▁Many ▁famous ▁Iran ian ▁polit icians ▁such ▁as ▁Q avam ▁family , ▁Most of i ▁Family , ▁Nas iro ld ole h , ▁Se yy ed ▁Hass an ▁Mod ar res ▁lived ▁in ▁O ud la jan . ▁The ▁houses ▁with ▁many ▁rooms ▁around ▁a ▁yard ▁( with ▁a ▁small ▁pool ▁in ▁the ▁middle ) ▁were ▁called ▁G ham ar ▁k h ano om ▁houses . ▁▁ ▁O ud la jan ▁was ▁the ▁wealth iest ▁neighborhood ▁in ▁the ▁Gh aj ar ▁era ▁and ▁kept ▁its ▁status ▁until ▁the ▁P ah la vi ▁era . ▁However ▁with ▁the ▁big ▁changes ▁in ▁Iran ian ▁society ▁in ▁ 1 3 4 0 ▁A H ▁it ▁gradually ▁lost ▁its ▁status . ▁The ▁biggest ▁obst acle ▁to ▁O ud la jan ▁today ▁is ▁the ▁expansion ▁of ▁the ▁B azar ▁neighborhood . ▁This ▁tr end ▁has ▁changed ▁O ud la jan ▁from ▁a ▁wealth y ▁neighborhood ▁into ▁a ▁storage ▁area ▁for ▁B azar ▁and ▁many ▁old ▁houses ▁were ▁turned ▁into ▁places ▁for ▁add ict s . ▁ ▁Et ym ology ▁ ▁The ▁name ▁O ud la jan ▁in ▁the ▁historic ▁T ati ▁language ▁means ▁the ▁' place ▁for ▁div iding ▁the ▁water '. ▁Some ▁believe ▁that ▁O ud la jan ▁means ▁' Ab d ul lah ▁Jan ' ▁( D ear ▁Abd ul lah ) ▁in ▁a ▁Jewish ▁dialect . ▁ ▁Before ▁the ▁spread ▁of ▁the ▁Pers ian ▁language , ▁most ▁people ▁of ▁O ud la jan ▁spoke ▁the ▁T ati ▁language . ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Category : Ge