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Arpa Coffeenet
(Valiasr St; internet per hr US$1; 9am-3.30pm & 5.30-10.30pm)
Near Edalat 10th St.
Golestan Miras
( 226 1802; Taqavi House, Taqavi Lane; 8am-2pm Sat-Thu)
Cultural-tourist office. Occupies a splendid, part- renovated 19th-century merchant's
house. Plentiful colourful brochures.
International telephone office
(Beheshti 2nd Alley; 7am-9.30pm Sat-Thu, 8am-2pm
& 4-9.30pm Fri)
Police Foreign Affairs Department
(Niwentisdam Atboye Khoreji; 218 2648;
Molaghaty St; 8am-2pm Sat-Thu)
Visa extensions. Staff are helpful despite sometimes
being overloaded with Central Asian applicants. Apply by 9.30am; collect around noon.
The office is two short blocks from the big Bank Melli tower where you need to pay the
IR300,000 fee.
Tourist Exchange
( 232 1929; Valiasr St at Edalat 23rd St; 9am-1pm & 5-9pm)
Painless moneychanging.
Getting There & Away
Air
There are daily flights to Tehran (US$35) on Iran Air and Iran Aseman. Iran Air flies to
Mashhad (US$35) thrice weekly. English-speaking
Komeil Golestan Tour & Travel
(
232 6664; komeilgolestan@samopardaz.com; Valiasr St, cnr Edalat 21st St;
8.30am-7pm Sat-Wed, to 2pm Thu)
sells the tickets.
Bus, Minibus & Savari
From the big
main terminal
(Enqelab Sq)
, north of the centre, major bus destinations are
included in the following table.
BUSES FROM GORGAN
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