Tajrish

Tajrish (, ) is a neighbourhood of Tehran, capital of Iran. Administratively it is in Shemiranat County, Tehran province and serves as the capital of the county. At one time a village, it was later absorbed into the city of Tehran.

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Place details

Locality: شهر تهران
Region: استان تهران
Country: ایران
Population: 86,000
Timezone: Asia/Tehran

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Key facts

Settlement.official_name: Tajrish
Settlement.settlement_type: Neighbourhood
Settlement.image_skyline: Tajrish square.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Tajrish Square
Settlement.pushpin_map: Iran
Settlement.mapsize: 150px
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Iran
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Tehran
Settlement.subdivision_type2: County
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Shemiranat
Settlement.subdivision_type3: District
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Rudbar-e Qasran
Settlement.subdivision_type4: Rural District
Settlement.subdivision_name4: Rudbar-e Qasran
Settlement.population_as_of: 2006
Settlement.population_total: 86000

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Wikidata facts

Elevation: 1608
Image: 139609181015105612728334 تجریش.jpg

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Commons category: Tajrish
P12749: 143 BC

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History
Demographics
Population
Dialect
Geography
Overview
Tajrish Bazaar
Gallery
See also
Notes
References

The Tajrish neighbourhood is located along the northern edge of Tehran. During the last few decades, it has become popular with the wealthy by virtue of its low levels of pollution. As of 2006, the neighborhood had 86,000 inhabitants. W Tajrish Square itself is known as Sar-e Pol-e Tajrish (سر پل تجریش), "at the Tajrish Bridge". This square is actually a vast bridge on top of a qanat river. In older times the locals used to call this bridge Gowgal, meaning "(The Bridge) of the Cowherd".