Jamaran

Jamaran(Persian: جماران) is a neighbourhood located north of the city of Tehran in Iran.

This article is about a neighbourhood in Tehran. For the village in Golestan Province, see Jamaran, Golestan. For the Iranian naval vessel of the same name, see Iranian frigate Jamaran.

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 Ayatollah Khomeini. Khomeini's family and the Khomeini Foundation, with the approval of Iran's Supreme Leader, provided offices to Mohammed Khatami and the International Institute for Dialogue Among Cultures and Civilizations in one of Khomeini's Jamaran compounds.[1]

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  1. Majd, Hooman. The Ayatollah Begs to Differ. Doubleday. 2008. 217.

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