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In the period of the Persian Safavid Empire, Isfahan, the Persian capital, was built according to a pre-planned scheme, consisting of a long boulevard and planned housing and green areas around it. In modern day Iran more than 20 planned cities have been developed or are under construction, mostly around Iran's main metropolitan areas such as Tehran, Isfahan, Shiraz and Tabriz. Some of these new cities are build for special purposes such as: Pardis which is built as a scientific city. Poulad-Shahr which is an ind ...

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Vapi (IAST: vāpī, gu: વાપી, hi: वापी) is one of the important cities in the state of Gujarat, (India) (District: Valsad) in terms of industries. It is the second largest industrial area in whole Asia. The majority of them are the chemical industries. Geographically it is situated in the South region of Gujarat and is located in between the Union Territory of Daman and the ... Including:

• Vapi - Movie Halls
• Vapi - Hotels
• Vapi - Restaurants and Fast Food Joints
• Vapi - Banks in Vapi
• Vapi - Leading Industries

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Foreign Banks Citibank 1 PSU Banks State Bank of India Bank of Baroda ( 3 branches ) Bank of India State Bank of Saurashtra State Bank of Indore Indian Bank Indian Overseas Bank Indian Private banks ICICI Bank 1 HDFC Bank 1 UTI Bank 1 Kotak Mahindra Bank Centurion Bank 1 Dena Bank Indusind Bank Oriental Bank of Commerce Punjab National Bank Union Bank of Ind ...

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Initially University of Tehran included six faculties: Engineering Natural Science and Mathematics Literature, Philosophy and Pedagogical Sciences Medicine and related sciences Jurisprudence, Political and Economic Sciences Theology Later more faculties were founded: Fine Arts (1941) Veterinary Medicine (1943) Agriculture(1945) Business Administration (1954) Education (1954) Natural Resources (1963) Economics (1970) Foreign Languages (1989) Environmental Studies (1 ...

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Tehran province has several archeological sites clearly indicating settlements several thousand years old. Until 300 years ago, Ray was the most prominent of the cities of the province. However, the city of Tehran rose to become the larger city and capital of Iran by 1778, and since then has been the political, cultural, economical, and commercial nucleus of Iran. During the past 200 years it has been home to many reputed scholars, writers, poets and artists, both ...

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Tehran is the commercial heart of Iran. Tehran province has over 17,000 industrial units employing 390,000 people, 26% of all units in Iran. The province contains 30% of Iran's economy, and comprises 40% of Iran's consumer market. The province has three hydro dams namely Latiyan, Lar, and Amir Kabir as well as two natural lakes, providing the water supply of Tehran and the province.[1] The province contains 170 mines, over 330 square kilometres of ...

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Darvazeh-e-Bagh-e-Melli; The main gates to Iran's foreign ministry compound. Toghrol Tower, a 13th century monument, is one of the historical structures still standing today in Tehran.]] Tehran's WW2 Cemetery of Allied Forces Sadeghiyeh commercial center. Tehran Province - Parks and Recreation. Tochal Ski resort Darband hiking trail Chitgar Park Mellat Park Laleh Park Jamshidieh Park Niavaran ...

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The province of Tehran has over 12,000,000 inhabitants and is Iran's most densely populated region. Approximately 84.15% reside in urban areas and 15.85% in rural areas of the province. The highest point of the province is Mount Damavand at an elevation of 5,678 m, and the lowest point of the province being the plains of Varamin, 790 m above sea level. The largest rivers of th ...

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Tehran Province - Mosques shrines mausoleums and tombs. Soltani Mosque, built by Fath Ali Shah Atiq Mosque, built in 1663. Mo'ezz o-dowleh mosque, built by Fath Ali Shah Haj Seyd Azizollah mosque, built by Fath Ali Shah Al-javad mosque, Iran's first modernist design mosque. The Old Sepahsalar mosque, another prominent Qajar era mosque. The new Sepahsalar mosque (Madreseh e Motahari) Filsuf o-dowleh Mosque, Qajar era Moshir ol-Saltaneh M ...

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The emblem of the University of Tehran, which was designed by Dr. Mohsen Moghadam, a late faculty member of the Faculty of Fine Arts, is based on an image, which can be found in the stucco relief and seals of the Sasanid period. In this case, it is a copy from a stucco relief discovered in the city of Ctesiphon. The seal symbolized ownership. In the Sasanid period, these seals were used in stucco reliefs, coins, and silver utensils as a family symbol. Since the alphabet of Sasanid Pahlavi’s script was used in these ...

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Perhaps, to the westerner, the University of Tehran is most notably remembered for its key roles in the political events of recent history. It was in front of the same gates of this school that The Shah's army opened fire on dissident students, further triggering the 1979 revolution of Iran. It was there that dissident students confronted the soldiers once again, 20 years later in July of 1999. (see Iran student protests, July 1999) This pro-democracy demonstration desc ...

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Londonderry was the first ever planned city in Ireland, it was begun in 1613, which is when the name was changed from Derry. The walls were actually completed 5 years later in 1618. The central diamond within a walled city with four gates was thought to be a good design for defence.[1] In the Republic of Ireland, as in the United Kingdom, the term "new town" is often used to refer to planned towns built after World War II which were discussed as early as 1941. The term "new town" in Ireland was also used for some earlier developments, notably during the Georgian era. Part of Limerick city was built in ...

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The history of the establishment of universities in Iran and the University of Tehran in particular dates back to the year 1851 and the establishment of Dar al-Funun. In 1928, Professor Mahmoud Hessaby proposed the establishment of a center which could cover most of the sciences to Ali Asghar Hekmat, the then Minister of Culture. In January 1933, during the cabinet meeting, the subject was discussed. Ali Asghar Hekmat, the acting minister of the Ministry of Education stated the following words there: Of course, there i ...

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