The metropolitan city of Tehran is situated
on the slopes of the mountains of Shemiran and at foot of the magnificent Mount Damavand. It has been the Capital City for 200 years. In less than two centuries, Tehran has grown from a tiny village to the capital of the world's oldest empire. In the early 1920's, Tehran was still a sleepy town. Today it is a busy metropolis with some twelve million inhabitants, or about one-fifth of the Iran's population.
Tehran was selected as the center of Iran during the Ghajar period (1800 A.D.) because of its pleasant weather, beautiful nature and other rather favourable conditions.
Today Tehran is featuring a large collection of recent and ancient Persian antiquities, traditions and cultures.
It offers the visitors a great number of unique opportunities to enjoy marvelous beauty of the surrounding nature, visit the historical sites, including Palaces of the Shah and open-air museums.
Besides, one can spend terrific time skiing, mountain climbing, and hiking and indulge oneself with a world famous delicious Persian cuisine.
With an altitude of 1200 meters above sea level, Tehran is a city of all four seasons with hot summer, freezing winter, very colourful spring and autumn.
Today Tehran is featuring a large collection of recent and ancient Persian antiquities, traditions and cultures. 