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Valiasr Street is a tree-lined street in Tehran, Iran, dividing the metropolis into western and eastern parts.
The street was built by Reza shah Pahlavi's order and called the Pahlavi Street. After the 1979 Islamic Revolution the street's name was changed initially to Mossadeq Street and later to Valiasr (a reference to the 12th Shi'ite Imam). Valiasr Street is the hub of different activities in Tehran and innumerable shops and restaurants as well a large number of parks (like Mellat Park), highways, cultural centers are situated along this long avenue.Valiasr runs from the Tehran's railway station in the south of the city to the Tajrish square in the north. It runs for 12 miles (19.3 kilometers), north to south, and is filled with traffic at all hours, even until the early hours of the morning. The shops stay open late and the kiosks sell fresh fruit juice, coffee and newspapers.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valiasr_Street
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