Gholhak

Gholhak (also Qolhak Persian قلهک ) is a district in the north of Tehran. It is located between the districts of Elahieh in the west and in the east Doulat. By Gholhak leads the Shariati Street ( formerly Shemiran Street or Old Shemiran Street).

History

In the Qajar Gholhak was a village- structured suburb of Tehran. Under Mohammad Shah Qajar, he was the British left, while the adjacent district Zargandeh was awarded to Russia. So were under the residents of Gholhak the British rule.

The British established here an extensively landscaped complex of 200 000 m². These included a message, office buildings and a chapel.

During the reign of Reza Shah Pahlavi, the contract with the British expired and Gholhak was the city of Tehran incorporated. However, the British still use the complex as a summer residence. Also the British Embassy, ​​a branch of the British Council and a British school are still here.

During the reign of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi Gholhak was also the district with the largest German community. The with nearly 2,000 students once the largest German school abroad is also located in this district. Today, it continues in the form of the much smaller German Embassy School Tehran.