The foot of Darband's popular hiking trail, Tehran

Darband is a former village, now a neighbourhood inside Tehran's city limits. It is the beginning of a very popular hiking trail into the Alborz mountain Tochal, which towers over Tehran. A chair lift is also available for those not interested in hiking. Image File history File links Taken from the French Wikipedia File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Taken from the French Wikipedia File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Tehran (IPA: ; Persian: تهران, also transliterated as Teheran or Tehrān), population 7,160,094 (metropolitan: 14,000,000[citation needed]), and a land area of 658 square kilometers, is the capital city of Iran and the center of Tehran Province. ... Alborz Mountains underneath clouds seen from Tehran Alborz (in Persian البرز), also written as Alburz or Elburz, is a mountain range in northern Iran, stretching from the borders of Armenia in the north-west to the southern end of the Caspian Sea, where also Tehran and Irans highest peak, Damavand... Categories: Mountains of Iran | Iran geography stubs ... A chairlift A chairlift is a type of aerial lift, which consists of a constantly moving loop of steel cable strung between two end terminals and generally over intermediate towers. ...

The Persian word (دربند Darband) meaning "closed gates".

Darband is where many Iranian giants of art and culture such as Iraj Mirza, Mohammad Taghi Bahar, Forough Farrokhzad, Abolhasan Saba, Ruhollah Khaleghi, Rahi Moayeri, and Darvish-khan are buried (Zahiro Dowle Monastery). Iraj Mirza was also active in politics. ... Bahars tomb in Darband, Shemiran, Tehran. ... Forooghs tomb is located in Darband, Shemiran, Tehran. ... The tomb of Saba is prohibited from visitor access. ... Ruhollah Khaleghi is buried in Darband, Shemiran, Tehran. ... Iranian Contemporary Poet This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... Darvish-Khan was an Iranian contemporary Musician. ...

Darband has a suitable climate all year round, and sees heavy snowfall every year.

The initial 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 (locally called ghavekhane sonnati) along the trail.

Links

• Encyclopedia Iranica: Darband