Parand ( fa, پرند) is a

planned city A planned community, planned city, planned town, or planned settlement is any community that was carefully planned from its inception and is typically constructed on previously undeveloped land. This contrasts with settlements that evolve ...

in Robat Karim County, Tehran Province,

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 ...

. Its toponym means "natural silk".

History

The city is intended to provide residences for the staff of

Imam Khomeini International Airport Imam Khomeini International Airport is the primary international airport of Tehran, the capital city of Iran, located southwest of Tehran, near the localities of Robat Karim and Eslamshahr and spread over an area of of land. Along with Mehr ...

, and to create a balance in the settlement pattern 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 ...

, establish an appropriate environment to draw in the extra population of Tehran and offer an alternative to unsystematic settlements. Parand is expected to accommodate 80,000 citizens across 1,467 hectares. The plan was a well-planned city which responds to the community's needs. It aims to host low-income families (laborers’ and employees’ housing cooperatives) by providing low-priced residential units with bank loans thereby attracting various classes of people. In 2019, the city has not yet attained those goals. On January 8, 2020,

Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 (PS752/AUI752) was a scheduled international civilian passenger flight from Tehran to Kyiv, operated by Ukraine International Airlines. On 8January 2020, the Boeing 737-800 flying the route was shot dow ...

crashed approximately 15 kilometres north-east of the city shortly after takeoff from nearby

Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport Imam Khomeini International Airport is the primary international airport of Tehran, the capital city of Iran, located southwest of Tehran, near the localities of Robat Karim and Eslamshahr and spread over an area of of land. Along with Mehr ...

, killing all 176 people on board. A video of a missile hitting the plane was recorded from the city.

Geography

The city of Parand is situated 10 km west from

Robat Karim Robat Karim ( fa, رباطكريم, also Romanized as Robāţ Karīm; formerly known as Shahriar and Shahryār) is a city in and capital of Robat Karim County, Tehran Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 62,937, in 16,675 famili ...

(situated 35 km south-west from

) on the way to Saveh and it has about 13,000 students in Islamic Azad University of Parand. The city is also accessible from

via the Tehran-Qom freeway. Parand is divided into a number of areas namely an urban texture, greenery, town services, regional services and industrial district.

References

External links

Ghost Towers – The View from Iran's Housing CrisisICIC.gov.ir
Populated places in Robat Karim County Planned cities in Iran {{tehran-geo-stub