TEHRAN—On Friday, two groups of hearing-impaired people paid visits to a gas station museum which is located in downtown Tehran.

The visits were organized as parts of an extensive program formulated to mark the National Tourism Week in Iran, which begins on September 27, concurrent with World Tourism Day.

At the same time, a group of female cyclists toured the gas museum that is inscribed on the National Heritage list under the number 31710.

Also called the Darvazeh-Dowlat gas station museum, the property was built by the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company in the early 20th century during the reign of Reza Shah Pahlavi (1925—1941).

Samples of vintage gasoline pump devices, and gears related to the distribution, transportation, and emptying of fuel as well as photos, documents, maps, and historical films related to this place are on show at this museum as well.

The monument was originally named “Gas Station Number 6”. It is now running under the supervision of the Iran Petroleum Museum and Documents, which showcases a variety of documents and objects such as pumps, scales, and jerrycans amongst other tools.

The former gas station marks the second oldest filling station in the county after a counterpart in Abadan, according to the Iran Petroleum Museum and Documents.

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