Darakeh

Darakeh is an area in of in . It is near and . The area is popular with tourists as a hiking and mountain climbing destination, and is also the site of numerous seismic fault zones.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Neighborhood
  • Description: neighborhood in Tehran, Iran
  • Also known as: “Kūy-e Ferāz”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Evin Prison and Time Museum.

Prison
Photo: Ehsan Iran, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a prison located in the neighborhood of , . Established in 1972, and particularly notorious since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, it has become the Islamic Republic's most infamous detention facility.

Museum
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The or the Hossein Khodadad House is a museum in , . The museum specialises in clocks and other time-measuring devices. is situated 3½ km east of Darakeh.

Hotel
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The is one of the largest and tallest hotels in , situated in the northern neighborhood, overlooking the city. The hotel has 475 guest rooms & suites.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Evin and District 1.

Neighborhood
Photo: ‫یوسف سعادت‬‎, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a neighbourhood in the north of . The district consists of an old section with homes surrounded by orchards and gardens and a new section with high rises and skyscrapers.

Suburb
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Shemiranat County is in province, . Its capital is . is situated 4½ km east of Darakeh.

Suburb
Photo: Blondinrikard Fröberg, CC BY 2.0.
of Tehran Municipality, is one of 2 municipality districts of Tehran, which is located in Northeast of . It stretches from West to Northwest and Azadi St. to South, to Ashrafi Esfahani Highway and Mohammad Ali Jenah Expressway to West, and Chamran Highway to East. is situated 5 km south of Darakeh.

Darakeh

Latitude
35.80435° or 35° 48′ 16″ north
Longitude
51.38271° or 51° 22′ 58″ east
Elevation
1,705 metres (5,594 feet)
Open location code
8H7HR93M+P3
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5637867672
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­neighbourhood
Geo­Names ID
404408
Wiki­data ID
Q1019384
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Uzbek—“Darakeh” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Darakeh”
  • French: “Darakeh”
  • German: “Darake”
  • German: “Darakeh”
  • Italian: “Darakeh”
  • Persian: “دركه”
  • Persian: “درکه”
  • Persian: “کوی فراز”
  • Portuguese: “Darakeh”
  • Tajik: “Дараке”
  • Turkish: “Dereke”
  • Uzbek: “Darakeh”

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