Komijan

{{for multi|the administrative division of Markazi province|Komijan County|the village in Mazandaran province|Komishan}}

{{Infobox settlement |name = Komijan |native_name = {{langx|fa|کمیجان}} |native_name_lang = fa |settlement_type = City |image_skyline = Meydanmoalem.jpg |imagesize = |image_alt = |image_caption = Teacher Square in Komijan |image_flag = |flag_alt = |image_seal = |seal_alt = |image_shield = |shield_alt = |etymology = |nickname = |motto = |image_map = |map_alt = |map_caption = |pushpin_map = Iran |pushpin_map_alt = |pushpin_map_caption = |pushpin_label_position = |coordinates = {{Coord|34|43|05|N|49|19|30|E|dim:1km|display=inline,title}} |coordinates_footnotes = <ref>{{Cite map |author=((OpenStreetMap contributors)) |url=https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=34.718056&mlon=49.325&zoom=15#map=15/34.71806/49.32500|website=[[OpenStreetMap]] |title=Komijan, Komijan County|date=4 January 2025|access-date=4 January 2025|lang=fa}}</ref> |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = [[Iran]] |subdivision_type1 = [[Provinces of Iran|Province]] |subdivision_name1 = [[Markazi province|Markazi]] |subdivision_type2 = [[Counties of Iran|County]] |subdivision_name2 = [[Komijan County|Komijan]] |subdivision_type3 = [[Bakhsh (administrative division)|District]] |subdivision_name3 = [[Central District (Komijan County)|Central]] |established_title = |established_date = |founder = |leader_title = |leader_name = |leader_title1 = |leader_name1 = |unit_pref = Metric   |area_footnotes =  |area_total_km2 = |elevation_footnotes = |elevation_m = |population_footnotes = <ref name="2016 Markazi Province"/> |population_as_of = 2016 |population_total = 8776 |population_density_km2 = auto |population_note = |population_demonym = |timezone = [[Iran Standard Time|IRST]] |utc_offset = +3:30 |postal_code = |area_code = |website = {{URL|http://komijan.com}} |module = |footnotes = }}

'''Komijan''' ({{langx|fa|کمیجان}}){{efn|Also [[romanize]]d as '''Komeyjān''' and '''Komījān'''; also known as '''Khūmajān''', '''Komāzān''', '''Komejān''', '''Komīzān''', and '''Kūmīzān'''<ref>{{GEOnet3|-3071918}}</ref>}} is a city in the [[Central District (Komijan County)|Central District]] of [[Komijan County]], [[Markazi province|Markazi]] province, [[Iran]], serving as capital of both the county<ref name="Komijan and Zarandiyeh Counties Establishment">{{cite report|title=Correction of divisional reforms in Markazi province|language=fa|website=lamtakam.com|via=Lam ta Kam|url=https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/122673|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240118153546/https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/122673|publisher=Ministry of the Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board|last=Aref|first=Mohammad Reza|archive-date=18 January 2024|date=c. 2024|orig-date=Approved 29 October 1381|id=Notification 47188-25583|access-date=18 January 2024}}</ref> and the district. It is also the administrative center for [[Vafs Rural District]].<ref name="Markazi Province Reforms 7807">{{cite report|title=Approval letter of reforms and divisional changes in Markazi province|language=fa|website=solh.ir|via=Iranian Knowledge Authority, Iranian Legal Authority (Civilika)|url=https://www.solh.ir/regulation/5/7807|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240119003620/https://www.solh.ir/regulation/5/7807|publisher=Ministry of the Interior, Board of Ministers|last=Rahimi|first=Mohammad Reza|archive-date=19 January 2024|date=c. 2024|orig-date=Approved 11 November 1388|id=Proposal 163364/42/4/1|access-date=19 January 2024}}</ref>

== History == The 14th-century author [[Hamdallah Mustawfi]] listed Komijan (as ''Kūmjān'') as one of the main villages in the [[Sharahin]] district under [[Hamadan]].<ref name="Mustawfi 1340">{{cite book |author1=Hamdallah Mustawfi |author1-link=Hamdallah Mustawfi |editor1-last=Le Strange |editor1-first=Guy |editor1-link=Guy Le Strange |title=The Geographical Part of the Nuzhat-al-Qulub |date=1919 |page=75 |url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.283218/page/n93 |access-date=10 October 2022}}</ref>

