Darband
Darband, formerly a village close to Tajrish, Shemiran, is a neighborhood inside Tehran's metropolitan limits. It is the beginning of a hiking trail into Mount Tochal, which towers over Tehran. The Persian term darband translates to "door of the mountain" (band, a variation of vand and fand, meaning "mountain").
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The start of the trail at Darband is about 250 metres long and is dotted with a number of small cafes and restaurants.These are quite popular and are busy in the evenings, as locals and tourists alike visit the many hooka lounges along the trail. The Zahir-od-dowleh cemetery is also located in Darband.
• Illustration — A steep path in Darband • Illustration — A cafe in Darband • Illustration — A restaurant in Darband
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- 1.Where Tehran Meets the Mountains: Tehran With Shakiba. Tehran Times.
- 2.Fatemeh Farnaz Arefian. Seyed Hossein Iradj Moeini. Urban Change in Iran: Stories of Rooted Histories and Ever-accelerating Developments. 144. Dec 18, 2015.
- 3.Naomi Duguid. Taste of Persia: A Cook's Travels Through Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, and Kurdistan. 57. 2016.
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