Nikabad
Nikabad
Persian:نيك آباد | |
|---|---|
City | |
 Nikabad Jame' mosque | |
  Nikabad | |
| Coordinates:32°18′12″N52°12′07″E/ 32.30333°N 52.20194°E[1] | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | Isfahan |
| County | Jarqavieh |
| District | Central |
| Population (2016)[2] | |
| • Total | 4,364 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30(IRST) |
Nikabad(Persian:نيك آباد)[a]is a city in theCentral DistrictofJarqavieh County,Isfahanprovince,Iran,serving as capital of both the county and the district.[4]It is also the administrative center forJarqavieh Vosta Rural District.[5]
Demographics
[edit]Language
[edit]The town isPersian-speaking.[6]
Population
[edit]At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 4,164 in 1,156 households, when it was in the former Jarqavieh Sofla District ofIsfahan County.[7]The following census in 2011 counted 4,303 people in 1,327 households.[8]The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 4,364 people in 1,442 households.[2]
In 2021, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of Jarqavieh County, which was divided into two districts of two rural districts each. Nikabad was transferred to the new Central District as the county's capital.[4]
Notable people
[edit]Prominent Iranian cleric brothersHassan SaneiandYousef Saaneiare from Nikabad.[citation needed]
Gallery
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The historic windcatcher -
An historic citadel -
The shrine of Milamhmandali Alarm Bidgeli
See also
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Notes
[edit]- ^AlsoromanizedasNīkābād;formerlyYangabad,also romanized asYangābādandYengābād;also known asJangābādandYankābād.The name of the ancient city that was established during theSasanian Empireperiod was Dasht-e Jahan[citation needed][3]
References
[edit]- ^OpenStreetMap contributors (15 June 2023)."Nikabad, Jarqavieh County"(Map).OpenStreetMap(in Persian).Retrieved15 June2023.
- ^ab"Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)".AMAR(in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 10. Archived fromthe original(Excel)on 19 October 2020.Retrieved19 December2022.
- ^Nikabad can be found atGEOnet Names Server,atthis link,by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "6012998" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
- ^abJahangiri, Ishaq (5 August 2021)."Approval letter regarding country divisions in Isfahan province".RRK(in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived fromthe originalon 8 September 2021.Retrieved15 June2023.
- ^Mousavi, Mirhossein."Creation and formation of 21 rural districts including villages, farms and places in a part of Isfahan County under Isfahan province".Islamic Parliament Research Center(in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived fromthe originalon 19 December 2015.Retrieved8 December2023.
- ^"Atlas of the Languages of Iran".
- ^"Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)".AMAR(in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 10. Archived fromthe original(Excel)on 20 September 2011.Retrieved25 September2022.
- ^"Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)".Syracuse University(in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 10. Archived fromthe original(Excel)on 17 January 2023.Retrieved19 December2022.
