Armenian Christian district in Tehran called "Now"; an alleged attack on the neighbourhood in early 1999 [IRN36090.E]

A gazetteer listing suburbs and quarters in Tehran does not contain any references to a district called Now (New Map of Tehran 1997). According to the Lonely Planet guide Iran: A Travel Survival Kit, the Armenian quarter in Tehran is immediately south of the Armenian Cathedral located at the north end of Kheyabun-e Shahid Ostad Nejatollahi (also Shahid Nejatollahi) (1992, 128). According to the New Map of Tehran, the closest corresponding neighbourhood is called Bejhat Abad (1997). No references to attacks on Armenian Christian neighbourhoods in 1999 could be found among the sources consulted by the Research Directorate.

This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the Research Directorate within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum. Please find below the list of additional sources consulted in researching this Information Request.

References


Iran: A Travel Survival Kit. 1992. David St. Vincent. Victoria: Lonely Planet.

New Map of Tehran. 1997. Tehran: Gitashenasi Cartographic and Geographic Organization

Additional Sources Consulted


Annual Report on International Religious Freedom.

IRB Databases.

World News Connection (WNC)

Internet sites, including:

The Armenian Church Directory

The Armenian Catholicosate of the Great House of Cilicia

International Christian Concern

NetIran