Hosseiniyeh Ershad
The Hosseinieh Ershad or Hosseiniyeh Ershad is a prominent cultural and religious institution located on Shariati Avenue in Tehran, Iran. Established in the early 1960s, it was designed to serve as a non-traditionalist venue for lectures and discussions on history, culture, society, and religion, appealing to an educated audience compared to traditional mosques.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Mosque
- Denomination: Shia
- Description: hussainiya and mosque in Tehran, Iranian national heritage site
- Also known as: “Ershad Hussainiya”, “Hosseinie Ershad”, “Masjed-e Hoseyniyeh Ershad”, “Masjed-e Ḩoseynīyeh Ershād”, and “Masjed-e Ḩoseynīyyeh Ershād”
- Address: دکتر علی شریعتی
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Iran national library and Reza Abbasi Museum.
Iran national library
Library
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The National Library and Archives of Iran or National Library of the Islamic Republic of Iran is located in Tehran, Iran, with twelve branches across the country. Iran national library is situated 1¼ km west of Hosseiniyeh Ershad.
Reza Abbasi Museum
Museum
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The Reza Abbasi Museum is a museum in Tehran, Iran. It is located in Seyed Khandan. The museum is named after Reza Abbasi, one of the artists of the Safavid era. Reza Abbasi Museum is situated 2 km south of Hosseiniyeh Ershad.
Doctor Shari’ati
Metro station
Doctor Shariati Metro Station is a station in Tehran Metro Line 1. It is located in Shariati Street. It is between Mirdamad Metro Station and Gholhak Metro Station. It was opened on 19 May 2009. Doctor Shari’ati is situated 790 metres northwest of Hosseiniyeh Ershad.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include District 3 and District 7.
District 7
Suburb
Photo: Syektaie, CC BY-SA 4.0.
District 7 is a suburb, which is situated 4 km south of Hosseiniyeh Ershad.
District 8
Suburb
Photo: hassan jafari, CC BY 3.0.
District 8 is a suburb, which is situated 4½ km southeast of Hosseiniyeh Ershad.
Hosseiniyeh Ershad
- Categories: husayniyya, cultural property, organization, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Tehran, Central Iran, Iran, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
35.75678° or 35° 45′ 24″ northLongitude
51.44819° or 51° 26′ 54″ eastElevation
1,368 metres (4,488 feet)Open location code
8H7HQC4X+P7OpenStreetMap ID
way 458493263OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=shiaGeoNames ID
404388Wikidata ID
Q3141014
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Swedish—“Hosseiniyeh Ershad” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “حسينية إرشاد”
- Dutch: “Hosseiniyeh Ershad”
- French: “Hosseiniyeh Ershad”
- German: “Hoseinīye-Erschād”
- German: “Hoseinīye-ye Erschād”
- Italian: “Hosseiniyeh Ershad”
- Persian: “حسینیه ارشاد”
- Persian: “حسینیهٔ ارشاد”
- Persian: “مَسجِدِ حُسِينيِّه اِرشاد”
- Persian: “مَسجِدِ حُسِينيّيِه اِرشاد”
- Spanish: “Hoseinié Ershad”
- Swedish: “Hosseiniyeh Ershad”
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