Shahrbani (Persian: شهربانی Shahrbâni [ˌʃæhɹbɒːˈniː]; lit. 'City Police'), formerly called Nazmiyeh (نظمیه Nazmiyye [næzmiːˈje]; lit. 'Order Service'), was a law enforcement force in Iran with police duties inside cities. Founded during the Qajar era, it was eventually merged in 1991 with the Iranian Gendarmerie and the Islamic Revolution Committees to form the Police Command of the Islamic Republic of Iran (Faraja).
Shahrbani (Persian: شهربانی Shahrbâni [ˌʃæhɹbɒːˈniː]; lit. 'City Police'), formerly called Nazmiyeh (نظمیه Nazmiyye [næzmiːˈje]; lit. 'Order Service'), was a law enforcement force in Iran with police duties inside cities. Founded during the Qajar era, it was eventually merged in 1991 with the Iranian Gendarmerie and the Islamic Revolution Committees to form the Police Command of the Islamic Republic of Iran (Faraja).
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