Jowzdan
Persian: جوزدان | |
|---|---|
City | |
  Jowzdan | |
| Coordinates: 32°33′21″N 51°22′22″E / 32.55583°N 51.37278°E / 32.55583; 51.37278[1][2] | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | Isfahan |
| County | Najafabad |
| District | Central |
| Population (2016)[3] | |
• Total | 6,998 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
Jowzdan (Persian: جوزدان)[a] is a city in the Central District of Najafabad County, Isfahan province, Iran, serving as the administrative center for Jowzdan Rural District.
History
[edit]With 800 years of history, Jowzdan is one of the oldest cities in Isfahan province. Historians argue that the stones found in the town's mosque belong to the Timurid era.
The story behind the town's founding is that when the people of Gorg Abad, a small town near Kooh Panji in the Zagros Mountains, faced a huge threat from wolves in that area they moved and founded Jowzdan.[6]
Demographics
[edit]Population
[edit]At the time of the 2006 National Census, Jowzdan's population was 6,393 in 1,561 households, when it was a village in Jowzdan Rural District.[7] The following census in 2011 counted 6,749 people in 1,849 households,[8] by which time the village had been converted to a city.[9] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 6,998 people in 2,105 households.[3]
Religious sites
[edit]Jowzdan is home to several shrines such as Imamzade Sar-e-Maryam and Imamzade Chehel Dokhtaran.[10]
See also
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Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ OpenStreetMap contributors (1 December 2024). "جوزدان, بخش مرکزی شهرستان نجف آباد [Jowzdan, Central District of Najafabad County], Najafabad County, Isfahan Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 1 December 2024.
- ↑ "H94F+84J Jowzdan, Isfahan Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 30 May 2026.
- 1 2 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.
- ↑ Jowzdan at GEOnet Names Server
- ↑ "پورتال شهرداری نجف آباد - مفاخر و مشاهیر". www.najafabad.ir. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Davoodi, Parviz (21 October 2007) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 29/7/1386 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب نامه درخصوص تبدیل روستای جوزدان از توابع دهستان جوزدان بخش مرکزی شهرستان نجف آباد در استان اصفهان به شهر جوزدان [Approval regarding the transformation of the village of Jowzdan from the functions of the village of Jowzdan, the Central District of Najafabad County in Isfahan province into the city of Jowzdan]. 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] FF062553-8DFB-4888-BF8D-1D436E7415C2. Archived from the original on 1 December 2024. Retrieved 30 May 2026.
- ↑ Irna. "Jowzdan History (تاریخ جوزدان)". IRNA.