==Demographics== ===Population=== At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 7,358 in 2,004 households.<ref name="2006 Markazi Province">{{cite report|title=Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Markazi Province|language=fa|publisher=The Statistical Center of Iran|website=amar.org.ir|url=http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/00.xls|access-date=25 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110920084413/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/00.xls|format=Excel|archive-date=20 September 2011}}</ref> The following census in 2011 counted 9,195 people in 2,564 households.<ref name="2011 Markazi Province">{{cite report|title=Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Markazi Province|language=fa|publisher=The Statistical Center of Iran|website=irandataportal.syr.edu|via=Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University|url=https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Markazi.xls|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230119170600/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Markazi.xls|archive-date=19 January 2023|access-date=19 December 2022|format=Excel}}</ref> The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 8,776 people in 2,749 households.<ref name="2016 Markazi Province">{{cite report|title=Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Markazi Province|language=fa|publisher=The Statistical Center of Iran|website=amar.org.ir|url=https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_00.xlsx|access-date=19 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201017052005/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_00.xlsx|format=Excel|archive-date=17 October 2020}}</ref>

== City life == [[File:Komijancitysq (1).jpg|thumbnail|City square]] Although many people live in Komijan, its numbers are decreasing as many leave Komijan to go and live in [[Tehran]] or other main cities of [[Iran]]. Some of the summer resorts around Komijan are [[Teraran]] (darband), Vafs. The [[Vafs, Markazi|Vafs]] spa is a touristic place around Komijan. Tourists of the villages usually visit them in the summer.<ref>komijansarab group</ref>

== Neighborhoods == {{More citations needed section|date=August 2023}}

=== Ghaleh === The area is considered the highest point of the city and the urban fabric of the old location, which is called the city of Bam.

=== Old Ghaleh === The area of the neighborhood near the intersection Mahdiyeh Njarlar 16 meters from the street, which is one of the neighborhoods of Old komijan. This place is a mosque called the Masjid Mosque Zaman the old mosque and the Grand Parad Rah is considered that the establishment of local Friday Prayers as well.

=== Anar=== Anar was originally separated from Komijan and was located in its east, but due to its very short distance, it was gradually connected to Komijan through the construction of residential and commercial places and became one of the large neighborhoods of Komijan. The entrance of Komijan city is from Arak side of this neighborhood, which is one of the big and famous neighborhoods of this city. (Azad and Payame Noor Universities, Hospital, Road and Transportation Department, Welfare and Groundwater Department are located in this neighborhood.)

This village itself has three neighborhoods called Qala-e-Miandeh-Qala-e-Bala, Ken-e-Icheh and Qala-e-Gol Ahmad. It is called Anar (very bright) because it has many springs such as Tik and Bolagh springs and mills and old and large water aqueducts or because it has active Zoroastrian fire temples. One of the largest tribes is Anari and Mohammad Karim, which can be seen in its population dispersion in the villages of Rastkordan and Qazooq, as well as Rahan (Saqarjuq, Dastjan and Zanjeiran, Kudzar and Aghaziart). Chehrgazi hill is located in the northern part of this large neighborhood.

Agricultural lands and good weather make this neighborhood a place for guests to spend the summer, especially in hot summers. It has the most cultivated lands in the city in terms of population and has very fertile soil, so that in the past it was considered one of the most important properties of the Bahadori family (Jafar Khan Bahadori, son of Ibrahim Khan Asem Al-Saltanah Bahadori). Other clans in this neighborhood include Anari, Azimi, Kadivar, Moradi, Alizadeh Bastan and Pezeshki.

The Pezeshki family is the founder of modern medicine and Manouchehr Khan Pezeshki is one of the residents of this large old village and the founder of modern education in the city. Most people work in agriculture, and in recent years young people have turned to government jobs. This neighborhood has been extended along the Komijan-Arak road since ancient times.

Other neighborhoods include: * Ghol Iche * Ali Gholi Bagh * Farhanghian * Gholestan * Najarlar * Maskan Mehr * Yokhre Hasar * Hassanabd * Sarab * Essaabad

==Geography== Komijan is {{convert|90|km}} northwest of Markazi's capital [[Arak, Iran|Arak]]. It has an approximate elevation of {{convert|1550|m}} above sea level.

