Village in Tehran, Iran
| Vahnabad Persian: وهن اباد | |
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| Village | |
  Vahnabad | |
| Coordinates: 35°26′46″N 51°10′21″E / 35.44611°N 51.17250°E / 35.44611; 51.17250 | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | Tehran |
| County | Robat Karim |
| District | Central |
| Rural District | Vahnabad |
| Population | |
| • Total | 1,541 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
Vahnabad (Persian: وهن اباد) is a village in, and the capital of, Vahnabad Rural District of the Central District of Robat Karim County, Tehran province, Iran.
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 1,344 in 325 households. The following census in 2011 counted 1,537 people in 424 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 1,541 people in 440 households.
Notable people
Heydar Latifiyan was one of the leading figures of the Iranian Constitutional Revolution and a supporter of the parliamentary government against the authoritarian government.
He was a resident of Vahanabad and a supporter of Hassan Modarres and fighters against the Russian invasion during World War I. Haidar was the eldest son of Latif Vahanabadi, and all the Latifiyans of this region are Latif descendants. His famous descendants is Ali Latifiyan
After World War I, the Russians advanced on Qazvin. With the fall of Tehran, the parliament lost its majority and was dissolved when, in the early year of World War I, around 1293, Russia issued an ultimatum to Iran to expel Morgan Schuster and the forces They entered Iran and came to Robat Karim and attacked the forces of the National Defense Committee, which was formed in the presence of Seyyed Hassan Modarres and his allies. "My Memoirs" writes about the first Russian military confrontation with the national forces:
The Russian army reaches the village of Kalmeh (Fajr town), which is located on the road from Robat Karim to Tehran, on one side, and the local fighters are surrounded on three sides. But everyone survives. But at dusk, the infantry of the Russian army get closer and the battle begins with the sword, and after a bloody battle, 70 people are killed. Haidar Latifian, like the rest of his comrades, was killed.
According to local legends, the Russians made it difficult to identify the bodies by cutting off the heads of the dead. He is buried in the northern side of the Imamzadeh grave.
See also
Notes
- Also romanized as Vahanābād and Vahnābād; also known as Wahsanābād
References
- OpenStreetMap contributors (22 September 2024). "Vahnabad, Robat Karim County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 22 September 2024.
- ^ Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Tehran Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 12 December 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- Vahnabad can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3087998" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
- Mousavi, Mirhossein (14 May 2014) . Creation and formation of four districts in Ray County under Tehran province under Shahrari center. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers. Proposal 17016. Archived from the original on 3 May 2015. Retrieved 24 December 2023 – via Islamic Parliament Research Center.
- Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Tehran Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Tehran Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.
- ^ Retrieved from Persian Misplaced Pages
- Makki, Hossein (1989). (Katerat (autobiography. Elmi published. p. 21.
- Taheri, Sadr alddin. Araa va Andishe haa. pp. 24–25.
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