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 built as a massive project of modern and Luxuries apartment buildings and villas in the north-western part of
Tehran
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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,
Hemmat Expressway,
Niayesh Expressway
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Sheikh Fazl-allah Nouri Expressway
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, and
Yadegar-e-Emam Expressway
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, 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
Iran–Iraq War
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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,
Milad Tower, 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. 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
Tehran International School is in this community.
[Dagres, Holly.]
Memories of Tehran International School
Archive
. '' Your Middle East''. 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, Milad Tower 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 Milad Tower
File:Tehran view from chamran.jpg, Shahrak Gharb view from Chamran Expressway
File:2011-09-28 16-20-06 Iran.jpg, Shahrak Gharb entrance from Hemmat Expressway
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