Yusef Abad
Yusef Abad (Also spelled Yousef Abad,Yusuf Abad,Yusof Abad, Yousuf Abad, Persian: یوسف آباد , Hebrew: יוסף אבאד) is an old neighborhood of Tehran, consisting of an area developed through parallel streets called; Sayed Jamaleddin Asad Abadi (usually considered to be the main street of Yusef Abad area), Ibn-e-sina (Avicena or Poor Sina), Jahan Ara, Mahram (Modabber), and Akbari (Mostowfi); the latter being the most beautiful and consequently the most expensive part of it. The area was first built by Mirza Yusef Ashtiani Mostowfi ul-Mamalek (Persian: میرزا یوسف آشتیانی مستوفی الممالک) in north-west of Dar-ol Xelafe Naseri, so was named after his name as Yusef Abad locality.
People residing there, are generally of upper middle class, well-off, and prestigious. The area is located in north central part of the city, and is served by Valiasr Avenue, as well as Kordestan and Hemmat Expressways.
Three parks are commonly expected to be the most reputable recreation centers of the region; Shafaq park (Persian: پارک شفق), almost in the middle of the area, wherein Shafaq public library, and the well-known Shafaq or Student Community/Cultural Center (Persian: فرهنگسرای دانشجو یا شفق) are located. Second one is Qezel-Qale (translated as Red Castle) park, which located in the beginning of Jahan Ara Street. This place is a part of the former Qezel-Qale prison that has been abandoned for many years. The latter is Dustan (translated as Friends) park, that situated on the northern part of Yusef Abad.
Yusef Abad has also a gas station, Yusef Abad Gas Station, a cinema, Golriz Cinema, and the famous Yusef Abad Police Station (Persian: کلانتری یوسف آباد).
The locality is one of the four major neighborhoods in Tehran with the highest population of Persian Jewish people, the others being Sheikh Hadi, Gorgan, and Gisha.
It is host to one of the few synagogues, also one of the biggest in north of the city; Yusef Abad Synagogue (Persian: کنیسه یوسف آباد , Hebrew: בית הכנסת יוסף-אבד).
Yusef Abad is also home to some of the first and prominent residential skyscrapers in Tehran, the A.S.P. Towers. These towers are located north of the area, on the corner of Kordestan and Hakim Highways. They have been a landmark since being completed in 1976.
Situated just behind the A.S.P. Towers, is the newly completed Tehran International Tower (Persian: برج بین المللی تهران). This skyscraper has title of the tallest residential tower in Iran.
Coordinates: 35°10′N 61°06′E / 35.167°N 61.100°E