Darband was formerly a village close to Tajrish,
Shemiran, and is now a neighbourhood inside
Tehran's city limits. It is the beginning of a very popular hiking trail into the Mount Tochal, which towers over
Tehran.
A chair lift is also available for those not interested in hiking.
Darband has a suitable climate all year round, and sees heavy snowfall every year.
The initial start of the trail at
Darband is about 250 meters long and is dotted with a number of small cafes and restaurants. These are quite popular and are busy in the evenings, as locals and tourists alike visit the many hooka lounges (locally called qavekhane sonnati) along the trail.
. On both winter and summer holidays the square and single main street of this old mountain village, which can be reached easily via urban
Transportation, are the setting for tens of thousands of strollers, and many boutiques and teahouses serve hikers along the whole length of the
...see more valley as far as Pas-qalʿa.
Darband is where many Iranian giants of art and culture such as Iraj Mirza, Mohammad Taghi Bahar, Forough Farrokhzad, Abolhasan Saba, Ruhollah Khaleghi, Rahi Moayeri, and Darvish-khan are buried.
References:
http://en.wikipedia.org
http://www.iranicaonline.org
