Golpayegan Explained

Official Name:Golpayegan
Native Name:fa|گلپایگان
Settlement Type:City
Pushpin Map:Iran
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Iran
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Isfahan
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Golpayegan
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Central
Population As Of:2016
Population Total:58936
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:IRST
Utc Offset:+3:30
Coordinates:33.4508°N 50.2817°W
Coordinates Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:1830
Area Code:031

Golpayegan (fa|گلپایگان)) is a city in the Central District of Golpayegan County, Isfahan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.[2] The city is 186km (116miles) northwest of Isfahan and 102km (63miles) southeast of Arak, at an altitude of 1,830 m. Its temperature fluctuates between +37 and -10 °C. Its average annual rainfall is 300 mm.[3]

History

According to Ḥamd-Allāh Mostawfi, the town of Golpāyegān was built by the daughter of Bahman, named Samra, also known as Homāy Bente Bahman in Persian.[4]

After Parsadan Gorgijanidze was dismissed from his post as prefect (darugheh) of Isfahan, he was appointed as the new eshik-agha (Master of Ceremonies) and given five villages in the confines of Golpayegan as a fief by king (shah) Abbas II (r. 1642-1666).Historically, the name of the town has been recorded as Karbāyagān; Jarbāḏaqān; Darbāyagān; and Golbādagān.[5] Golpayegan Kebab is unique and made from endemic cows, it is registered in Iranian intagible heritage list.[6] [7]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 47,849 in 14,263 households.[8] The following census in 2011 counted 54,572 people in 17,411 households.[9] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 58,936 people in 19,546 households.[10]

Geography

Location

Golpayegan is located in the center of Iran, 156 km northwest of Isfahan. Golpayegan is located in the north of Khomein and is adjacent to Khansar from the south, Aligudars from the west, and Memeh from the east. Its people speak Persian and the Golpayegani dialect. Most of the inhabitants are engaged in agriculture and animal husbandry.[11]

Climate

Golpayegan has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk).

Historical monuments

Several historical monuments are located in the Jāme' mosque of Golpayegan (fa|مسجد جامِع, "The Congregational Mosque"), a minaret (Manār) from the Seljuk period, the Sarāvar mosque from the 15th-16th centuries, as well as the Hevdah Tan shrine from the 17th century,[12] Gouged Stronghold, the stronghold was used as a caravansary, but during the war time or when the bandits attacked, it was used as a castle.

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Notes and References

  1. ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Golpayegan, Golpayegan County. . 28 November 2024. 28 November 2024. fa.
  2. Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the national divisions of Isfahan province, centered in the city of Isfahan. fa. lamtakam.com. Lam ta Kam. https://web.archive.org/web/20240204010546/https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/113034. Ministry of the Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Board. Habibi. Hassan. 4 February 2024. c. 2024. Approved 21 June 1369. Proposal 3233.1.5.53; Letter 93808-907; Notification 82838/T131K. 4 February 2024.
  3. (Wezārat-e defāʿ, pp. 218-19; Wezārat-e rāh wa tarābari, pp. 119-20).
  4. (p. 95) and Qāżi Aḥmad Ḡaffāri (p. 30),
  5. Minu Yusofnezhad, "GOLPĀYAGĀN", Encyclopaedia Iranica http://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/golpayagan
  6. Web site: بوی کباب گلپایگان هزاران گردشگران را جذب کرد - ایسنا. 2020-12-13. www.isna.ir. 2019-10-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20191006172831/https://www.isna.ir/amp/98052612226/. live.
  7. Web site: 2019-06-27. کباب گلپایگان در فهرست میراث ناملموس ثبت شد. 2020-12-13. ایرنا. fa. 2019-07-15. https://web.archive.org/web/20190715192806/https://www.irna.ir/news/83371829/%DA%A9%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%A8-%DA%AF%D9%84%D9%BE%D8%A7%DB%8C%DA%AF%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D9%81%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%B3%D8%AA-%D9%85%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AB-%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%84%D9%85%D9%88%D8%B3-%D8%AB%D8%A8%D8%AA-%D8%B4%D8%AF. live.
  8. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Isfahan Province. fa. The Statistical Center of Iran. amar.org.ir. 25 September 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20110920083455/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/10.xls. Excel. 20 September 2011.
  9. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Isfahan Province. fa. The Statistical Center of Iran. irandataportal.syr.edu. Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University. https://web.archive.org/web/20230117221845/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Esfahan.xls. 17 January 2023. 19 December 2022. Excel.
  10. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Isfahan Province. fa. The Statistical Center of Iran. amar.org.ir. 19 December 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20201019041954/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_10.xlsx. Excel. 19 October 2020.
  11. Web site: s.r.o . Tripomatic . Golpayegan in Isfahan, Iran . 2023-03-29 . travel.sygic.com.
  12. (Meškāti, pp. 64-67; Rafiʿi Mehrābādi, pp. 895-96, 898-901).

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