Lavizān (Persian: لویزان) is a north-eastern neighborhood of Tehran, the capital of Iran.

Lavizan Jungle Park

Lavizān area consists of a residential area and forested recreation area called Lavizān Forest Park.[1] The neighborhoods surrounding Lavizan are Majidabad, Qanat-kosar, Qasemabad, Deh-e Narmak, Shian, Kuye Nobonyad, Ozgol and Qal'eue Sardar.

Citizens edit

Local people in Lavizan live in 1–3 stories apartments. The "Rezaian" lastname is very common among locals.

Landmarks and urban areas edit

Lavizan Forest Park is recreation area, people from Lavizan and Tehran use it. The area size is about 1100 hectares.[2]

The neighborhoods surrounding Lavizan are Majidabad, Qanat-kosar, Qasemabad, Deh-e Narmak, Shian, Kuye Nobonyad, Ozgol and Qal'eue Sardar.[citation needed]

Shahid Rajaee University is the only higher-education center in this area.

There are two schools located in lavizan, Adab and Shahidan-e-Rezaian.

Military sites edit

There is a heavily fortified army garrison[3] situated in Lavizān and today also a nuclear site is said to be situated in the area.[4]

References edit

  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-10-16. Retrieved 2011-09-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-10-16. Retrieved 2011-09-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ "Lavizan – Iran Special Weapons Facility". GlobalSecurity.org.
  4. ^ Michael Adler (2006-01-30). "Iran Gives UN Inspectors Access to Lavizan Nuclear Site". Antara News.

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