Meydān-e Valī‘aşr

Meydān-e Valī‘aşr is a traffic circle in , and has an elevation of 1,519 metres. Meydān-e Valī‘aşr is situated nearby to , as well as near the castle .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Valiasr metro station and Naranjestan-e Qavam Garden.

Metro station
Photo: Amirhosseinasadii, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Shiraz Metro is the rapid transit system in , , , operated by Shiraz Urban Railway Organization. Construction began in 2001, and service in the first line officially commenced on 11 October 2014.

Garden
Photo: Leo71538, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Qavam House, also known as Narenjestan-e Qavam, is a Qajar era house and garden in , , built between 1879 and 1886. During the reign of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the house became the headquarters of 's Asia Institute, directed by Arthur Upham Pope, and later Richard Nelson Frye. is situated 570 metres west of Meydān-e Valī‘aşr.

Castle
Photo: Joan Simon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a castle, which is situated 550 metres west of Meydān-e Valī‘aşr.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Golestan Square and Shiraz.

Neighborhood
Shiraz is the fifth-most-populous city of and the capital of , which is historically known by the exonym Persia proper. As of the 2016 national census, the population of the city was 1,565,572 people, and its built-up area with was home to almost 1,800,000 inhabitants.

Photo: Jjtkk, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is the capital city of the province and a treasure trove of Persian culture. It was the capital of during the Zand dynasty's era, and is the celebrated birthplace of the great Persian poets Hafiz and Saadi.

Neighborhood
Shahrak-e is a village in Derak Rural District, in the Central District of , , . At the 2006 census, its population was 11,397, in 2,827 families. is situated 8 km north of Meydān-e Valī‘aşr.

Meydān-e Valī‘aşr

Latitude
29.60822° or 29° 36′ 30″ north
Longitude
52.55854° or 52° 33′ 31″ east
Elevation
1,519 metres (4,984 feet)
Open location code
7HXJJH55+7C
Geo­Names ID
6680592
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In Other Languages

“Meydān-e Valī‘aşr” goes by many names.
  • Persian: “میدان ولیعصر”

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