Aftab District

Valiabad (Persian: ولي اباد, also Romanized as Valīābād) is a village in Khalazir Rural District, Aftab District, Tehran County, Tehran Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 31, in 9 families.

Dinarabad (Persian: ديناراباد, also Romanized as Dīnārābād) is a village in Khalazir Rural District, Aftab District, Tehran County, Tehran Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 116, in 28 families.

Khalazir Rural District (Persian: دهستان خلازير) is in Aftab District of Tehran County, Tehran province, Iran. Its capital is the village of Khalazir.At the National Census of 2006, its population was 8,051 in 1,977 households. There were 13,285 inhabitants in 3,663 households at the following census of 2011. At the most recent census of 2016, the population of the rural district was 20,004 in 5,810 households. The largest of its 13 villages was Morteza Gerd, with 15,506 people.

Moradabad (Persian: مراداباد, also Romanized as Morādābād) is a village in Khalazir Rural District, Aftab District, Tehran County, Tehran Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 29, in 8 families.

Aftab (Persian: آفتاب, also Romanized as Āftāb) is a village in, and the capital of, Aftab Rural District of Aftab District of Tehran County, Tehran province, Iran, and also serves as capital of the district.At the 2006 National Census, its population was 116 in 28 households. The following census in 2011 counted 112 people in 27 households. The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 114 people in 31 households.

Abbasabad-e Rostamabad (Persian: عباس ابادرستم اباد, also Romanized as ‘Abbāsābād-e Rostamābād; also known as ‘Abbāsābād) is a village in Khalazir Rural District, Aftab District, Tehran County, Tehran Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 73, in 13 families.

شرکت خزرJafarabad-e Jangal (Persian: جعفرابادجنگل, also Romanized as Ja‘farābād-e Jangal; also known as Ja‘farābād) is a village in Khalazir Rural District, Aftab District, Tehran County, Tehran Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 386, in 98 families.

Palain (Persian: پلايين, also Romanized as Palā’īn) is a village in Khalazir Rural District, Aftab District, Tehran County, Tehran Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 361, in 81 families.

Rahimabad (Persian: رحيم اباد, also Romanized as Raḩīmābād) is a village in Khalazir Rural District, Aftab District, Tehran County, Tehran Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 46, in 16 families.

The mausoleum of Ruhollah Khomeini (Persian: آرامگاه روح‌الله خمینی) houses the tombs of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, his wife Khadijeh Saqafi, and his second son Ahmad Khomeini; and some political figures, such as former President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, former Vice President Hassan Habibi, Lieutenant General Ali Sayad Shirazi, Iranian Revolution figure Sadeq Tabatabaei, and MP Marzieh Hadidchi. The mausoleum is located to the south of Tehran in the Behesht-e Zahra (Paradise of Zahra) cemetery. Construction commenced in 1989 following Khomeini's death on June 3 of that year. It is still under construction, but when completed will be the centerpiece in a complex spread over 20 square kilometres (4,900 acres), housing a cultural and tourist center, a university for Islamic studies, a seminary, a shopping mall, and a 20,000-car parking lot. The Iranian government has reportedly devoted 2 billion US dollars to this development.The site is a place of pilgrimage for followers of Khomeini. It is used symbolically by government figures, and is on occasion visited by foreign dignitaries. Every year, Khomeini's death anniversary is marked on 4 June at the mausoleum in a ceremony that is attended by governmental officials, foreign ambassadors, and others. Khomeini's grandson Ayatollah Seyyed Hassan Khomeini is in charge of caring for the mausoleum.

Shahr-e Aftab Metro Station is a station in Tehran Metro Line 1. It is located in Aftab Rural District, near Behesht-e Zahra. The station serves Shahr-e Aftab Expo and Shahed University. The next station is on one end Shahed - Bagher Shahr Metro Station, towards Tehran city centre, and the other end Shahr-e Forudgahi-e Imam Khomeini Metro Station.