Ferdowsi Street Explained

Ferdowsi Street (Persian: خیابان فردوسی), formerly Alaodowleh Street or Alaoddowleh Street (Persian: خیابان علاءالدوله), is a street located in Tehran, Iran. It is named after Ferdowsi,^[1] and is the center of Tehran’s currency exchange trade.^[2]

Features

• Embassy of the United Kingdom

Notes and References

1. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-19800532 BBC News - Iran currency crisis: Sanctions detonate unstable rial
2. http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2012/al-monitor/iranrialprotest.html Changing Money in Iran: A Report From Tehran's Ferdowsi Square - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East