Qeydar

Qeydar

Persian:قيدار
Qeydar Persian:قيدار
City
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	Qeydar
	Coordinates:36°07′10″N48°35′30″E/ 36.11944°N 48.59167°E
Country	Iran
Province	Zanjan
County	Khodabandeh
District	Central
Population (2016)
• Total	34,921
Time zone	UTC+3:30(IRST)

Qeydar(Persian:قيدار)^[a]is a city in theCentral DistrictofKhodabandeh County,Zanjanprovince,Iran,serving as capital of both the county and the district.^[4]^[5]

Etymology

The city is named after the biblical figureQedar,who was the progenitor of theQedaritetribal confederation of North Arabia and the son ofIshmael.Qedar is revered in the Islamic traditions as an ancestor of the Islamic prophetMuhammad.TheShi'itesect of Islam (which is predominant in Iran) believes that Qedar was a prophet.^[6]

Other names for the city stemming from the same source include Geydār, Geydār Palnamnār, Ghaidar, Ghaidar Paighambar, Kedar, Keydar, Keydar-Peygambar, and Qidār Peyghāmbar.^[3]^[b]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 25,525 in 6,253 households.^[7]The following census in 2011 counted 30,251 people in 7,997 households.^[8]The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 34,921 people in 10,028 households.^[2]

Main sights

The mausoleum that is said to be the burial place of Qedar

TheMausoleum of the Prophet Qeydaris located in the city and is believed to entomb the remains of the city's namesake.^[6]^[5]

Notes

^AlsoromanizedasQidarandQīdar^[3]
^Geydār Palnamnār, Ghaidar Paighambar, Keydar-Peygambar, and Qidār Peyghāmbar all mean "The Prophet Qedar"

References

^OpenStreetMap contributors (11 September 2024)."Qeydar, Khodabandeh County"(Map).OpenStreetMap(in Persian).Retrieved11 September2024.
^^a ^bCensus of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Zanjan Province.amar.org.ir(Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived fromthe original(Excel)on 27 April 2022.Retrieved19 December2022.
^^a ^bQeydar can be found atGEOnet Names Server,atthis link,by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3080190" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
^Habibi, Hassan (c. 2023) [Approved 7 July 1369].Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of elements and units of the national divisions of Zanjan province, centered in Zanjan city.lamtakam(Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Council. Notification 82844/T141K. Archived fromthe originalon 16 December 2023.Retrieved16 December2023– via Lam ta Kam.
^^a ^b"The website of the official municipality of Qeydar".gheidar.ir.
^^a ^b"The tomb of a prophet in Zanjan who was the successor of Hadhrat Ismail (Alayhis Salaam) + Pictures".Tasnim News.28 August 1976.
^Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Zanjan Province.amar.org.ir(Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived fromthe original(Excel)on 20 September 2011.Retrieved25 September2022.
^Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Zanjan Province.irandataportal.syr.edu(Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived fromthe original(Excel)on 21 January 2023.Retrieved19 December2022– via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.

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[4] AlsoromanizedasQidarandQīdar^[3]

[8] Geydār Palnamnār, Ghaidar Paighambar, Keydar-Peygambar, and Qidār Peyghāmbar all mean "The Prophet Qedar"

[1] OpenStreetMap contributors (11 September 2024)."Qeydar, Khodabandeh County"(Map).OpenStreetMap(in Persian).Retrieved11 September2024.

[2016_Zanjan_Province-2] Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Zanjan Province.amar.org.ir(Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived fromthe original(Excel)on 27 April 2022.Retrieved19 December2022.

[Geo-3] Qeydar can be found atGEOnet Names Server,atthis link,by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3080190" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".

[Zanjan_Province_Structure-5] Habibi, Hassan (c. 2023) [Approved 7 July 1369].Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of elements and units of the national divisions of Zanjan province, centered in Zanjan city.lamtakam(Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Council. Notification 82844/T141K. Archived fromthe originalon 16 December 2023.Retrieved16 December2023– via Lam ta Kam.

[:1-6] "The website of the official municipality of Qeydar".gheidar.ir.

[:0-7] "The tomb of a prophet in Zanjan who was the successor of Hadhrat Ismail (Alayhis Salaam) + Pictures".Tasnim News.28 August 1976.

[2006_Zanjan_Province-9] Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Zanjan Province.amar.org.ir(Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived fromthe original(Excel)on 20 September 2011.Retrieved25 September2022.

[2011_Zanjan_Province-10] Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Zanjan Province.irandataportal.syr.edu(Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived fromthe original(Excel)on 21 January 2023.Retrieved19 December2022– via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.

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