en Representation of Tehran during Qajar reign (Naseri period) in French travelers’ travel journals تخصصي Special پژوهشي Research Travel journals from different historical periods contain valuable insights that could be analyzed from different aspects and through that we can understand other people’s points of view about us. Description of different cities in travel literature represents French travelers’ views about these cities besides informing us about the quality and quantity of those cities at the times. “Representation of Tehran during Qajar Dynasty’s reign in French travelers’ travel literature books” based on the three theories of Stuart Hall’s representation gives us insights into what is interesting in a traveler’s mind and also what “Tehran” looked like at the time, how it got improved and developed. This article is focused on how the original nucleus of “Tehran” was formed, its appearances, geography, weather historical buildings and how the cultural heritage has been represented in these travel literature books. Travel journals from different historical periods contain valuable insights that could be analyzed from different aspects and through that we can understand other people’s points of view about us. Description of different cities in travel literature represents French travelers’ views about these cities besides informing us about the quality and quantity of those cities at the times. “Representation of Tehran during Qajar Dynasty’s reign in French travelers’ travel literature books” based on the three theories of Stuart Hall’s representation gives us insights into what is interesting in a traveler’s mind and also what “Tehran” looked like at the time, how it got improved and developed. This article is focused on how the original nucleus of “Tehran” was formed, its appearances, geography, weather historical buildings and how the cultural heritage has been represented in these travel literature books. Tehran city, Qajar dynasty, representation, French travel literature books. Tehran city, Qajar dynasty, representation, French travel literature books. 223 231 http://ijurm.imo.org.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-583-3&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Roohollah Hoseini روح الله حسینی 10031947532846002023 10031947532846002023 No دانشگاه تهران Asadollah Mohammad Zadeh اسد الله محمدزاده 10031947532846002024 10031947532846002024 No دانشگاه گیلان Mehran Shiravand مهران شیراوند shiravand2012@gmail.com 10031947532846002025 10031947532846002025 Yes