Shahrbani

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).^[1]

Nazmiyye (1913–1935) Shahrbani (1935–1991)
Official seal until 1979
1979–1991
Agency overview
Formed	22 June 1913
Dissolved	1 April 1991
Superseding agency	Police Command of the Islamic Republic of Iran
Jurisdictional structure
National agency	Iran
Operations jurisdiction	Iran
General nature	Civilian police
Operational structure
Headquarters	Tehran
Parent agency	Ministry of Interior