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Karaj

American  
[kah-rahj] / kɑˈrɑdʒ /

noun

  1. a city in N Iran, near Tehran.


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In Karaj, an industrial town to the west of Tehran, police loudspeakers are blasting calls to people to stay away from their windows, according to Sahar Ajdamsani, an Iranian activist who spoke to a local resident.

From The Wall Street Journal

However, the judiciary said he was arrested during "riots" on Saturday and was being held in a prison in the neighbouring city of Karaj.

From BBC

Soltani is a resident of Fardis, Karaj, where he owns a clothes shop.

From BBC

The unmarried 26-year-old runs a clothes shop in the city of Karaj, northwest of Tehran, where he was detained, Shekhi said.

From The Wall Street Journal

Testimonies and video sent to BBC Persian are mainly from larger cities such as Tehran, nearby Karaj, Rasht in the north, Mashhad in the north-east, and Shiraz in the south.

From BBC