Valiasr Street

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Valiasr on a snowy day

Pedestrians outside of a mall along Valiasr Street

Valiasr Street is the longest street in Middle East. It is tree-lined and divides the metropolis of Tehran into western and eastern parts. The street is considered one of Tehran's main thoroughfares and commercial centers.

The street was built by Reza Shah Pahlavi and called the Pahlavi Street. The street's name was changed to the Valiasr (ولی عصر) after the 1979 Iranian Revolution. Valiasr Street is the hub of different activities in Tehran and innumerable shops and restaurants as well a large number of parks, highways, cultural centers etc. are situated along this long avenue.

Valiasr runs from the Tehran's railway station in the south of the city to the Tajrish square in the north.

Valiasr runs for 12 miles, 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 and coffee and newspapers.