Nazi Abad is a neighborhood to the south of the central district of the city of

Tehran Tehran (; fa, تهران ) is the largest city in Tehran Province and the capital of Iran. With a population of around 9 million in the city and around 16 million in the larger metropolitan area of Greater Tehran, Tehran is the most popul ...

Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...

. Nazi Abad is one of the relatively lower-income neighborhoods. This neighborhood was named "Nazi Abad", after the original "Naz Abad" neighborhood during the

Qajar Dynasty The Qajar dynasty (; fa, دودمان قاجار ', az, Qacarlar ) was an IranianAbbas Amanat, ''The Pivot of the Universe: Nasir Al-Din Shah Qajar and the Iranian Monarchy, 1831–1896'', I. B. Tauris, pp 2–3 royal dynasty of Turkic peoples ...

. Most famous people who have lived in this area are famous footballer

Hamid Reza Estili Hamid Reza Estili ( fa, حميد استيلی; born 1 April 1967) is an Iranian football coach and former player. Estili was a member of the Iran national team and is mostly remembered for his memorable goal and goal celebration against the Un ...

(Persian: حميد استیلی), actor

Akbar Abdi Akbar Abdi ( fa, اکبر عبدی, born 26 August 1960) is an Iranian actor. He has received various accolades, including two Crystal Simorgh, a Hafez Award and an Iran's Film Critics and Writers Association Award. Career He began his career ...

(Persian: اکبر عبدی),

Fereshteh Karimi Fereshteh Karimi is an Iranian women's futsal player currently playing for Azad University in Iran. She was chosen as one of the top 10 nominees for the best woman player in the world in 2013 by the futsalplanet website. In September 2015 she ...

(Persian:فرشته کریمی) Footballwoman,

Yahya Golmohammadi Yahya Golmohammadi ( fa, يحيى گل محمدى, born 19 March 1971) also knowend as YaYa is an Iranian former footballer and coach who is currently managing the Persian Gulf Pro League club Persepolis. He is one of only eight Iranians to sco ...

(Persian:یحیی گل محمدی) Football coach, and Meysam Nassiri (Persian: میثم نصیری) Wrestler.

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https://www.instagram.com/naziabad/ Neighbourhoods in Tehran {{Tehran-geo-stub