Museum of the Qasr Prison

The Museum of the Qasr Prison, formerly referred to as the Qasr Prison, is a historical complex in , . The building was one of the oldest political prisons in Iran, which is now a museum complex surrounded by a public park.
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  • Prison
  • …lies at an elevation of 1,270 metres (4,167 feet)
  • Description: prison museum in Tehran, Iranian national heritage site
  • Also known as
    “Qasr Prison”
    “Zendān-e Qaşr”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Saint Vartan Church and Reza Abbasi Museum.
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St. Vartanants Church is established in 1986 and was… is situated 660 metres southeast of Museum of the Qasr Prison.
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The is a in , , located in Seyed Khandan. is situated 2 km north of Museum of the Qasr Prison.
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Shahid Ghoddoosi Metro Station is a station in line 3 of the Tehran Metro. is situated 1 km north of Museum of the Qasr Prison.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include District 7 and District 8.
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is a suburb.
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is a suburb, which is situated 3½ km east of Museum of the Qasr Prison.
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is a suburb, which is situated 3½ km southeast of Museum of the Qasr Prison.

Museum of the Qasr Prison

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Latitude
35.7234° or 35° 43′ 24″ north
Longitude
51.44834° or 51° 26′ 54″ east
Open location code
8H7HPCFX+98
Geo­Names ID
404596
Wiki­data ID
Q4993148

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Museum of the Qasr Prison” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “متحف سجن القصر”
  • Armenian: “Կասր բանտի թանգարան”
  • Chinese: “卡斯尔监狱”
  • Danish: “Qasr Fængsel”
  • Danish: “Qasr Fængslet”
  • Danish: “Qasr-fængslet”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “متحف سجن القصر”
  • French: “prison de Qasr”
  • French: “Prison de Qasr”
  • Indonesian: “Museum Penjara Qasr”
  • Persian: “باغ‌موزه قصر”
  • Persian: “زندان قصر”
  • Persian: “زِندانِ قَصر”
  • Portuguese: “Museu da Prisão Qasr”
  • Russian: “Музей тюрьмы Каср”
  • Spanish: “Prision Kayar”
  • Spanish: “Prisión Kayar”
  • Spanish: “Prisión Qasr”
  • Urdu: “زندان قصر”

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