District 14

District 14 is one of 22 central districts of Tehran Municipality is located in southeast of the Tehran, Iran. At the 2010 census, its population was 482,333, in 153,649 families.

Photo: Ali Safdarian, CC BY 3.0.

Type: Suburb
Description: district in Tehran, Iran
Also known as: “District 14 (Tehran)” and “District 14, Tehran”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Husayniyya and Polish Cemetery.

Husayniyya

Mosque

Photo: Muhammad Mahdi Karim, GFDL.

A husayniyya is a building designed specifically for gatherings of Shia Muslims for spiritual practice, religious education and commemoration ceremonies, especially the Mourning of Muharram.

Polish Cemetery

Cemetery

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The Polish War Cemetery in Tehran is a historical cemetery situated in the eastern suburbs of Tehran, Iran, part of Doulab Christian Cemetery of Tehran.

Christian Cementry

Cemetery

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Doulab Cemetery is a historic cemetery situated in the eastern suburbs of Tehran, Iran. One of the most important Christian cemeteries, it consists of five sections:…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Piroozi and North Afsarieh.

Piroozi

Neighborhood

Mehrshahr is an affluent area located south-west of Karaj city in Alborz province, Iran.

North Afsarieh

Neighborhood

Photo: Mahdi Kalhor, CC BY 3.0.

Afsariyeh is a neighborhood in the south-east of Tehran in Iran. In 1977, the state ordered the eviction of squatted shanty towns in Afsariyeh. North Afsarieh is situated 3 km south of District 14.