Shahrak-e Gharb or Gharb Town ( fa, شهرک غرب – Šahrak e Gharb, "West Town"), also known as Qods Town ( fa, شهرک قدس – Šahrak e Qods, "Quds (Jerusalem) Town"), is a

planned town A planned community, planned city, planned town, or planned settlement is any community that was carefully planned from its inception and is typically constructed on previously undeveloped land. This contrasts with settlements that evolve ...

built as a massive project of modern and Luxuries apartment buildings and villas in the north-western part of

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 ...

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. Originally built based on the model of upscale American suburbs in 1961, today it is considered one of the most affluent neighborhoods of Tehran. It is one of the largest districts of Tehran, including easy access to expressways including

Chamran Expressway Shahid Chamran Expressway ( fa, بزرگراه شهید چمران), Also known as Parkway Expressway ( fa, بزرگراه پارک‌وی) is an Limited-access road, expressway in Tehran, Iran, leading from Tohid Square to Parkway Junction. Cha ...

Hemmat Expressway Hemmat Expressway is a route in Tehran, Iran. It starts from Pasdaran Avenue junction and goes west. It passes Haghani Expressway, Kordestan Expressway, Milad Tower, Ashrafi Esfahani Expressway Ashrafi Esfahani Expressway (Highway) is an ...

, Niayesh Expressway,

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, and

Yadegar-e-Emam Expressway Yadegaran Expressway is in western Tehran. Yadegaran means ( Republic) Memorial. It starts from Evin Evin is a neighbourhood in the north of Tehran. The district consists of an old section, filled with orchards and gardens of old houses, and ...

, proximity to four major hospitals, as well as three large and famous shopping centers, numerous parks, cinema and cultural centers, police and fire stations, and post offices. Around the 1980s, there was only one central shopping center there, named ''Bāzārče'' ("mini-bazaar"). Construction of the Golestan Shopping Center began a few years after the

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. It was designed by Jordan Gruzen Architects in 1978 and built by another American company by the name ''Starrett'', although some sections were never completed. Today, several modern shopping centers including Golestan, Iran Zamin, and Milad-e-Noor are located in this area. The tallest tower of Iran,

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, which stands 435m high from base to tip of the antenna, is located just outside the district. An international school is located nearby, within the town, and a second is minutes away in

Sa'adat Abad Sa'adat Abad ( Sa'âdat Âbâd) is a wealthy district located in northern Tehran. Some of the notable urban amenities located in the Sa'adat Abad district are Tehran's luxurious 5-star Espinas palace hotel, Arikeh Iranian shopping centre, Aren ...

. Because of the eastward current of the air in Tehran and its constant purification by the adjacent mountains, this town is less polluted compared to other northern parts of the city. These and many more advantages have made this area a prime and pleasant location for living, attracting many foreign temporary residents, diplomats and expatriates.

Education

The girls' school of

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''. April 29, 2013. Retrieved on September 16, 2015. An elementary school, a middle school, and a high school all by the name of Fajr-e Danesh (but under separate management) also offered non-public schooling to boys in three separate locations in proximity of one another. Sometime between 2010 and 2016, the Fajr-e Danesh schools offering elementary and high school education moved to different locations close by.

Gallery

File:Shahrah-e Gharb district, Tehran IMG 0338.JPG, Shahrah-e Gharb Towers File:Hormozan street, Shahrake Gharb.jpg,

seen from Hormozan street File:Shahrak Gharb from Milad Noor.JPG, Milad Noor File:2011-09-28 16-39-07 Iran.jpg, Shahrak Gharb seen from

File:Tehran view from chamran.jpg, Shahrak Gharb view from

File:2011-09-28 16-20-06 Iran.jpg, Shahrak Gharb entrance from

File:Platin Shopping Center.jpg, Platin Shopping Center File:High-rises in Shahrak Gharb.jpg, Mahestan Residential Complex

References

External links

Shahrak Gharb information website
{{Main quarters of Tehran Neighbourhoods in District 2, Tehran