Ruhollah Khomeini’s residency (Jamaran)
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Jamaran Hussainiya was the house of
Ruhollah Khomeini Ruhollah Khomeini, Ayatollah Khomeini, Imam Khomeini ( , ; ; 17 May 1900 – 3 June 1989) was an Iranian political and religious leader who served as the first supreme leader of Iran from 1979 until his death in 1989. He was the founder of ...
, the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran, in
Jamaran Jamaran( fa, جماران) is a neighbourhood located north of the city of Tehran in Iran. Jamaran was once an independent village; it is now a part of the North Tehran region. It is best known for being the home of Ayatollah Khomeini. Khomeini' ...
village. On 23 January 1980, Ayatollah Khomeini went to Tehran from
Qom Qom (also spelled as "Ghom", "Ghum", or "Qum") ( fa, قم ) is the seventh largest metropolis and also the seventh largest city in Iran. Qom is the capital of Qom Province. It is located to the south of Tehran. At the 2016 census, its popul ...
to cure a heart ailment. According to doctors recommendation, the weather of Qom did not agree with him. The house of Khomeini was next to the Hussainiya in Jamaran village. The house was linked to a large mosque by a metal platform. Khomeini often walked up a flight of stairs leading from his house to the balcony of the mosque, from which he often spoke.


History

On 23 January 1980, Ayatollah Khomeini went to Tehran from Qom to cure a heart ailment. He was hospitalized for thirty nine days, then he resided in the north Tehran suburb of Darband. It was not a suitable house for him. On 22 April, he took up residence in Jamaran on the suggestion of Seyyed Mahdi Imam Jamarani who was known as Imam Jamarani for leading prayers at the Jamarani mosque and spent the rest of his life there. The house was the birthplace of Imam Jamarani’s mother, located near the mosque of Jamaran in Shaheed Husseinkiya street off Yasser Road. Ayatollah Khomeini delivered speeches and met foreign delegations at Jamaran Hussainiya. The Jamaran village is in the foothills of the Alborz mountains and north of Tehran. This village is near
Niavaran Palace The Niavaran Palace Complex ( fa, مجموعه کاخ نیاوران – ''Majmue ye Niāvarān'') is a historical palace complex situated in Shemiran (northern Tehran), Iran. It consists of several palace buildings and monuments dating back to ...
where
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lived.


Ruhollah Khomeini's room

Ruhollah Khomeini Ruhollah Khomeini, Ayatollah Khomeini, Imam Khomeini ( , ; ; 17 May 1900 – 3 June 1989) was an Iranian political and religious leader who served as the first supreme leader of Iran from 1979 until his death in 1989. He was the founder of ...
's house was placed next to the Hussainiya in Jamaran village. His room, located in front of house, was about 12 square meters. A small platform adjoined the room to the Hussainiya where Ayatollah Khomeini gave his speeches to audiences. Also, he met with Eduard Shevardnadze, first secretary of the Communist Party of Georgia (Soviet Union), Georgian Communist Party, and foreign minister of the Soviet Union at this room.


In the news

To commemorate the death anniversary of Ayatollah Khomeini, Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance (Iran), Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance, Ali Jannati and a number of his colleagues and artists visited the Jamaran Hussainiya.


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File:Major Javad Fakori & Imam Khomeini.jpg, Major Javad Fakori meets Khomeini in
Jamaran Jamaran( fa, جماران) is a neighbourhood located north of the city of Tehran in Iran. Jamaran was once an independent village; it is now a part of the North Tehran region. It is best known for being the home of Ayatollah Khomeini. Khomeini' ...
File:Ruhollah Khomeini’s residency 04.jpg, Jamaran Hussainiya in 2015 File:Ruhollah Khomeini’s residency 06.jpg, Ayatollah Khomeini's place File:Ruhollah Khomeini’s residency 07.jpg, Khomeini's room File:Ruhollah Khomeini’s residency 08.jpg, Hussainiya during anniversary of Khomeini's death


See also

* Mausoleum of Ruhollah Khomeini * House of Leadership * Imam khomeini Mosalla Tehran


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ruhollah Khomeini's residency (Jamaran) Ruhollah Khomeini Official residences in Iran