The Redlight District of Old Tehran (Short History)

br A person named Zal Mamad, brought many other women to this district and made it a place for prostitution. Another person named Jamshid, then built some houses in the district and made them a place for women to live and then opened some stores. Then the district was named Mahale Jamshid. The district, at its best was about 135.000 square meters and it was divided into two main parts.