Jamaran Hussainiya was the house of Imam Ruhollah Khomeini, the founder of the

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, in

Jamaran Jamaran () is a neighbourhood located north of the city of Tehran in Iran. Jamaran was once an independent village; it is now a part of the North Tehran region. It is best known for being the home of Ruhollah Khomeini Ruhollah Musavi Kh ...

village. On 23 January 1980,

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Khomeini Ruhollah Musavi Khomeini (17 May 1900 or 24 September 19023 June 1989) was an Iranian revolutionary, politician, political theorist, and religious leader. He was the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the main leader of the Iranian ...

went to

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from

Qom Qom (; ) is a city in the Central District of Qom County, Qom province, Iran, serving as capital of the province, the county, and the district. It is the seventh largest metropolis and also the seventh largest city in Iran. The city is ...

to cure a heart ailment. According to doctors recommendation, the weather in Qom did not suit him. The house of

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was next to the

Hussainiya A Husayniyya () is a building designed specifically for gatherings of Shia Muslims for spiritual practice, religious education and commemoration ceremonies, especially the Mourning of Muharram. The Husayniyya is a multipurpose hall for the comm ...

in Jamaran village. The house was linked to a large mosque by a metal platform.

often walked up a flight of stairs leading from his house to the balcony of the mosque, from which he often spoke.

History

On 23 January 1980,

went to Tehran from Qom to cure a heart ailment. He was hospitalized for thirty nine days, then he resided in the north Tehran suburb of Darband. It was not a suitable house for him. On 22 April, he took up residence in Jamaran on the suggestion of Seyyed Mahdi Imam Jamarani who was known as Imam Jamarani for leading prayers at the Jamarani mosque and spent the rest of his life there. The house was the birthplace of Imam Jamarani’s mother, located near the mosque of Jamaran in Shaheed Husseinkiya street off Yasser Road.

delivered speeches and met foreign delegations at Jamaran Hussainiya. The Jamaran village is in the foothills of the

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and north of Tehran. This village is near

Niavaran Palace The Niavaran Palace Complex ( – ''Majmue-ye Kākh-e Niāvarān'') is a historical palace complex situated in Shemiran (northern Tehran), Iran. It consists of several palace buildings and monuments dating back to the Qajar and Pahlavi eras. H ...

where

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lived.

Ruhollah Khomeini's room

house was placed next to the

in Jamaran village. His room, located in front of house, was about 12 square meters. A small platform adjoined the room to the Hussainiya where

gave his speeches to audiences. Also, he met with

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, first secretary of the

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, and foreign minister of the

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at this room.

In the news

To commemorate the death anniversary of

, Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance, Ayatollah Ali Jannati and a number of his colleagues and artists visited the Jamaran Hussainiya.

Gallery

File:Major Javad Fakori & Imam Khomeini.jpg, Major

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meets Khomeini in

File:Ruhollah Khomeini’s residency 04.jpg, Jamaran Hussainiya in 2015 File:Ruhollah Khomeini’s residency 06.jpg, Ayatollah Khomeini's place File:Ruhollah Khomeini’s residency 07.jpg, Khomeini's room File:Ruhollah Khomeini’s residency 08.jpg, Hussainiya during anniversary of Khomeini's death

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ruhollah Khomeini's residency (Jamaran) Ruhollah Khomeini Official residences in Iran

History

Ruhollah Khomeini's room

In the news

Gallery

See also

References