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The Greater Tehran Central Penitentiary (Persian: زÙØ¯Ø§Ù Ù Ø±Ú©Ø²Û ØªÙرا٠بزرگ) is a prison approximately 32 km (20 mi) south of Tehran. Sometimes called Tehran Central Prison, it is a large prison, also known as "ÙشاÙÙÛÙ ", "Fashafuyeh" or "Hasanabad-e Qom Prison". It was built in 2012 in the Hasanabad region south of Tehran, in the deserts of the Tehran to Qom highway.Several thousand prisoners have been or are being transferred to the Greater Tehran Central Penitentiary from Evin, Gohardasht (Rajai Shahr) and Ghezel Hessar prisons. With an official capacity of 15,000 inmates, the prison is the largest detention facility in the country.
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Year opened
2012
Operational
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Population held
Mixed/unknown
Opened
2012
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Death-row facility
No
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World Prisons. (2026). Fashafuyeh Prison. Retrieved July 21, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/fashafuyeh-prison
"Fashafuyeh Prison." World Prisons. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/fashafuyeh-prison.
@misc{worldprisons-fashafuyeh-prison,
author = {{World Prisons}},
title = {Fashafuyeh Prison},
year = {2026},
url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/fashafuyeh-prison},
urldate = {2026-07-21}
}