Shemiran

For the village in Kerman Province, see Shemiran, Kerman.
Shemiran
شمیران
District of Tehran

Modern highrises of Elahieh in Shemiran, Tehran, Iran
Shemiran
Coordinates: 35°51′56″N 51°32′56″E / 35.86556°N 51.54889°E / 35.86556; 51.54889Coordinates: 35°51′56″N 51°32′56″E / 35.86556°N 51.54889°E / 35.86556; 51.54889
Country  Iran
Province Tehran
County Capital of Shemiranat, but located within Tehran
Time zone IRST (UTC+3:30)
 • Summer (DST) IRDT (UTC+4:30)
Shariati Ave, looking north, toward the Alborz Mountains towering over Shemiran district, Tehran, Iran

Shemiran (Persian: شمیران‎‎ [ʃemiːˈɾɒːn], also Romanized as Shemīrān; also known as Shemīrānāt (Persian: شمیرانات‎‎ [ʃemiːɾɒːˈnɒːt]))[1] is the capital of Shemiranat County, Tehran Province, Iran, but is actually located just north of the borders of Tehran County along Chamran Expressway and Sadr Expressway and it is the northernmost district of the city of Tehran.

Shemiran lies in the slopes of Alborz Mountain and enjoys a suitable mild climate. It has fine and well-kept parks and is home to the richest class of Iranian society. Most of the foreign embassies and the Tehran International Fair are situated in Shemiran.

Shemiran used to be the summer residence of the Qajar and Pahlavi Shahs who built several palace complexes and villas in the area. Some examples are the Sa'dabad Palace Complex and the Niavaran Palace Complex.

It is also where Imam Zadeh Saleh is, and where the former home of Imam Khomeini was located.

Among the neighborhoods of Shemiran are: Darakeh, Darband, Jamaran, and Niavaran on the far north, as well as Zafaraniyeh, Elahiyeh, Velenjak, Gheytarieh, and Farmanieh.

Name

The word Shemiran or Shemran is the arabized form of the word Chamran (Arabic has no [tʃ] phoneme, i.e. [tʃ] was replcaed by [ʃ]) consisted of two parts: "cham" (meaning "cold" in Avestan; "zama" or "zem") + "ran" (meaning "slope"). 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. 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".

Education

The Pietro Della Valle Italian School, an Italian international school, is in the Farmanieh district.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Shemiran can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "217984" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  2. ↑ "Contacts" (Archive). Pietro Della Valle Italian School. Retrieved on October 18, 2015. "“Pietro della Valle” Italian School of Tehran Farmanieh, Lavassani Ave. n. 47 – 19546 Tehran (Iran) "
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