Modern highrises of Elahieh in Shemiran, Tehran, Iran

Shariati Ave, looking north, toward the Alborz Mountains towering over Shemiran district, Tehran, Iran

Shemiran (also called Shemiranat, center of Shemiranat County) is the name of the northern part of the city of Tehran, capital of Iran. Shemiranat County ( Persian: شمیرانات is a County in Tehran Province in Iran. Tehran (or Teheran) ( Persian: تهران Tehrān) is the capital and largest City of Iran, and the administrative center of For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iran topics. It is the northernmost district of the city of Tehran.

Shemiran lies in the slopes of Alborz Mountain and enjoys a suitable mild climate. For the Iranian Frigate Alborz see Iranian frigate Alborz. For Alborz High School (in Persianدبیرستان البرز see Alborz High It has fine and well-kept parks and is home to the richest class of Iranian society. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iran topics. Most of the foreign embassies and the Tehran International Fair are situated in Shemiran, as well as the Tehran International Tatbighi School. The Iran International Exhibitions Company (IIEC oversees and operates all international and specialized exhibitions held in Iran

Shemiran used to be the summer residence of the Qajar and Pahlavi Shah's who built several palace complexes and villas in the area. The Qajar dynasty (also known as Ghajar or Kadjar ( ( - or دودمان قاجار) is a common term to describe Iran (then known as Persia) under Some examples are the Sa'dabad Palace Complex and the Niavaran Palace Complex. The Sadabad Palace ( Persian:کاخ سعدآباد Sa`dābād) is a palace built by the Pahlavi dynasty of Iran in the Shemiran area Niavarān Palace Complex is situated in the northern part of Tehran, Iran.

It is also where Imam Zadeh Saleh is, and where the former home of Imam Khomeini was located. Imam Zadeh Saleh or Emam Zadeh Saleh (امامزاده صالح is a Shi'a Imamzadeh, whose shrine is located at Tajrish Square in Tehran Seyyed Ruhollah Musavi Khomeini ( Persian:, pronounced muːsæviː-je xomejniː}}( September 24, 1902 – June 3 1989

Among the neighborhoods of Shemiran are: Darakeh, Darband, Jamaran, and Niavaran on the far north, as well as Zafaraniyeh, Elahiyeh, Velenjak, Gheytarieh, and Farmanieh. Darakeh is a neighbourhood located north of the provincial capital of Tehran, Iran. Darband may refer to Darband NWFP, A Union Council of Mansehra District Pakistan Darband (Tajikistan, a town or district in Tajikistan's For the Naval vessel see Iranian destroyer Jamaran Jamaran is a neighbourhood located north of the city of Tehran in Iran. Park niavaranjpg|thumb|right|The Niavaran Public Library is nestled snuggly within the Niavaran city park Zafaraniyeh (main street Shahid Sarlashkar Fallahi is a neighbourhood in the north of Tehran, Iran. Elahieh (also spelt Elahiyeh) is a district in northern Tehran. Velenjak is a neighbourhood northwest of Tehran, in Iran. About Located in the Shemiran area in the northernmost part of Tehran Gheytarieh (also spelled Qeytarieh) is a District, in northeastern Tehran 's city limits within the larger Shemiran district Farmaniye (also spelled Farmaniye) is a district located in Shemiran, Tehran, Iran centered around Farmanieh Street

Name

The word Shemiran or Shemran is the arabized form of the word Chamran consisted of two parts: "cham" (meaning "cold" in Avestan; "zama" or "zem") + "ran" (meaning "slope"). Avestan is an Eastern Old Iranian language that was used to compose the sacred hymns and canon of the Zoroastrian Avesta. In fact "shemran" means "the cold place" or "the cold slope".

It is common in the Iranian languages that the letter "z" (Persian: "ز" ) changes to letter "ch" (Persian: "چ" ), For example in Persian the word "ruz" or "rooz" (day), from Middle Persian "roch", is still "roch" in Balochi language and "roj" in Kurdish. The Iranian languages are a branch of the Indo-European language family and its subfamily Indo-Iranian. Middle Persian is the Middle Iranian language/ethnolect of Southwestern Iran that during Sassanid times (224-654 CE became a Prestige dialect Balochi (بلوچی also Baluchi, Baloci or Baluci) is a Northwestern Iranian language. The Kurdish language (Kurdish Kurdî or کوردی is a term used for the language spoken by Kurds. Another example is the word "zemestan" (winter) consisted of two parts: "zem" (cold) + "estan" or "istan" (being, or existence), which sometimes can be seen in Persian Literature and common usage as "chamestan" or "chemestan". Persian literature ( spans two and a half millennia though much of the pre- Islamic material has been lost

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External links

• Pictures from Old Shemiran

Coordinates: 28°30′N 56°44′E / 28.5, 56.733