Nazi Abad () is a neighborhood to the south of the central district of the city of
Tehran
Tehran (; , ''Tehrân'') is the capital and largest city of Iran. It is the capital of Tehran province, and the administrative center for Tehran County and its Central District (Tehran County), Central District. With a population of around 9. ...
in
Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the nort ...
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This neighborhood was named "Nazi Abad", after the original "Naz Abad" neighborhood during the
Qajar Dynasty
The Qajar family (; 1789–1925) was an Iranian royal family founded by Mohammad Khan (), a member of the Qoyunlu clan of the Turkoman-descended Qajar tribe. The dynasty's effective rule in Iran ended in 1925 when Iran's '' Majlis'', conven ...
.
Past residents include
Hamid Reza Estili (Persian: حميد استیلی), actor
Akbar Abdi
Akbar Abdi (, born 26 August 1960) is an Iranian actor. He has received various accolades, including two Crystal Simorgh, a Hafez Award and an Iran's Film Critics and Writers Association Award.
Career
He began his career in 1981 with the child ...
(Persian: اکبر عبدی),
Fereshteh Karimi (Persian: فرشته کریمی) Footballwoman,
Yahya Golmohammadi
Yahya Golmohammadi (; born 19 March 1971) is an Iranian association football, football coach and a former player who coaches Persian Gulf Pro League club Foolad F.C., Foolad. He is one of only eleven Iranians to score in a FIFA World Cup, World ...
(Persian: یحیی گلمحمدی) Football coach, and
Meysam Nassiri (Persian: میثم نصیری) Wrestler.
References
https://www.instagram.com/naziabad/
Neighbourhoods in Tehran
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