In the southeast of Tehran, near the city of Varamin and among the low hills of the southern foot of the Alborz Mountains, there is a small town with a population of more than 30,000 people, which historically had been called “Emamzadeh Ja’far.” It is said that the mausoleum of Ja’far, one of the descendants of Imam Musa al-Kadhim (a), is located there. The existence of this city and its surrounding settlements are attributed to pre-Islamic periods and even to the era before the birth of Jesus Christ. Names such as “Sanardak,” “Qaleh Siin” and “Masin” which are the names of these settlements, remain from the same era. The people of these areas are mostly engaged in agriculture and horticulture. Grains, cotton, fruits and vegetables are their main products. In addition, they make a living by beekeeping, poultry farming, carpet weaving, production of handicrafts and cultivation of medicinal plants. With the construction of the national railway in 1938, Pishva station was also built in the Sanaradak area and Emamzadeh Ja’far town was renamed Pishva.
The increase of its population finally caused it to become a city in 1987. Pishva has a roofed bazaar that stretches from west to east to the shrine of Emamzadeh Ja’far, and a collection of historical monuments and old caravanserai. The name of Pishva became popular in the contemporary history of our country because on June 5, 1963, when the people of the city realized that Imam Khomeini (ra) has been arrested by SAVAK agents, a large number of peasants from this region came to support Imam Khomeini (ra), and while wearing a shroud they started moving towards Tehran. This crowd faced the officers of the gendarmerie station near Baqerabad Bridge. They warned the villagers to return to their town, but when the people chanted “either death or Khomeini,” the regime forces began shooting them with machine guns and therefore a number of farmers were killed.
The news of this brutal killing spread in Tehran and other cities of Iran, and the people of Pishva were recognized as those who stand up for the truth. They continued to resist and stand against the imperial system until the victory of the Revolution. Likewise, after the Revolution and during the eight-year War, they defended the country against the enemy. More than 210 of the people of Pishva have been martyred during the Islamic Revolution and the War.
Reference: The Encyclopedia of the Islamic Revolution.
Archive of The History of the Islamic Revolution
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