Valiasr Street

Valiasr Street (Persian: خیابان ولی‌عصر‎) or Pahlavi Street (Persian: خیابان پهلوی‎) is a tree-lined street in Tehran, Iran, dividing the metropolis into western and eastern parts built in 1922 to 1927, considering the end of asphalt plan it ended in 1933. 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]

"Valiasr" redirects here. For the village in Fars Province, see Valiasr, Fars.

Vali Asr Street
خیابان ولی‌عصر

Length	17.9 km (11.1 mi)
Location	Tehran
From	Tajrish Square
To	Rahahan Square

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 Mossadegh) and later to Valiasr (a reference to the 12th Shi'ite Imam). This vibrant, hub-like street is lined with many shops, restaurants, parks and 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 (three stores), Reebok, Adidas, etc. Many important shopping centers of Tehran are located on the Valiasr street like the Tandis Center (located at northeast point of the street at Tajrish Sq.), the Safavieh Mall,[3] the Eskan Shopping center and many more. Many luxury jewellery and accessories stores such as Rolex and Tag Heuer are located on this street. Furthermore, hundreds of other local stores are located at Valiasr.

Other

Valiasr Sq. in 1977

• Many cinemas, restaurants and hotels are located on this street.
• Tehran City Theatre
• Mellat Park and Saéi Park (two of Tehran's most visited parks)
• jomhori Intersection Grand Bazzar
• cinema museum
• central building of Iranian Red Crescent Organization
• valiasr hospital
• shahid rajaie Research-Therapeutic-Medical Center

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 sea 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
Teatr-e Shahr 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

Gallery

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  Street sign
• 
  Street near Vanak
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  After Vanak
• 
  Near Saei Park
• 
  Side walk after Valiasr square
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  Street in spring
• 
  Lighting of street trees
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  Second step
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  A store at the street
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  Valiasr Underpass
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  Urban elements at the street
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  Ghalamestan Park in a snowy day
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  Street at evening
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  Valiasr street from City Theater of Tehran

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".

External links

• Pictures of Tehran