City Park, Tehran

City Park
City Park
	View of City Park in 2008
Type	Urban park
Location	District 12, Tehran, Iran
Coordinates	35°41′N 51°25′E / 35.683°N 51.417°E
Area	26 hectares
Created	1953
Owned by	Tehran municipality
Operated by	Tehran municipality
Open	24 hours
Public transit access	Metro and bus; see below

City Park (Persian: پارک شهر, Park-e Shahr), with its 26 hectares (64 acres), is an urban park located in the central Tehran, Iran. It is the first public park in Tehran.^[1] City Park surrounded by Fayaz Bakhsh Street from the north, Hafez Street from the west, Behesht Street from the south and Khayyam Street from the east.

The Tehran Peace Museum is located at the northern gate of this park. Other notable sites of the park include a bird garden, an aquarium, and a central library.

Structures and facilities

Recreational and sports facilities

Recreational and sports facilities in City Park:

Amphitheatre^[2]
Exercise machines^[2]
Fountains^[2]
Playgrounds^[2]
Restaurants and snack bars^[2]
Sports venue^[2]
Swimming pool^[2]

Central Library

The park has a library that called Central library. This library was opened in 1961.^[3] In 2019, Tehran municipality purchased new equipment for the library.^[4]

Aquarium

There is also a public aquarium in the park with fish such as lung fish, arowana, aba aba, stingray, koi and cafe.^[1]

Birds Garden

There is also a bird garden in the park with birds such as Budgerigar, Duck, Partridge, Peafowl, Rosy-faced lovebird and weero.^[1]

Peace Museum

The Tehran Peace Museum is located at the northern gate of City Park.^[5] The Tehran Peace Museum is a member of the International Network of Museums for Peace and the main objective of the museum is to promote a culture of peace through raising awareness about the devastating consequences of war, with a focus on the health and environmental impacts of chemical weapons.^[5]^[6]

Transportation

Public transport

People can easily reach the park via Tehran metro. Khomeini metro station is located near the park in Toopkhaneh Square. Also, Park-e Shahr bus station is located next to the city park.^[2]