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Nikabad
Persian: نیک‌آباد
City
Nikabad Jameh Mosque
Nikabad Jameh Mosque
Nikabad is located in Iran
Nikabad
Nikabad
Coordinates: 32°18′12″N 52°12′07″E / 32.30333°N 52.20194°E / 32.30333; 52.20194[1][2]
CountryIran
ProvinceIsfahan
CountyJarqavieh
DistrictCentral
Population
 (2016)[3]
 • Total
4,364
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Nikabad (Persian: نیک‌آباد)[a] is a city in the Central District[b] of Jarqavieh County, Isfahan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county[7] and the district.[8] It is also the administrative center for Jarqavieh Vosta Rural District.[4]

Demographics

Language

The town is Persian-speaking.[9]

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 4,164 in 1,156 households,[10] when it was in Jarqavieh Sofla District[c] of Isfahan County. The following census in 2011 counted 4,303 people in 1,327 households.[11] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 4,364 people in 1,442 households.[3]

In 2021, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of Jarqavieh County and renamed the Central District.[7]

Notable people

Prominent Iranian cleric brothers Hassan Sanei and Yousef Saanei are from Nikabad.[citation needed]

  • The historic windcatcher
    The historic windcatcher
  • An historic citadel
    An historic citadel
  • The shrine of Milamhmandali Alarm Bidgeli
    The shrine of Milamhmandali Alarm Bidgeli

See also

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Notes

  1. ^ Also romanized as Nīkābād; formerly known as Yangabad, also romanized as Yangābād and Yengābād;[4] also known as Jangābād and Yankābād.[5] The name of the ancient city that was established during the Sasanian Empire period was Dasht-e Jahan[citation needed]
  2. ^ Formerly Jarqavieh District[6] and then Jarqavieh Sofla District of Isfahan County[7]
  3. ^ Renamed the Central District of Jarqavieh County[7]

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (29 November 2024). "Nikabad, دهستان جرقویه وسطی, بخش جرقویه سفلی [Jarqavieh Vosta Rural District, Jarqavieh Sofla District], Jarqavieh County, Isfahan Province, 81999-56593, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 29 November 2024.
  2. ^ "8632+8QP Nikabad, Isfahan Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 21 May 2026.
  3. ^ a b سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان اصفهان [General Population and Housing Census 2016: Isfahan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 19 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  4. ^ a b Mousavi, Mir-Hossein (26 March 1987) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1366.1.6 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ایجاد و تشکیل 21 دهستان شامل روستاها، مزارع و مکانها در قسمتی از شهرستان اصفهان تابع استان اصفهان [‌Creation and formation of 21 rural districts including villages, farms and places in part of Isfahan County, subordinate to Isfahan province]. مرکز پژوهشهای مجلس شورای اسلامی ایران [Research Center of the Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. پیشنهاد شماره [Proposal No.] 36.1.5.52. Archived from the original on 19 December 2015. Retrieved 5 May 2026.
  5. ^ Nikabad at GEOnet Names Server
  6. ^ Habibi, Hassan (11 June 1995) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1374.3.21 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ‌ایجاد تغییرات در استان اصفهان بر اساس ضوابط تقسیمات کشوری [‌Making changes in Isfahan province based on the criteria of national divisions]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. شناسه [ID] E1DFC9BA-AE67-4929-92CF-FB30EFEF9567. شماره دوره [Course number] 74. Archived from the original on 5 February 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2026.
  7. ^ a b c d Jahangiri, Eshaq (18 July 2021) [۱۴۰۰/۰۴/۲۷ (1400/04/27) (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویبنامه درخصوص تقسیمات کشوری در استان اصفهان [‌Approval regarding national divisions in Isfahan province]. پایگاه ملی اطلاع رسانی قوانین و مقررات کشور [National Database of Information on the Country's Laws and Regulations] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. کد خبر:۹۸۴۰ [News Code: 9839]. Archived from the original on 31 July 2021. Retrieved 17 May 2026.
  8. ^ Habibi, Hassan (12 September 1990) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1369.6.21 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ‌تصویب سازمان و سلسله تابعیت عناصر و واحدهای تقسیمات کشوری استان اصفهان به مرکزیت شهر اصفهان [‌‌Approval of the organization and hierarchy of subordination of the elements and units of the national divisions of Isfahan province with the center of Isfahan city]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. شناسه [ID] 7CE85F3A-6CEE-4A59-9498-E435D7B5C890. شماره دوره [Course number] 69, شماره جلد [Volume number] 3. Archived from the original on 4 February 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2026.
  9. ^ "Atlas of the Languages of Iran".
  10. ^ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان اصفهان [General Population and Housing Census 2006: Isfahan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  11. ^ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان اصفهان [General Population and Housing Census 2011: Isfahan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 17 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.