Evin Prison

Evin Prison is a located in the neighborhood of , . Established in 1972, and particularly notorious since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, it has become the Islamic Republic's most infamous detention facility.
Wikipedia
Photo: Ehsan Iran, CC BY-SA 2.0.
  • Prison
  • …lies at an elevation of 1,663 metres (5,456 feet)
  • …dates from 1972
  • Description: prison in Tehran, Iran
  • Also known as
    “Zendān-e Evīn”
    “ندامتگاه اوین”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Parsian Azadi Hotel and Tehran International School.

Hotel
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The is one of the largest and… is situated 1 km southeast of Evin Prison.

School
Tehran International & Adaptive School is an international school located in North , Iran. is situated 1¼ km south of Evin Prison.

Event venue
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is an event venue, which is situated 1½ km southeast of Evin Prison.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Evin and District 2.

Neighborhood
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is a neighbourhood in the north of .

Suburb
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of Tehran Municipality, is one… is situated 4½ km southwest of Evin Prison.

Suburb
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Shemiranat County is in province, . is situated 4½ km east of Evin Prison.

Evin Prison

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Latitude
35.79617° or 35° 47′ 46″ north
Longitude
51.3841° or 51° 23′ 3″ east
Open location code
8H7HQ9WM+FJ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 38580702
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­prison
Geo­Names ID
6672509
Wiki­data ID
Q387503

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Turkish—“Evin Prison” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “سجن إيفين”
  • Armenian: “Էվին բանտ”
  • Belarusian: “Эвін”
  • Belarusian: “Эвінская турма”
  • Catalan: “presó d’Evin”
  • Central Kurdish: “زیندانی ئێڤین”
  • Chinese: “伊温监狱”
  • Chinese: “埃文监狱”
  • Chinese: “埃温监狱”
  • Chinese: “艾文監獄”
  • Czech: “Věznice Evín”
  • Danish: “Evin Fængsel”
  • Danish: “Evin Fængslet”
  • Danish: “Evin-fængslet”
  • Dutch: “Evin-gevangenis”
  • Dutch: “Evingevangenis”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “سجن ايفين”
  • Estonian: “Evini vangla”
  • Finnish: “Evinin vankila”
  • French: “prison 209”
  • French: “prison d’Evin”
  • French: “Prison d’Evin”
  • French: “section 209”
  • German: “Evin-Gefängnis”
  • Hebrew: “כלא אווין”
  • Italian: “Carcere di Evin”
  • Italian: “Prigione di Evin”
  • Japanese: “エヴィーン刑務所”
  • Japanese: “エヴィン刑務所”
  • Korean: “에빈 교도소”
  • Kurdish: “Zîndana Evîn”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Evin-fengselet”
  • Norwegian: “Evin-fengselet”
  • Persian: “بازداشتگاه اوین”
  • Persian: “زندان اوین تهران”
  • Persian: “زندان اوین”
  • Portuguese: “Prisão de Evin”
  • Pushto: “ایوین زندان”
  • Russian: “Тюрьма Эвин”
  • Russian: “Эвин”
  • Spanish: “Prisión de Evin”
  • Swedish: “Evin-fängelset”
  • Swedish: “Evinfängelset”
  • Turkish: “Evin Cezaevi”

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