Parand


Parand is a planned city in Robat Karim County, Tehran Province, Iran. Its toponym means "natural silk".

History

The city is intended to provide residences for the staff of Imam Khomeini International Airport, and to create a balance in the settlement pattern of Tehran, 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 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 crashed approximately 15 kilometres north-east of the city shortly after takeoff from nearby Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport, 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 on the way to Saveh and it has about 13,000 students in Islamic Azad University of Parand.
The city is also accessible from Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport 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.