Travel Guide of Karaj in Iran by Influencers and Travelers

Karaj is the capital of Alborz Province, Iran, and effectively a satellite city of Tehran. Although the county hosts a population around 1.97 million, as recorded in the 2016 census, most of the 1,419 km² county is rugged mountain.

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1 - دریاچه چیتگر، Tehran

   21 km away

Chitgar Lake is an artificial and recreational lake located to the north of Chitgar Park in northwestern Tehran, Iran. Also known as the Lake of the Martyrs of the Persian Gulf, the complex has a total area of around 250 hectares; 130 hectares across the lake and 120 hectares on its coastal zone and resorts.

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2 - Azadi Tower

   39 km away

The Azadi Tower, formerly known as the Shahyad Tower, is a monument located on Azadi Square in Tehran, Iran. It is one of the landmarks of Tehran, marking the west entrance to the city, and is part of the Azadi Cultural Complex, which also includes an underground museum.

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3 - Hakim Expressway

   39 km away
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4 - Milad Tower

   41 km away

Milad Tower, also known as the Tehran Tower, is a multi-purpose tower in Tehran, Iran. It is the sixth-tallest tower and the 24th-tallest freestanding structure in the world.

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5 - Chamran Highway

   41 km away
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6 - Goftogu Park

   42 km away
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7 - Mellat Park

   43 km away

Mellat Park, literally the Nation Park, is an urban park in northern Tehran, Iran. It is one of the city's largest green spaces, situated adjacent to Valiasr Street at the foot of the Alborz mountains to the east, extending to Chamran Expressway and Seoul Street to the west.

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8 - Tehran

   44 km away

Tehran is a city in Tehran Province and the capital of Iran. With a population of around 9 million in the city and 15 million in the larger metropolitan area of Greater Tehran, Tehran is the most populous city in Iran and Western Asia, and has the second-largest metropolitan area in the Middle East, after Cairo.

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9 - Tochal Peak

   44 km away

Tochal, is a mountain and ski resort located on the Alborz mountain range, adjacent to the metropolitan area of Tehran in northern Iran. It includes a 12-kilometre-long ridge. Its highest peak, also called Tochal, is at an elevation of 3,964 metres. A gondola lift runs from Tehran to the Tochal ski resort and hotel, all as a part of Tochal Complex.

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10 - Darband

   44 km away

Darband, formerly a village close to Tajrish, Shemiran, is a neighborhood inside Tehran's metropolitan limits. It is the beginning of a popular hiking trail into Mount Tochal, which towers over Tehran.

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