Mashhad Central Prison

Vakilabad Prison, also called Central Prison of Mashhad, is a prison in , located in the city of in the northeast of the country. The prison has reportedly been the site of hundreds of secret executions carried out by the Islamic Republic of Iran government.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Prison
  • Description: prison in Mashhad, Iran
  • Also known as: “Vakilabad Prison”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Sayyad Shirazi and Sadaf.

Railway station
Photo: Fatemi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sayyad-e Shirazi Metro Station is a station of Mashhad Metro Line 1. The station opened on 10 October 2011. It is located on Vakilabad Expressway. It is named after the assassinated Ali Sayad Shirazi, chief-of-staff of the Iranian Armed Forces during the eight-year Iran–Iraq war. is situated 1 km southwest of Mashhad Central Prison.

Railway station
Metro Station is a station of Mashhad Metro Line 1. The station opened on 10 October 2011. It is located on Vakilabad Expressway. is situated 1 km south of Mashhad Central Prison.

Railway station
Photo: Fatemi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Iqbal Metro Station is a station of Mashhad Metro Line 1. It is located on Vakilabad Expressway. The station was opened on 10 October 2011 and is named after Islamic philosopher and poet Muhammad Iqbal. is situated 1½ km west of Mashhad Central Prison.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vila Shahr and Safiabad.

Village
is a village in Torqabeh Rural District, Torqabeh District, Torqabeh and Shandiz County, Razavi Khorasan Province, . At the 2006 census, its population was 1,499, in 381 families. is situated 5 km west of Mashhad Central Prison.

Village
is a village in Torqabeh Rural District, Torqabeh District, Torqabeh and Shandiz County, Razavi Khorasan Province, . At the 2006 census, its population was 67, in 16 families. is situated 7 km northwest of Mashhad Central Prison.

Village
is a village in Tus Rural District, in the Central District of Mashhad County, Razavi Khorasan Province, . At the 2006 census, its population was 3,028, in 736 families. is situated 8 km north of Mashhad Central Prison.

Mashhad Central Prison

Latitude
36.33932° or 36° 20′ 22″ north
Longitude
59.49049° or 59° 29′ 26″ east
Open location code
8H8X8FQR+P5
Open­Street­Map ID
way 54967915
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­prison
Wiki­data ID
Q5836128
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In Other Languages

From French to Russian—“Mashhad Central Prison” goes by many names.
  • French: “Prison de Vakilabad”
  • German: “Vakilabad-Gefängnis”
  • Persian: “زندان مرکزی مشهد”
  • Russian: “Вакилабад (тюрьма)”
  • Russian: “Вакилабад”

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