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Tehran
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Tehran was one of the villages of Ray city in the Safavid era. At the time
of Mongol conquests and destruction of Ray, a large group of people migrated
to Tehran village and brought about the development and flourishment of this
place.
In the Safavid period, Shah Tahmasb Safavid selected this city as
capital and was responsible for casting special attention on this region.
It
was during his reign that 114 towers were constructed (in keeping with the
114 versus of the Qoran, holy book of the Muslims) and under each tower one
verse from the Holy Book was inscribed.
The four famous gateways to
Tehran namely, Shemiran, Qazvin, Doolab and Hazrat Abdol Azim were
constructed during this period.
Even in Qajar period in 1166 AH. during
the reign of Mohammad Khan Qajar, Tehran was proclaimed the official
capital of Iran and many monuments have been constructed then.
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During the reign of Nasereddin
Shah the plan of the city was designed by Mirza Yusof
Mostowfi-ol-Mamalek.
There after during the Pahlavi era, it was re-newed
and farther developed and with the continuation of progress after the
revolution, the city of Tehran at present is the capital and considered
to be the largest city of Iran and also ranks as one of the largest
cities of the world.
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