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Adelabad Prison
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Prison in Shiraz, Iran | | | Location | Shiraz, Iran | | | Status | Operational | | Capacity | 7,000 inmates | | Opened | 1972; 54 years ago (1972) | | Managed by | [Judiciary of the Islamic Republic of Iran | | Director | Rouhollah Rezaei Dana (acting) | | City | Shiraz | | Country | Iran | Adelabad Prison Adelabad Prison ( Persian: زندان عادلآباد) is a prison located in the southern Shiraz, Iran.[\[1\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adelabad_Prison#cite_note-1)[\[2\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adelabad_Prison#cite_note-2) As the central prison of Shiraz, Adelabad was initially constructed in an uninhabited area south of the city. However, due to the expansion of Shiraz, it is now located within the urban limits.[\[3\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adelabad_Prison#cite_note-3) Several notable political prisoners have been incarcerated here, including Navid Afkari, Kasra Nouri, Vahid Afkari, Ali-Akbar Masoumi Beigi, and Ezzatollah Sahabi, from pre- 1979 Revolution to the present.
Background
Adelabad Prison (Persian: زÙدا٠عادÙâآباد) is a prison located in the southern Shiraz, Iran. As the central prison of Shiraz, Adelabad was initially constructed in an uninhabited area south of the city. However, due to the expansion of Shiraz, it is now located within the urban limits. Several notable political prisoners have been incarcerated here, including Navid Afkari, Kasra Nouri, Vahid Afkari, Ali-Akbar Masoumi Beigi, and Ezzatollah Sahabi, from pre-1979 Revolution to the present.
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Occupancy
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Year opened
1972
Operational
Facility profile
Operator
Judiciary of the Islamic Republic of Iran
Population held
Mixed/unknown
Opened
1972
Region
Fars
Security level
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Death-row facility
No
Conditions
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Sources
- Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikipedia — Wikimedia Foundation
- List of prisons in Iran — Wikipedia — Wikipedia
- Wikidata (Q105106311)
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- Wikimedia Commons
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