Valiasr Street

"Valiasr" redirects here. For the village in Fars Province, see Valiasr, Fars.
Vali Asr Street
خيابان ولی عصر
Length 17.9 km (11.1 mi)
Location Tehran
From Tajrish Square
To Rahahan Square

Valiasr Street (Persian: ولی عصر ) is a tree-lined street in Tehran, Iran, dividing the metropolis into western and eastern parts. It is considered one of Tehran's main thoroughfares and commercial centres. It is also the longest street in the Middle East,[1] and was reported as one of the longest in the world by former BBC (now Al Jazeera) journalist Rageh Omaar during the television documentary Welcome to Tehran.[2]

The street was built by Reza Shah Pahlavi's order and called the Pahlavi Street. After the 1979 Islamic Revolution the street's name was changed initially to Mossadeq Street (in reference to former nationalist prime minister Mohammad Mossadeq) and later to Valiasr (a reference to the 12th Shi'ite Imam). Valiasr Street is the hub of different activities in Tehran and innumerable shops and restaurants as well a large number of parks (like Mellat Park), highways, cultural centers are situated along this long avenue.

Shopping

Valiasr Avenue is the main Shopping street in Tehran and whole Iran. Many foreign chain stores have branches on this street like Benetton Group (3 stores), Reebok, Adidas, etc. Many important shopping centers of Tehran are located on the Valiasr street like the Tandis Center (located at northest point of the street at Tajrish Sq.), the Safavieh Mall,[3] the Eskan Shopping center and many more. Many luxury jewellery and accessories stores like Rolex, Tag Heuer, etc. are located on this street. Furthermore hundreds of other local stores are located at Valiasr.

Other

Valiasr Sq. before Iranian Revolution

Location

Valiasr runs from the Tehran's railway station (1117 meters elevation above sea level) in the south of the city

to the Tajrish square (1612 meters elevation above see level) in the north.

Valiasr runs for 12 miles (19.3 kilometers), north to south, and is filled with traffic at all hours, even until the early hours of the morning. The shops stay open late and the kiosks sell fresh fruit juice, coffee and newspapers.

From North to South

Tajrish Square
Shahrdari Street
Fana Khosro Street
Pasyan Street

Parkway Junction
Chamran Expressway
Modares Expressway
IRIB Road
IRIB Road
Niayesh Expressway
Esfandyar Street
Mirdamad Boulevard

Vanak Square
Haghani Expressway
Vanak Street
Mollasadra Street
Berezil Street
Hemmat Expressway
Abbaspur Street
Beheshti Street
Ostad Motahari Street
Asadabadi Street
Fatemi Street

Valiasr Square
Karimkhan Zand Boulevard
Keshavarz Boulevard
Meydan-e Vali Asr Metro Station
Taleqani Street

Valiasr Junction
Enqelab Street
Vali Asr Metro Station
Jomhuri-ye Eslami Street
Pastor Street
Jami Street
Emam Khomeini Street
Daneshgah-e Emam Ali Metro Station

Moniriyeh Square
Moayyeri Street
Abu Said Street
Moniriyeh Metro Station
Qazvin Street
Mowlavi Street
Mokhtari Street
Rahahan Metro Station

Rahahan Square
Shush Street
Kargar Street
Tehran Railway Station
From South to North

Pictures

See also

List of upscale shopping districts

References

  1. "'Death to the dictator' chants fuel Tehran riot". Brisbane Times. 2009-06-15. Retrieved 2009-09-04.
  2. "Welcome to Tehran – a journey by Rageh Omaar". BBC. 2006-11-03. Retrieved 2007-08-26.
  3. "about the shopping center".

elevation

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