Qasem Soleimani Expressway

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Lieutenant General Qasem Soleimani Expressway, formerly called Resalat Expressway, is an east-west expressway in Tehran, Iran.

Qasem Soleimani Expressway
بزرگراه شهید سردار قاسم سلیمانی
Route information
Length12 km (7.5 mi)
Major junctions
East end Yasini Expressway
West end Hakim Expressway
Kordestan Expressway
Location
CountryIran
Major citiesTehran
Highway system
Qasem Soleimani Expressway junction with Africa Boulevard and entrance of Resalat Tunnel.
Kordestan Expressway interchange with Qasem Soleimani Expressway and Hakim Expressway.

It joins the eastern localities of Tehran metropolis, including Resalat District, to Seyed Khandan in north-central Tehran and further to western parts of the Greater Tehran.

The Resalat Tunnel was opened by Mahmoud Ahmadinejad with newlyweds being the first to drive through it. Upon praying in the tunnel at its re-opening, Rageh Omaar of the BBC prayed on the same prayer mat as Ahmadinejad at the same time.

The expressway was renamed to Shahid Sardar Qasem Soleimani Expressway, following the Assassination of Qasem Soleimani by an American airstrike.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "بزرگراه رسالت به نام سردار سلیمانی تغییر نام یافت". ایرنا (in Persian). 5 January 2020.
  From East to West  
 
 
  Yasini Expressway
    Damavand Street
    Parvin Boulevard
   Tehranpars Metro Station
    Tehranpars Expressway
   Shahid Bagheri Metro Station
   Elm-o-Sanat University Metro Station
    Ayat Street
   Sarsabz Metro Station
  
Resalat Square
  Hengam Street
  Ayatollah Madani Boulevard
   Golbarg Metro Station
    Imam Ali Expressway
 
Shahid Sayyad Shirazi Interchange
  Niavaran Expressway
    Shariati Street
    Sohravardi Street
    Shahid Haghani Expressway
   Mosalla Metro Station
    Modares Expressway
 
Africa Square
  Africa Boulevard
  Resalat Tunnel
 
 
  Kordestan Expressway
Continues as   Hakim Expressway
  From West to East