Karaj
Karaj railway station is located in Karaj, Alborz Province. The station is owned by IRI Railway. The station is 1.8 km south of Karaj Metro Station, which serves Tehran Metro Line 5.Photo: Tasnim News Agency, CC BY 4.0.
- Type: Railway station
- Description: railway station in Karaj, Iran
- Also known as: “Karaj railway station” and “Karaj Railway Station”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Karaj and Soleymaniyeh Palace.
Karaj
Railway station
Photo: Diako1971, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Karaj Metro Station is a station in Tehran Metro Line 5. It is located in southeastern Karaj near Tehran-Qazvin Freeway. It is between Atmosfer Metro Station and Mahdasht Metro Station. Karaj is situated 1½ km northeast of Karaj.
Soleymaniyeh Palace
Museum
Photo: محمد یحیی حجاریان, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Soleymaniyeh Palace is a Qajar era royal residence in Karaj, Iran. It is notable for its paintings depicting Agha Mohammad Khan Qajar's brothers and Fath-Ali Shah Qajar and his sons. Soleymaniyeh Palace is situated 2½ km north of Karaj.
Shah Abbasi Caravansarai, Karaj
Museum
Photo: ثنا فلاح سخنگو, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Shah Abbasi Caravansarai is a historic Safavid era caravanserai in Karaj, Iran, probably built by the orders of the Safavid Shah, Suleiman I. Shah Abbasi Caravansarai, Karaj is situated 3½ km north of Karaj.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Karaj and Meshkin Dasht.
Karaj
Karaj is a city in the Central District of Karaj County, Alborz province, Iran, serving as capital of the province, the county, and the district. Earliest evidence of inhabitation in Karaj can be dated to the Bronze Age at Tepe Khurvin.
Meshkin Dasht
Town
Photo: Parsa 2au, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Meshkin Dasht is a city in, and the capital of, Meshkin Dasht District in Fardis County, Alborz province, Iran. The village of Meshkinabad was converted to the city of Meshkin Dasht in 1996. Meshkin Dasht is situated 5 km southwest of Karaj.
Fardis
Town
Photo: Parsa 2au, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Fardis is a city in the Central District of Fardis County, Alborz province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. Fardis is situated 5 km south of Karaj.
Karaj
- Categories: station and transportation
- Location: Alborz, Western Iran, Iran, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
35.7795° or 35° 46′ 46″ northLongitude
50.98909° or 50° 59′ 21″ eastOpen location code
8H7GQXHQ+QJOpenStreetMap ID
node 4794780991OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stationOpenStreetMap feature
railway=stationWikidata ID
Q43401129
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In Other Languages
From French to Urdu—“Karaj” goes by many names.
- French: “Karaj”
- Persian: “ایستگاه راهآهن کرج”
- Urdu: “کرج ریلوے اسٹیشن”
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