Transcript Bozorgmehri - TEHRAN

TEHRAN
By: Faranak Bozorgmehri
• Tehran is the capital of Iran and Tehran Province. With a population
of 8.5 million people and the total area of 18,814 km2 is also Iran's
largest urban area and city, one of the largest cities in Western Asia.
• In the 20th century, Tehran was subject to mass-migration of people
from all around Iran. The native Persian speakers of Iran dominate
Tehran Province with a massive majority of 98.5% whilst other
ethnic groups comprise 1.5% of the total population. Other ethnic
minority are noticeable within the area but no individual ethnic
group holds a sizeable population within Tehran.
• The city is home to many
historic mosques, churches, synagogues and Zoroastrian fire
temples. Contemporary Tehran is a modern city featuring many
structures, of which the Azadi (Freedom) Tower and the Milad
Tower have come to be symbols of Tehran itself.
• Azadi Tower
• The province of Tehran has over 12 million inhabitants and is
Iran's most densely-populated region. The highest point of the
province is Mount Damavand, which also is the highest
mountain in Iran, at an elevation of 5678 m above sea level;
the lowest point of the province is the plains of Varamin,
790m above sea level. The province contains more than 330
square kilometers of forests, and over 12,800 square
kilometers of pasture.
Mount Damavand
• The climate of Tehran province in the southern areas is warm
and dry, but in the mountain vicinity is cold and semi-humid,
and in the higher regions is cold with long winters. The hottest
months of the year are from mid-July to mid-September when
temperatures range from 28°-30°C and the coldest months
experience 1°C around December–January, but at certain
times in winter it can reach -15°C. Tehran city has moderate
winters and hot summers. Average annual rainfall is
approximately 200 mm, the maximum being during the winter
season. On the whole the province has a semi
arid, steppe climate in the south and an alpine climate in the
north.
• Tehran is a relatively old city. As such, it has an architectural
tradition unique to itself.
• In recent decades numerous mid-raised buildings were built which
altogether created the modern face of the city. However there are
some specific districts which has mostly remained old styled.
• Despite the occurrence of earthquakes during the Qajar period and
before, some buildings still remain from Tehran's era of antiquity.
However, most of Tehran's architecture has been obliterated by the
wave of hasty modernization that swept through the capital over the
last 40 to 50 years. From the 8 city gates of old Tehran, none remain
today.
• Many of the urban designs of modern Tehran are attributed
to Victor Gruen in the 1960s. Gruen devised a master plan for many
of northern Tehran's neighborhoods between the years 1963-1967.
• Pahlavi architecture tried incorporating themes from
European Modern architecture. The Sa’d-abad Palace or the main
Palace of Niavaran are examples of this style of design.
• Vali-e-asr Street 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 centers.
It is also the longest street in the Middle East.
• The street was built by Reza Shah Pahlavi's order and called
the Pahlavi Street. Vali-e-asr is 19.3 kilometers long which
connects the north of the city to the south.
Length of Vali-e-asr Street in Tehran
• In my opinion these are the specific things of Tehran:
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Mount Damavand
Vali-e-asr street
Old - Modern Style
Vastness
Large Population