Book shopping in Tehran
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Gita Shenasi
The undisputed king of Iranian map-making is Gita Shenasi in Tehran, which publishes an impressive array of maps covering all the major towns and cities and some of the mountain ranges. A growing number of its maps are in English, while many others list the names of major streets, suburbs and squares in English, although everything else, including the text and indexes, is in Farsi. Maps are harder to find outside Tehran.
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Book City Niyavaran Store
For English-language books, the Book City chain is your best option. Most top-end hotels also sell books (mainly pictorials) about Iran, as do the National Museum of Iran and Sa'd Abad Museum Complex. Some people like this store even more than the Book City Hafez store, though the fun police have closed the attached café.
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Jahanelm Institute
Magazines ranging from the Economist to Vogue. It’s on the floor below ground level in a large arcade with red-painted trim.
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Di Rouz Em Rouz Ancien Livres
A good collection of old books in English, French, German and Italian. Some rare works on Iran.
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Book City Hafez Store
The biggest store of the best chain of bookshops. A decent range of fiction and nonfiction in English (mostly on the 3rd floor), and plenty of pictorials on Iran (1st floor).
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