Laleh Park

{{Short description|Park in Tehran, Iran}}

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{{Infobox park

| name = Laleh Park

| alt_name =

| image = Laleh Park in summer.jpg

| image_size = 256

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| founder = Farah Pahlavi

| type = Municipal Park and Natural Area

| website = {{URL|http://www.tehran.ir/}}

| status = Open all year

| location = Tehran, Iran

| area = {{convert|86.4869|acre|2}}

| created = {{start date|1966}}

| operator = Municipality of Tehran

}}

Laleh Park (Pârk-e Laleh, formerly called Park-e Farah after Farah Diba), is a large recreation area of the Iranian capital Tehran. Laleh (لاله) is the Persian word for tulip,{{cite web | title=Beauty unbound: Flowers in Iranian culture | website=Tehran Times | date=15 January 2012 | url=https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/395819/Beauty-unbound-Flowers-in-Iranian-culture | access-date=30 January 2021}} which is also a popular symbol in Iranian culture.

This park (one of c. 800 parks in Tehran) lies in central Tehran and north of Tehran University. Laleh Park is one of the biggest parks in Tehran.{{cite web|url=http://www.iranreview.org/content/Documents/Tehran-Keshavarz-Boulevard.htm |title=Tehran Keshavarz Boulevard |publisher=Iran Review |date=28 January 2013 |accessdate=20 November 2013}}

Gallery

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See also

{{Commons category|Laleh Park}}

References

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Category:Parks in Tehran

Category:Gardens in Iran

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