Women's Park of Borujerd

The Women's Park of Borujerd (In Persian: پارک بانوان بروجرد, "pārke bānovāne borūjerd") is an urban park in the city of Borujerd in western province of Lorestan, Iran. Established in May 2001, according to Iran’s Cultural Heritage News Agency (CHN), the the Women’s park is the first park in Iran specifically designed for and dedicated to women in Iran [ [http://www.chn.ir/news/?Section=1&id=15308 CHN April 31, 2006] "In Persian"] .

This park is located in Shahrdari Blvd. and it was originally a garden and agricultural field in the city. It has more than 40000 m² area and is protected with 5 m high walls to give women and girls opportunity to use the park freely without the formal Islamic hijab. The park is totally managed by women. Adult men are not allowed in.

Facilities

The Women's Park is a complex containing sports and exercise facilities as well as recreational and cultural spaces. Currently, the park has these facilities:
* Aerobics
* Cycling Track
* Gym
* Library
* Table Tennis Hall
* Video Club

Following facilities are planned for the future developments:
* Volleyball, basketball and indoor sports hall
* Amphitheatre
* Swimming pool
* Stadium and athletics centre
* Echo park [ [http://www.parkebanovan.boroujerd.ir/about.htm About the Park] "In Persian"] .

References

* [http://www.parkebanovan.boroujerd.ir/about.htm Women's Park of Borujerd homepage]