Mehrshahr

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Mehrshahr (in Persian: مهرشهر) is an area located south-west of Karaj city, in Tehran province, Iran. The word Mehrshahr is composed of Mehr which means sun or love, and Shahr which means city. So Mehrshahr means city of sun or love ( this name is very connected to the actual geographical facts of the area).

[edit] History

In 1960s the area was mostly made up of large apple orchards owned by the members of the Pahlavi dynasty. They built the Morvarid palace and a small set of scattered large villas. The area was not open to the public.

After a decade the number of these houses increased and the area was reshaped into a town. The area was designed by The Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation. Since 1979, when Pahlavi family left the Iran after the islamic reveloution, the area has been opened for public residency and became more populated. The old areas are now recognized as Phases One, Two and Three which are around the Shahrdari boulevard. Morvaid Palace is placed in phase 3. Many other new towns like Kianmehr, Phase Four and Phase Five have also built around this area.

[edit] Today

Today Mehrshahr is also the name of a suburb of Karaj, including Mehrshar town itself and other close localities. Some of these localities and important areas include: