Chitgar Park
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Chitgar Forest Park is situated in Tehran province
, Iran
. It is an artificial forest and covers an area of 14.5 square kilometers west of Tehran. It lies within the borders of Tehran's district 22. It also has different ramps and facilities for cycling and skating. It is one of the largest parks of the province, and can be used throughout the year.
This park is very popular with the population of the Tehran
and Karaj
and being situated on the way of the West-East wind in the province it has a purifing effect on Tehran's air.
The Chitgar park is served by a highway and a metro line (the metro station is also called Chitgar
). The forest areas of this huge park are irrigated by the rivers Kan
and Vardavard. A man-made lake is planned for construction between the two Chitgar hills.
Tehran Province
Tehran Province is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. It covers on area of 18,909 square kilometers and is located to the north of the central plateau of Iran....
, Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
. It is an artificial forest and covers an area of 14.5 square kilometers west of Tehran. It lies within the borders of Tehran's district 22. It also has different ramps and facilities for cycling and skating. It is one of the largest parks of the province, and can be used throughout the year.
This park is very popular with the population of the Tehran
Tehran
Tehran , sometimes spelled Teheran, is the capital of Iran and Tehran Province. With an estimated population of 8,429,807; it is also Iran's largest urban area and city, one of the largest cities in Western Asia, and is the world's 19th largest city.In the 20th century, Tehran was subject to...
and Karaj
Karaj
Karaj is a city in and the capital of Karaj County, Alborz Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 1,377,450, in 385,955 families, , making it the fifth-largest city in Iran after Tehran, Mashhad, Isfahan and Tabriz.) It is situated west of Tehran, at the foothills of the Alborz...
and being situated on the way of the West-East wind in the province it has a purifing effect on Tehran's air.
The Chitgar park is served by a highway and a metro line (the metro station is also called Chitgar
Chitgar Metro Station
Chitgar Metro Station is a station in Tehran Metro Line 5. It is located north of Tehran-Karaj Freeway and near Chitgar Park. It is between Azadi Stadium Metro Station and Iran Khodro Metro Station....
). The forest areas of this huge park are irrigated by the rivers Kan
Kan
Kan may refer to:* Kan River in Russia* Kan District of Iran* Kan * One of the Bacabs of Mayan mythology* Gan, the Wade-Giles spelling of the Pinyin word* Kan variation of the Sicilian Defence, a chess opening-In music:...
and Vardavard. A man-made lake is planned for construction between the two Chitgar hills.