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Shahr-e No Tehran39s Red Light District A Side Of Iranian Society We Don39t

Shahr e no red lights live sounds of the underground festival


Shahr-e No (Persian: شهرنو‎‎, "New City") was the red light district located in Gomrok town of Tehran, Iran. It employed about 1,500 women.

Shahr-e No Shahre No by Kaveh Golestan The Gorgeous Daily

After the Iranian revolution in 1979, in 1980 the government demolished the red light district. Hooman Majd, author of The Ayatollah Begs to Differ, said that the Iranian government did this for Islamic reasons and to demonstrate the government's authority. The area was flattened and converted into a park and hospital. The women of Shahr-e No are featured in the photographic series The Citadel by Kaveh Golestan.

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Shahr-e No Photos Tehran39s brothel district ShahreNo 197577 by Kaveh

Shahr-e No Photos Tehran39s brothel district ShahreNo 197577 by Kaveh

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