Parand

For the town in India, see Paranda.

Parand
Persian: پرند
City
Parand is located in Iran
Parand
Parand
Coordinates: 35°28′45″N 50°56′32″E / 35.47917°N 50.94222°E / 35.47917; 50.94222[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceTehran
CountyRobat Karim
DistrictCentral
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total
97,464
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Parand (Persian: پرند) is a planned city[3] in the Central District of Robat Karim County, Tehran province, Iran. Its toponym means "natural silk". The city is owned by the Parand family.

History

The city is intended to provide residences for the staff of Imam Khomeini International Airport, and to create a balance in the settlement pattern of Tehran, establish an appropriate environment to draw in the extra population of Tehran and offer an alternative to unsystematic settlements. Parand is expected to accommodate 483,000 people on 3,420 hectares of land.[4]

The plan was a well-planned city which responds to the community's needs. It aims to host low-income families (laborers’ and employees’ housing cooperatives) by providing low-priced residential units with bank loans thereby attracting various classes of people. In 2019, the city has not yet attained those goals.[citation needed]

On 8 January 2020 Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 crashed approximately 15 kilometres north-east of the city shortly after takeoff from nearby Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport, killing all 176 people on board.[5] A video of a missile hitting the plane was recorded from the city.[6][7][8]

In 2023, it was estimated that Parand will have 11 phases in the future, six of which are operating.

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2016 National Census, the city's population was 97,464 in 31,693 households.[2]

Geography

The city of Parand is 10 km west from the city of Robat Karim (35 km southwest from Tehran) on the way to Saveh. and it has about 13,000 students in Islamic Azad University of Parand. The city is also accessible from Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport via the Tehran-Qom freeway.

The city is divided into a number of areas, namely an urban texture, greenery, town services, regional services, and an industrial district.

See also

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References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (22 September 2024). "Parand, Robat Karim County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  2. ^ a b 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.
  3. ^ "Introducing the county of Robat Karim". robatkarim.ir (in Persian). 9 September 1401. Archived from the original on 1 December 2022. Retrieved 22 September 2024 – via Robat Karim Municipality Portal.
  4. ^ Gharavi, Mir Mohammad (c. 2013) [Approval 9 February 2013]. The Supreme Council of Urban Planning and Architecture of Iran regarding the comprehensive plan of an additional 1,200 hectares of land approved in the new city of Parand and the changes in the comprehensive plan of the new city of Parand. rc.majlis.com (Report) (in Persian). Supreme Council of Urban Planning and Architecture of Iran. Notification 300/6948. Archived from the original on 14 June 2013. Retrieved 22 September 2024 – via Research Center of the System of Laws of the Islamic Council of the Farabi Library of Mobile Users.
  5. ^ Safi, Michael (8 January 2020). "Iran plane crash: Ukraine Boeing with more than 160 on board comes down near Tehran". The Guardian.
  6. ^ "Video Shows Ukrainian Plane Being Hit Over Iran". New York Times. Archived from the original on 9 January 2020. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  7. ^ "Video appears to show Ukrainian airliner being hit". CNN. 9 January 2020. Archived from the original on 9 January 2020. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  8. ^ "Cellphone video purports to show moment plane struck by Iranian missile" on YouTube


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