Karaj

[kah-rahj]

noun

1. a city in N Iran, near Tehran.

Example Sentences

Iran Human Rights reported on Sunday that more than 500 people convicted of drug-related offences were currently on death row at Ghezel Hesar prison in Karaj alone, and that their sentences were all at the "implementation stage".

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In Tehran, residents reported explosions around the capital and the nearby city of Karaj.

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But Vladimir Karaj, a Tirana-based journalist with the Balkan Investigative Reporting Network, said it was a “complete surprise” when it was announced by the Prime Minister Edi Rama.

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The deal, Mr Karaj said, has been met only with short-lived protests by some claiming it was aimed at replacing Albanians with foreigners, or giving away territory to Italy.

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Mehrjui and Mohammadifar were stabbed to death in their home in Karaj, near the capital Tehran, in October.

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