Gendarmerie of the Islamic Republic of Iran
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The Gendarmerie of the Islamic Republic of Iran was a national rural police and security force responsible for law enforcement and public order in Iran’s countryside and smaller towns prior to its integration into the country’s unified police command.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
gendarmerie
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law enforcement agency ⓘ rural police force ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Iranian Islamic Republic Gendarmerie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith |
Revolutionary Committees of Iran
NERFINISHED
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Shahrbani of Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commandStructure | hierarchical ⓘ |
| country | Iran ⓘ |
| dissolutionReason | creation of unified national police ⓘ |
| dissolvedIn | 1991 ⓘ |
| distinctFrom |
Komiteh (Revolutionary Committees of Iran)
NERFINISHED
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Shahrbani of Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | early Islamic Republic period ⓘ |
| formedAfter | Iranian Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function |
enforcement of criminal law in rural areas
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support to other security forces in emergencies ⓘ traffic control on rural roads ⓘ |
| integratedInto | NAJA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Islamic Republic of Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Persian ⓘ |
| legalStatus | state security organ ⓘ |
| mandateSource | laws of the Islamic Republic of Iran ⓘ |
| mergedInto | Law Enforcement Force of the Islamic Republic of Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nature | national force ⓘ |
| operationalFocus |
countryside security
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protection of state facilities in rural areas ⓘ |
| organizationalCharacter | militarized police ⓘ |
| oversight | central government of Iran ⓘ |
| partOf | internal security apparatus of Iran ⓘ |
| predecessor | Imperial Iranian Gendarmerie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryAreaOfOperation |
rural areas of Iran
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small towns of Iran ⓘ |
| reorganizedFrom | Gendarmerie of the Imperial State of Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| responsibility |
border and road security in rural regions
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crime prevention in the countryside ⓘ law enforcement in rural areas ⓘ maintenance of public order in rural areas ⓘ security in small towns ⓘ |
| scope | countrywide rural jurisdiction ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | Ministry of Interior of Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor | Law Enforcement Force of the Islamic Republic of Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | post-1979 Iran ⓘ |
| typeOfPolicing |
paramilitary policing
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rural policing ⓘ |
| usedRankStructure | military-style ranks ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Law Enforcement Command of the Islamic Republic of Iran
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Gendarmerie of the Islamic Republic of Iran
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