Yusef Abad
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Yusef Abad is a locality of Tehran
, consisting of an area developed through parallel streets called Yusef Abad, Ebn e Sina (Avicena), Jahan Ara, Modabber (Mahram) and Mostowfi; the latter being the most beautiful and consequently the most expensive part of it. It was first built by Mirza Yusef Ashtiani Mostowfi ul-Mamalek in the northwest of Dar-ol Xelafe Naseri, so was named after him az Yusef Abad locality.
The type of people residing there are generally upper middle class
and prestigious. The area is located in the north central part of the town and is served by Valiasr St, as well as Kordestan
and Hemmat Expressway
s.
Yusef Abad has three major Parks: Shafaq park and its public library in the middle of Yusef Abad Street, Qezel-Qale (Red Castle) Park in the beginning of Jahan Ara Street, this place is a part of Former Qezel-Qale prison which was abandoned for many years, and the latter one is Dustan (friends) park at the north of the Yusef Abad street.
The locality is one of four major neighborhoods in Tehran
with the highest population of Persian Jewish people, the others being Sheikh Hadi, Gorgan, and Gisha
.
It is also host to one of a few synagogue
s in the city, Yusef Abad Synagogue
, called Kenise e Yusef Abad in Persian.
Yusef Abad is also home to one of the first and prominent residential skyscrapers in Tehran, the A.S.P. Towers. The towers are located in corner of Kordestan and Hakim
highways, north of Yusef Abad district. They have been a landmark since being completed in 1976.
Situated just behind the A.S.P. Towers, are the newly completed Borj-e beinolmelal-e Tehran or Tehran International Tower. This skyscraper has the title of tallest residential tower in Iran.
Tehran
Tehran , sometimes spelled Teheran, is the capital of Iran and Tehran Province. With an estimated population of 8,429,807; it is also Iran's largest urban area and city, one of the largest cities in Western Asia, and is the world's 19th largest city.In the 20th century, Tehran was subject to...
, consisting of an area developed through parallel streets called Yusef Abad, Ebn e Sina (Avicena), Jahan Ara, Modabber (Mahram) and Mostowfi; the latter being the most beautiful and consequently the most expensive part of it. It was first built by Mirza Yusef Ashtiani Mostowfi ul-Mamalek in the northwest of Dar-ol Xelafe Naseri, so was named after him az Yusef Abad locality.
The type of people residing there are generally upper middle class
Upper middle class
The upper middle class is a sociological concept referring to the social group constituted by higher-status members of the middle class. This is in contrast to the term "lower middle class", which is used for the group at the opposite end of the middle class stratum, and to the broader term "middle...
and prestigious. The area is located in the north central part of the town and is served by Valiasr St, as well as Kordestan
Kordestan Expressway
Kurdistan Expressway is a North-South Expressway in Tehran. It starts from Niayesh Expressway. It passes Hemmat Expressway and Resalat Expressway and reaches Jala-e-Ale Ahamd Expressway and Shahid Gomnam Expressway....
and Hemmat Expressway
Hemmat Expressway
Shahid Hemmat Expressway starts from Pasdaran Avenue junction and goes west. It passes Shahid Haghani Expressway, Kordestan Expressway, Milad Tower, Ashrafi Esfahani Expressway and Shahr-e Ziba in Western Tehran and Ends into a two way road that goes south to Tehran Karaj Freeway.Named After Martyr...
s.
Yusef Abad has three major Parks: Shafaq park and its public library in the middle of Yusef Abad Street, Qezel-Qale (Red Castle) Park in the beginning of Jahan Ara Street, this place is a part of Former Qezel-Qale prison which was abandoned for many years, and the latter one is Dustan (friends) park at the north of the Yusef Abad street.
The locality is one of four major neighborhoods in Tehran
Tehran
Tehran , sometimes spelled Teheran, is the capital of Iran and Tehran Province. With an estimated population of 8,429,807; it is also Iran's largest urban area and city, one of the largest cities in Western Asia, and is the world's 19th largest city.In the 20th century, Tehran was subject to...
with the highest population of Persian Jewish people, the others being Sheikh Hadi, Gorgan, and Gisha
Gisha
Gisha , originally KEYSHA is a neighbourhood in Tehran, Iran. The neighborhood is known as a center for youth recreation, shopping, and dating...
.
It is also host to one of a few synagogue
Synagogue
A synagogue is a Jewish house of prayer. This use of the Greek term synagogue originates in the Septuagint where it sometimes translates the Hebrew word for assembly, kahal...
s in the city, Yusef Abad Synagogue
Yusef Abad Synagogue
The Yusef Abad Synagogue is one of the largest synagogues in Tehran, Iran. The official name of the Yusef Abad Synagogue is Sukat Shalom Synagogue. The original building that housed the synagogue was completed in the early 1950s. With the growth of the Jewish population of the capital especially...
, called Kenise e Yusef Abad in Persian.
Yusef Abad is also home to one of the first and prominent residential skyscrapers in Tehran, the A.S.P. Towers. The towers are located in corner of Kordestan and Hakim
Resalat Expressway
Resalat Expressway is an east-west expressway in Tehran, Iran.It joins the eastern localities of Tehran metropolis, including Resalat District, to Seyed Khandan in north-central Tehran and further to western parts of the Greater Tehran....
highways, north of Yusef Abad district. They have been a landmark since being completed in 1976.
Situated just behind the A.S.P. Towers, are the newly completed Borj-e beinolmelal-e Tehran or Tehran International Tower. This skyscraper has the title of tallest residential tower in Iran.