notable burials
* Ali ...
, where many Iranian giants of art and culture such as
Iraj Mirza,
Forough Farrokhzad
Forugh Farrokhzad ( fa, فروغ فرخزاد; 28 December 1934 – 14 February 1967) was an influential Iranian poet and film director. She was a controversial modernist poet and an iconoclast,* feminist author.Forugh Farrokhzad died at the age ...
,
Mohammad-Taqi Bahar
Mohammad-Taqi Bahar ( fa, محمدتقی بهار; also romanized as Mohammad-Taqī Bahār; 10 December 1886 in Mashhad – 22 April 1951 in Tehran), widely known as Malek osh-Sho'arā ( fa, ملکالشعراء) and Malek osh-Sho'arā Bahā ...
,
Abolhasan Saba Abu Al-Hasan ( ar, أبو الحسن, Abū Al-Ḥasan, Father of Hasan), also transliterated Abu'l Hasan, is an Arabic ''kunya'' ('teknonym'). It may refer to:
Notable people
Politics and military
* Ali ibn Abi Talib (600–661), the fourth ...
,
Ruhollah Khaleqi
Ruhollâh Xâleqi ( fa, , born 1906 in Kerman, Iran – 12 November 1965 in Salzburg, Austria), also spelled as ''Khaleqi'', was a prominent Iranian musician, composer, conductor and author.
He was the father of the first Persian women conduct ...
,
Rahi Mo'ayyeri
Rahi Mo'ayeri ( رهی معیری in Persian) (April 30, 1909 – November 15, 1968) né: Mohammad Hasan Mo'ayyeri (محمد حسن معیری in Persian), was an Iranian poet and musician.
He was born into an artistic and musical family ...
and
Darvish Khan are buried, is also located in Darband.
Gallery
Darband road 1 - panoramio.jpg, A steep path in Darband.
Darband, Teherán, Irán, 2016-09-18, DD 16.jpg, A cafe in Darband.
Summer Time, A Resturant in Darband, Tehran, Iran - panoramio.jpg, A restaurant in Darband.
References
External links
Encyclopedia Iranica: Darband Quarter
Populated places in Tehran Province
Neighbourhoods in Tehran
Tourist attractions in Tehran
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