This article is about Iran's modern-day mounted police. For the cavalry military units of Iran's ancient Sassanid Empire, see Asvārān.

ASVARAN (Persian: اسواران; officially blend word for "Asb Savaran",[1] Persian: اسب‌سواران, Hoursemounters; the word Asvaran itself also means Cavalries[2]) is the mounted police unit of Law Enforcement Command of Islamic Republic of Iran and a subdivision of its Special Units Command.[1] The unit specializes in crowd control and riot control.[3]

See also

  • Aswaran, cavalry unit in the Sassanian army

References

  1. ^ "ایسنا - یک روز با پلیس‌های اسب‌سوار+عکس" (in Persian). Iranian Students' News Agency. 21 April 2014. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
  2. ^ "اسواران" (in Persian). Abadis Online Dictionary. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
  3. ^ "پلیس ایران با اسب آمد" (in Persian). BBC Persian. 5 July 2014. Retrieved 2 January 2016.