Shemiran (sometimes Shemiranat) is the name of the northern part of the city of Tehran, capital of Iran. Shemiran lies in the slopes of Alborz Mountain and enjoys a mild climate. It has fine and well-kept parks and is home to the richest class of Iranian society. Most of the foreign embassies and the Tehran International Fair are situated in Shemiran. Shemiran used to be the summer residence of the Qajar and Pahlavi kings who built several palace complexes and villas in the area. Some examples are the Sa'dabad Palace Complex and the Niavaran Palace Complex. Tehran (also spelled Teheran) (تهران in Persian), population 8,000,000 (metropolitan: 10,000,000), is the capital of Iran and one of the major world cities. ... 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... The Qajar dynasty was the ruling family of Persia from 1796 to 1925. ... Pahlavi is a term that refers: (1) to a script used in Iran derived from the Aramaic script, and (2) more broadly, to Middle Persian, the Middle Iranian language written in this script. ... The Sadabad Palace (کاخ سعدآباد) is a palace built by the Pahlavi dynasty of Iran in the Shemiran area of Tehran. ... External links Niavaran Palace Website Categories: Stub | Iran ...