Pardisan

Pardisan park (also called Shahrak-e Gharb's Forest Park , PerB| پارک جنگلی شهرک غرب is a multi-purpose complex covering more than 270 hectares located in north-west Tehran.

This complex is primarily an educational, research and cultural center with the objective of creating suitable facilities for the study of the environment in all its different aspects. However, in addition to scientific activities, facilities have been created in Pardisan Park for visitors to spend time in an inspiring, educational atmosphere. In other words, this Park is a multipurpose project, providing education in fun and relaxed surroundings aimed at increasing public awareness about natural environment. Pardisan Park contains the Biodiversity Museum, a wildlife park, a theatre, playgrounds and several other facilitiesIn the park there live many animals like the the Pallas's cat, or manul. Pallas's cat is a small Asian cat that was named after a German naturalist, Peter Pallas, who first described it, noting that it is missing the front pre-molar teeth, giving it 28 teeth instead of 30, as in most fields. He also, suggested that it was the ancestor of the Persian breeds of domestic cats because of its long fur, stocky build and flattened face.