Enqelab Street (Persian: ; also spelled Enghelab) is a major trunk route in

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 ...

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 ...

connecting

Enqelab square Enqelab Square ( fa, میدان انقلاب اسلامی ) is an important square in central Tehran, Iran. It is served by a Metro station of the same name. It sits at the western end of Enqelab Street. Transportation * Azadi Street * Enq ...

Imam Hossein Square Imam Hossein Square, or Meydan-e-Emam-Hoseyn, is a square in eastern central Tehran, Iran. Transportation * Enqelab Street * Damavand Street * 17 Shahrivar Street * Mazandaran Street * Tehran BRT Line Tehran Bus Rapid Transit was offi ...

. The street's full name is ''Enqelab-e Islami'' (Islamic Revolution Street) and it was named in honor of the

Islamic Revolution of 1979 The Iranian Revolution ( fa, انقلاب ایران, Enqelâb-e Irân, ), also known as the Islamic Revolution ( fa, انقلاب اسلامی, Enqelâb-e Eslâmī), was a series of events that culminated in the overthrow of the Pahlavi dynas ...

. Its former name was Shah Reza Street after

Rezā Shāh , , spouse = Maryam Savadkoohi Tadj ol-Molouk Ayromlu (queen consort)Turan AmirsoleimaniEsmat Dowlatshahi , issue = Princess Hamdamsaltaneh Princess Shams Mohammad Reza Shah Princess Ashraf Prince Ali Reza Prince Gholam Reza Pri ...

, the founder of the Pahlavi Dynasty.

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