Darakeh is a village located north of Tehran, on the outskirts of the Alborz mountains. Many Tehranis start at this village when they go hiking on the weekends.
An abandoned traditional house in the middle of Marvi Alley in the old part of Tehran.
Details of the old buildings in North Kargar avenue (formerly Amirabad), between Enghelab Square and Keshavarz boulevard. September 2012.
Sycamore Trees of Valiasr Avenue is a collection of photographs from Siavash Mirkhani. The pictures were taken in Autumn 2012 in Tehran’s Valiasr Avenue.
Café Prague was a local gathering place for young intellectuals active between the summer of 2009 and January 2013. It was closed because of the owner’s refusal to install CCTV.
Evin is a neighbourhood in the north of Tehran. The pictures shown here are of the last remaining orchards and old houses in Evin. The traditional village of Evin is located between Daneshgah Square on the north and Evin Mosque on the south. Acacia Lane is the street with the stairs. Evin Prison is also located nearby.
Six maps of the Tehran and Suburbs in Qajar period (1848 to 1925).
(Source: Nimrooz) – To see the details in the maps click on the images, hold down your mouse button, and move the pointer over the image.
In 1933, following a dispute with the British government and Anglo-Persian Oil Company, the Iranian government demanded cancellation of the D’Arcy concession. The termination of D’Arcy Concession was celebrated in the streets of Tehran with a government-sponsored carnival.
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