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The [[15th World Scout Jamboree (cancelled)|15th World Jamboree]] was scheduled to be held in Neyshâbûr, Iran in July 1979, at the 10 square kilometre [[Omar Khayyám]] Scout Park, near the Afghan and Turkmen borders. The Second Asia-Pacific Jamboree was held at the site in preparation, in the summer of 1977. However, the destabilizing events of the Islamic Revolution cancelled the 15th World Jamboree near the end of 1978. Instead, the World Organization announced the "World Jamboree Year" by holding several international World Jamboree Year camps in Canada, [[Sweden]], Switzerland and the United States that took up the momentum. | The [[15th World Scout Jamboree (cancelled)|15th World Jamboree]] was scheduled to be held in Neyshâbûr, Iran in July 1979, at the 10 square kilometre [[Omar Khayyám]] Scout Park, near the Afghan and Turkmen borders. The Second Asia-Pacific Jamboree was held at the site in preparation, in the summer of 1977. However, the destabilizing events of the Islamic Revolution cancelled the 15th World Jamboree near the end of 1978. Instead, the World Organization announced the "World Jamboree Year" by holding several international World Jamboree Year camps in Canada, [[Sweden]], Switzerland and the United States that took up the momentum. | ||
Until the Islamic Revolution, there were American Boy Scouts in Teheran, serving in the | Until the Islamic Revolution, there were American Boy Scouts in Teheran, serving in the Damavand District of the [[Direct Service]] branch of the [[Boy Scouts of America]], which supports units around the world. | ||
[[Image:Iran1980s.jpg|thumb|120px|1980s membership badge of Scouting in Iran]] | [[Image:Iran1980s.jpg|thumb|120px|1980s membership badge of Scouting in Iran]] | ||
