About the neighborhood
Tourist area in the Alborz mountain range
Darband (Persian: دربند, dæɾˈbænd), formerly a village close to Tajrish, Shemiran, is a neighborhood inside Tehran's metropolitan limits. It is the beginning of a hiking trail into Mount Tochal, which towers over Tehran. The Persian term darband translates to "door of the mountain" (band, a variation of vand and fand, meaning "mountain").
The start of the trail at Darband is about 250 metres long and is dotted with a number of small cafes and restaurants. These are quite popular and are busy in the evenings, as locals and tourists alike visit the many hooka lounges along the trail. The Zahir-od-dowleh cemetery is also located in Darband.
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References
External links
Iran portal
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Darband.
Encyclopedia Iranica: Darband Quarter
35°49′23.92″N 51°25′30.1″E / 35.8233111°N 51.425028°E / 35.8233111; 51.425028
Landmarks Azadi Tower
Bahman Cultural Center
Tabiat Bridge
Carpet Museum of Iran
Dizin
Ebn-e Babooyeh
Golestan Palace
Grand Bazaar, Tehran
Iranian Crown Jewels
Malik National Museum of Iran
Milad Tower
National Museum of Iran
Niavaran Complex
Pearl Palace
Sa'dabad Complex
Shebeli Tower
Shemshak (ski resort)
Bibi Shahr Banu Shrine
Tangeh Savashi
Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art
Toopkhaneh
Tughrul Tower
Reza Abbasi Museum
St. Thaddeus and Bartholomew Church
St. George Church
Populated places List of cities, towns and villages in Tehran province
^* indicates that this formerly independent city is now absorbed into Tehran.
Encyclopedic content adapted from the Wikipedia article on Darband, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
