From UP to Tehran: Kintoor’s Forgotten Link to Iran’s Khomeini

Jun 21, 2025 Khushi Kumari

As Iran-Israel tensions rise, an Indian village, Kintoor in UP, finds itself in the spotlight

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Where is Kintoor? Kintoor is a small village in the Barabanki district of Uttar Pradesh, India

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Historic Roots This village holds ancestral ties to Ayatollah Khomeini, Iran’s most influential political-religious leader

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Who was Khomeini? Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini led Iran’s 1979 Islamic Revolution and founded the Islamic Republic

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Ancestral Ties Khomeini’s ancestors are believed to have migrated from Kintoor to Iran centuries ago

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Documented Links Multiple historians and local records trace Khomeini's lineage back to the Syed families of Kintoor

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