Other Names: Manzariyeh and Manzariyyeh
Location: Latitude 34° 20' North; longitude 50° 14' East; 50km southwest of Tehran; province of Tehran
Primary Function: Rocket research and design; fuel production.
Description and Activities:
The facility of Manzariyah is located 50km southwest of Tehran, in the province of Tehran. Sources indicate that this facility is involved in the research and development of missile systems and missile fuel production. It is not clear whether this is solid or liquid fuel production.
Key sources: John Pike, "Manzariyeh," <http://www.fas.org>; "Mikhail Kirillin: Several U.S. Firms Engaged in Developing Missile Equipment Have Links with Iranians," Yadernyy Kontrol Dossier in Yadernyy Kontrol (Moscow), March-April 1998, No.2, Vol. 38, pp 37-43; in "Iran's Missile Industry, U.S. Missile Development Firms with Iranian Links," FBIS Document FTS19980605000876, 5 June 1998.
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