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Country
  
Iran

County
  
Pishva

Elevation
  
937 m (3,074 ft)

Population
  
47,253 (2011)

Province
  
Tehran

Bakhsh
  
Central

Time zone
  
IRST (UTC+3:30)

Local time
  
Monday 7:55 PM

Pishva

Weather
  
15°C, Wind NW at 18 km/h, 40% Humidity

University
  
Islamic Azad University of Varamin

Neighborhoods
  
Margarin Town, Taq Sepehr Condominium, Golha Town, Haji Bridge, Panzdahe Khordad Town

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Pishva (Persian: پيشوا‎‎, also Romanized as Pīshvā, Pīchvā, and Pīshvah; also known as Emāmzādeh Ja‘far and Pīshyān) is a city in and the capital of Pishva County, Tehran Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 41,480, in 10,734 families.

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Map of Pishva, Tehran Province, Iran

The older names of the city were Samenat and later Emamzadeh-Ja'far. The residents of Pishva are mainly Persian-speaking Shias and are predominantly descendants of the original residents of the Tehran and Ray area. Members of the Joneidi clan are the most prominent residents of the town. In Persian the word Pishva means Imam and leader and refers to the mausoleum of Imamzadeh Ja'far, who is considered the son of the seventh Shi'ite Imam, Imam Mousa Al-Kazim.

References

Pishva Wikipedia