Lavizan, Tehran

Name: Lavizan
Address: Tehran, Iran

#200 among attractions in Tehran

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Lavizān is a north-eastern neighborhood of Tehran, the capital of Iran. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 35°45'54"N, 51°30'8"E

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منطقه 4 (mntqh 4)Tehran Iran

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Lavizan – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Lavizan Forest Park, Vali-e-Asr Mosque, Hosseiniyeh Ershad, Qoba Mosque.

1.3 miE
Park
Lavizan Forest Park, Tehran
33 min walk • Lavizan is a forest park located in Shemiranat County in Tehran Province, Iran. Lavizan Forest Park is a recreation area used by people from Lavizan and Tehran. Its area is about 1100 hectares.
2.3 miS
Mosque, Postmodern architecture
Vali-e-Asr Mosque, Tehran
58 min walk • The Vali-e-Asr Mosque or Valiasr Mosque is located in Tehran, Iran. It takes its name, a reference to the Mahdi in Shi'ite tradition, from the nearby Valiasr Street. The mosque was designed by the founders of the Iranian architectural and urban design firm Fluid Motion Architects, Reza Daneshmir and Catherine Spiridonoff.
3 miW
Mosque
Hosseiniyeh Ershad, Tehran
78 min walk • The Hosseinieh Ershad or Hosseiniyeh Ershad is a non-traditionalist religious institute established by Nasser Minachi in Tehran, Iran. It was closed for a time by the Pahlavi government in 1972. The institute is housed in a large, domed hall, and is used for lectures on history, culture, society, and religion.
3 miW
Mosque
Qoba Mosque, Tehran
76 min walk • The Qoba Mosque is a Mosque in Tehran, with a view of the Alborz Mountains to the north. It is located on Ghoba Street between Negin Street and Khushak Street. The mosque was closed by the Shah in 1975 because of Mohammad Mofatteh's political teachings.
2.7 miW
Street
Pasdaran, Tehran
70 min walk • Pasdaran is a neighborhood of northern Tehran centered on Pasdaran Avenue. This avenue connects Niavaran avenue to Shariati avenue. It is about 8–9 km long and is a major commercial thoroughfare for northern Tehran together with northern parts of two other long streets: Valiasr Street and Shariati Street.
3.1 miNW
Street
Farmanieh, Tehran
80 min walk • Farmanieh is a wealthy district located in northern Greater Tehran in the area named Shemiran. It lies within Shemiranat County and also district one of Tehran Municipality. Farmanieh has one of, if not the highest household income rates in Tehran, being home to many embassies, nobles and notables of Iran.
3.3 miN
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Darabad, Tehran
83 min walk • Darabad is a quarter in northeastern Tehran, the capital city of Iran. Darabad is a former village and a summit on the slopes of the Alborz mountain range to the northeast of Tehran, which has become part of the Greater Tehran area as a result of rapid expansion of the Tehran metropolis.
2.5 miN
Universities and schools
Payame Noor University, Tehran
64 min walk • Payame Noor University is a large public university in Iran, with its headquarters in Tehran. Established in 1988, is a legal body under the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology. Payame Noor means "the message of light" in Persian.
2.7 miN
Cemetery
Tehran War Cemetery, Tehran
70 min walk • Tehran War Cemetery is a war cemetery located in Gholhak Garden in the Iranian city of Tehran and located within the British Embassy residential compound and is where over 500 British and Commonwealth soldiers who perished in the First and Second World Wars are buried.
1.4 miN
Universities and schools
Malek-Ashtar University of Technology, Tehran
35 min walk • Malek Ashtar University of Technology is a public research university of engineering, science in Iran. Founded in 1984, MUT's main campus is located at Tehran, the capital of Iran. Its other campuses are located in Isfahan and Urmia.
2.7 miNW
Neighbourhood
Ekhtiarieh, Tehran
70 min walk • Ekhtiyariyeh is a neighborhood in the district of Shemiran in northern Tehran, Iran. Ekhtiarieh was a relatively small village in the suburbs of Tehran even back in the early 1960s.