Evin
Evin is a neighbourhood in the north of Tehran. The district consists of an old section with homes surrounded by orchards and gardens and a new section with high rises and skyscrapers.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: یوسف سعادت, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Neighborhood
- Description: neighborhood in Tehran, Iran
- Also known as: “Evīn” and “Evin, Tehran”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Evin Prison and Parsian Azadi Hotel.
Evin Prison
Prison
Photo: Ehsan Iran, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Evin Prison is a prison located in the Evin neighborhood of Tehran, Iran. Established in 1972, and particularly notorious since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, it has become the Islamic Republic's most infamous detention facility.
Parsian Azadi Hotel
Hotel
Photo: Ilia4U, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Parsian Azadi Hotel is one of the largest and tallest hotels in Tehran, situated in the northern Evin neighborhood, overlooking the city. The hotel has 475 guest rooms & suites.
Tehran International Exhibition
Event venue
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tehran International Exhibition is an event venue.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include District 1 and Tajrish.
District 1
Suburb
Photo: Simisa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Shemiranat County is in Tehran province, Iran. Its capital is Tajrish. District 1 is situated 3½ km east of Evin.
Tajrish
Suburb
Tajrish is a neighbourhood of Tehran, capital of Iran. Administratively it is in Shemiranat County, Tehran province and serves as the capital of the county. Tajrish is situated 4 km east of Evin.
District 3
Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
District 3 is a suburb, which is situated 4½ km southeast of Evin.
Evin
- Categories: neighborhood of Tehran and locality
- Location: Tehran, Central Iran, Iran, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
35.8° or 35° 48′ northLongitude
51.39428° or 51° 23′ 39″ eastElevation
1,638 metres (5,374 feet)Open location code
8H7HR92V+2POpenStreetMap ID
node 5637867547OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhood
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Belarusian to Tajik—“Evin” goes by many names.
- Belarusian: “Эвін”
- Catalan: “Evin”
- Chinese: “埃温”
- Dutch: “Evin”
- French: “Evin”
- Hebrew: “אווין”
- Japanese: “エヴィーン”
- Japanese: “エビン”
- Korean: “에빈”
- Persian: “اوين”
- Persian: “اوین درکه”
- Persian: “اوین”
- Tajik: “Эвин”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Evin”. Photo: یوسف سعادت, CC BY-SA 3.0.