Simon Bolivar ( fa, سیمون بولیوار,

romanized Romanization or romanisation, in linguistics, is the conversion of text from a different writing system to the Latin script, Roman (Latin) script, or a system for doing so. Methods of romanization include transliteration, for representing writ ...

: ), also called Almahdi, is an affluent neighborhood in north western

Tehran Tehran (; fa, تهران ) is the largest city in Tehran Province and the Capital city, 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 th ...

located on the hills of

Alborz Mountains The Alborz ( fa, البرز) range, also spelled as Alburz, Elburz or Elborz, is a mountain range in northern Iran that stretches from the border of Azerbaijan along the western and entire southern coast of the Caspian Sea and finally runs ...

. Due to the latest census held in Tehran, the hood is home to 53000 people in a 1.36 square kilometers wide area. It's named after

Simón Bolívar Simón José Antonio de la Santísima Trinidad Bolívar y Palacios (24 July 1783 – 17 December 1830) was a Venezuelan military and political leader who led what are currently the countries of Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Panama and ...

, the Venezuelan military and political leader.

Location

The neighborhood borders limit from north to Simon Bolivar Boulevard (named after

), from east to Expressway in Iran

Ashrafi Esfahani Expressway, from south to Expressway in Iran

Hashemi Rafsanjani Expressway Hashemi Rafsanjani Expressway ( fa, بزرگراه هاشمی رفسنجانی), Also known as Niyayesh Expressway ( fa, بزرگراه نیایش) is an expressway is northern central Tehran, Iran. It starts from Vali Asr Street and becomes Ab ...

and from west to Expressway in Iran

Sattari Expressway Shahid Sattari Expressway (Nur) ( fa, بزرگراه شهید ستّاری (نور)) is from Iranpars Expressway to Tehran-Karaj Freeway. {{Expressways of Tehran Expressways in Tehran ...

. Within the administrative divisions of

, Simon Bolivar has common borders along with six neighborhoods including: Morad Abad, Kouhsar and Naft (in the north), Punak (in the east), North Punak (in the south) and finally North Jannat Abad (in the west). Since Simon Bolivar is located on a relief ground in comparison to most of

, it benefits from healthy non polluted air according to

Tehran Air Quality Control Company 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 populo ...

. Using Hashemi Rafsanjani Expressway, Simon Bolivar connects to Sa'adat Abad (to east) and Jannat Abad (to west). Excluding western and southwestern parts, it’s almost a residential neighborhood with pacific atmosphere and snug vegetated alleys while main streets are quite wide. Streets and alleys follow a tidy rectangular pattern which makes it easy to reach anyplace.

Transportations

Main streets in Simon Bolivar are listed below: *Imam Reza St. *Zeytoun St. *Almahdi St. *Chamran St. *Fakouri St. BRT (Tehran rapid bus transits): * Taleqani station (line #10)

Gallery

File:Almahdi Autumn 2018.png, Simon Bolivar during Spring File:Almahdi hazy.jpg, Autumnal haze in Simon Bolivar. Mountains vanished due to obscurity of vision (autumn to spring). File:Almahdi at night.jpg, Nocturnal clouds over Simon Bolivar. File: Almahdi prairie.jpg, Prairie on the southern flank of Alborz mountain ranges, Simon Bolivar during springtime.

References

Neighbourhoods in Tehran {{Tehran-geo-stub

Location

Transportations

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See also

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