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Nelson Mandela Boulevard
Street in Tehran, Iran
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Street in Tehran, Iran
| Field | Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| country | IRN | ||
| name | Nelson Mandela Boulevard | ||
| native_name | fa | ||
| direction_a | North | ||
| direction_b | South | ||
| terminus_a | [[File:Zeichen 102 - Kreuzung oder Einmündung mit Vorfahrt von rechts, StVO 1970.svg | 30px]][[File:Expressway in Iran.svg | 30px]] Modares Expressway |
| terminus_b | [[File:Square in Iran.png | 30px]] Arjantin Square | |
| length_km | 5.5 | ||
| location | Tehran |
Nelson Mandela Boulevard () (old name: Jordan Street and Africa Boulevard) still known as Jordan is an affluent and upper-class district in northern Tehran, Iran. Some people draw similarities between Jordan District and the Kensington area in London as the area is a mixture of residential and commercial locale, filled with the homes and businesses of politicians, diplomats, expatriates, and artists.
Before the Iranian Revolution in 1979, it was called Jordan Street, named after the American Presbyterian missionary Samuel M. Jordan and used to be one of Tehran's most popular avenues. Renamed Nelson Mandela Boulevard in recent years, it is amongst the most famous streets in northern Tehran after Valiasr Street which is the longest conventional street in the Middle East. It is also famous for being one of the liveliest streets of Tehran, experiencing regular traffic jams even at 2:00 am during summer.
Location
Nelson Mandela Boulevard is located in the northern part of Tehran, Iran's capital and largest city.
The tree-lined boulevard is connected to Valiasr Street (ex-"Pahlavi Avenue") via crossing streets branching from its west side, while the east side leads to cul-de-sac bordering the Modarres Expressway.
Characteristics
It’s one of the most prestigious residential areas in Tehran similar to areas like Zafaraniyeh, Elahieh, Fereshteh, Sa'adat Abad, and Niavaran, it is home to very expensive real estate and an essential playground for the rich, with many boutique shopping centers, chic cafes and restaurants, extravagant florists, art galleries, beauty salons, language schools, etc., the ultimate place to see and to be seen for fashionable Tehranis who have a desire to show off their possessions.
Rendezvous boys and girls, cruising the streets in cars during evening hours, especially on Friday afternoons, used to be an indispensable part of Jordan's image, and the car-flirting culture there had developed into an accomplished syllabus through the 1990s and early 2000s.
The area, together with its neighbouring Valiasr Avenue, is suffering from severe traffic congestion due to rapid commercialization and a lack of direct highway access.
It is also the home to the Italian, Polish, Bulgarian, Greek, Venezuelan, Sri Lankan, Mexican, Uruguayan, Kenyan, Brunei, Qatari, Kuwaiti, Omani, and some other Arab embassies as well as the home of a lot of ambassador of countries and also many ministries are located there.
Name dispute
Since the boulevard was renamed after the Iranian Revolution to Nelson Mandela Boulevard, many locals and foreigners alike continue to refer to the area as Jordan. This is presumably due to the effect of the wealthy inhabitants refusing to accept the new government's name.
History
The avenue was formerly named after Dr. Samuel Jordan, the founder and head of the American College of Tehran, now the Alborz High School, from the 1910s to 1941.
| [[File:Pfeil unten.svg | 15px]] From North to South [[File:Pfeil unten.svg | 15px]] | [[File:Pfeil oben.svg | 15px]] From South to North [[File:Pfeil oben.svg | 15px]] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [[File:Zeichen 102 - Kreuzung oder Einmündung mit Vorfahrt von rechts, StVO 1970.svg | 30px]] | [[File:Expressway in Iran.svg | 30px]] Modarres Expressway | ||
| [[File:AB-AS-grün.svg | 30px]] | [[File:Avenue in Iran.svg | 30px]] Mirdamad Boulevard | ||
| [[File:France road sign A17.svg | 30px]] | [[File:Expressway in Iran.svg | 30px]] Shahid Haghani Expressway | ||
| [[File:AB-Kreuz-grün.svg | 30px]] | [[File:Expressway in Iran.svg | 30px]] Hemmat Expressway | ||
| [[File:AB-Kreuz-grün.svg | 30px]] | [[File:Expressway in Iran.svg | 30px]] Qasem Soleimani Expressway | ||
| [[File:Sweden road sign E22.svg | 35px]] Beyhaghi Terminal | ||||
| [[File:Square in Iran.png | 30px]] | ||||
| Arjantin Square | [[File:Street in Iran.svg | 18px]] Beyhaghi Street | |||
| [[File:Street in Iran.svg | 18px]] Shahid Ahmad Qasir Street |
References
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