===Climate=== Komijan has a [[semi-arid climate]], characterized with extremely cold winters where the minimum temperature could fall down to {{convert|-25|°C|0|abbr=on}}. On the other hand, summertime in Komijan is relatively hot with temperatures that could reach up to {{convert|36|°C|0|abbr=on}}. The annual precipitation averages {{convert|250|mm|in}}.

<div style="width:75%"> {{Weather box |location = Komijan |single line = Yes |metric first = Yes |Jan record high C=9.2 |Feb record high C=13.9 |Mar record high C=20.6 |Apr record high C=26.2 |May record high C=29.1 |Jun record high C=33.1 |Jul record high C=38.0 |Aug record high C=36.2 |Sep record high C=34.0 |Oct record high C=27.9 |Nov record high C=20.6 |Dec record high C=14.0 |year record high C= |Jan high C = -3 |Feb high C = -1 |Mar high C = 4 |Apr high C = 13 |May high C = 18 |Jun high C = 22 |Jul high C = 26 |Aug high C = 26 |Sep high C = 23 |Oct high C = 16 |Nov high C = 7 |Dec high C = - |year high C = 6 |Jan mean C=-9 |Feb mean C=-7 |Mar mean C=-1 |Apr mean C=6 |May mean C=11 |Jun mean C=15 |Jul mean C=19 |Aug mean C=19 |Sep mean C=15 |Oct mean C=8 |Nov mean C=1 |Dec mean C=-5 |year mean C=6 |Jan low C = -14 |Feb low C = -12 |Mar low C = -6 |Apr low C = - |May low C = 5 |Jun low C = 8 |Jul low C = 12 |Aug low C = 12 |Sep low C = 7 |Oct low C = 1 |Nov low C = -3 |Dec low C = -9 |year low C = 32 |Jan record low C=-36.0 |Feb record low C=-35.0 |Mar record low C=-30.1 |Apr record low C=-16.0 |May record low C=-7.6 |Jun record low C=-3.6 |Jul record low C=1.4 |Aug record low C=-1.1 |Sep record low C=-4.1 |Oct record low C=-14.6 |Nov record low C=-23.8 |Dec record low C=-31.2 |year record low C=-36.0 |Jan precipitation mm = 23.7 |Feb precipitation mm = 26.7 |Mar precipitation mm = 28.2 |Apr precipitation mm = 54.5 |May precipitation mm = 84.6 |Jun precipitation mm = 73.9 |Jul precipitation mm = 43.2 |Aug precipitation mm = 35.7 |Sep precipitation mm = 26.0 |Oct precipitation mm = 38.5 |Nov precipitation mm = 28.2 |Dec precipitation mm = 22.8 |year precipitation mm = 486 |source 1 = Weatherbase<ref name=Weatherbase> {{cite web |url =http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather.php3?s=376860&refer=wikipedia |title =Weatherbase: Historical Weather for komijan, iran |publisher=Weatherbase |year=2011 }} Retrieved on November 24, 2011. </ref> |date=November 2011 }} </div>

==Economy== Komijan produces large amounts of wheat and cotton. It is also well known for its pomegranates and melons. The major product of horticulture and cultivation in the city of Kamijan is grapes and almonds.<ref>{{cite book|title=The Columbia Gazetteer of the World|url=https://archive.org/details/columbiagazettee02cohe|url-access=registration|first=Saul|last=Cohen|publisher=Columbia University Press|year=1998|page=2833|isbn=9780231110402}}</ref> Komijan Industrial City, the largest industrial city in [[Iran]], is located in Komijan.

== Universities == [[File:Namaye daneshghah.jpg|thumbnail|Azad university department]] Three universities are situated in Komijan, namely the Komijan branch of the Komijan University, [[Islamic Azad University of komijan]] and the Komijan branch of the [[Payame Noor University]]. Komijan City is situated in [[Komijan County]].<ref>komijansarab group</ref>

==See also== *[[Fakhr-al-Din Iraqi]] * [[Komijan Industrial Town]]

== Notes == {{notelist}}

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== * [http://komijan.com Official website Komijan] {{Authority control}} {{Markazi Province|state=collapsed}} {{Komijan County|state=collapsed}}

[[Category:Populated places in Komijan County]] [[Category:Cities in Markazi province]]