Drawing a Long Shadow: Analyzing Spatial Segregation of Afghan Immigrants in Tehran
Noureddin Farash,
Rasoul Sadeghi,
Hamidreza Rabiei-Dastjerdi
Abstract:Although recent dramatic political changes in Afghanistan have brought that country to global attention, migration from Afghanistan to Iran has a long history. Nearly three quarters of Afghan immigrants in Iran are located in cities, particularly in Tehran’s metropolitan area. However, despite the long-term presence of Afghan immigrants in Iran, research on patterns and drivers of spatial segregation of immigrants has been very limited. The research method involves a secondary analysis of census data. Therefor… Show more
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