Golpayegan (Persian: گلپایگان) is a city in the Central District of Golpayegan County, Isfahan, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. The city is 186 kilometres (116mi) northwest of Isfahan and 102 kilometres (63mi) southeast of Arak, at an altitude of 1,830 m. Its temperature fluctuates between +37 and -10°C. Its average annual rainfall is 300mm.
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.
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. Golpayegan Kebab is unique and made from endemic cows; it is registered in Iranian intangible heritage list.
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 47,849 in 14,263 households. The following census in 2011 counted 54,572 people in 17,411 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 58,936 people in 19,546 households.
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.
Several historical monuments are located in the Jāme' mosque of Golpayegan (Persian: 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, Gouged Stronghold, the stronghold was used as a caravansary, but during war time or when bandits attacked, it was used as a castle.
↑Also romanized as Golpāyegān; also known as Shahr-e Golpāyegān (شهر گلپایگان) (English: City of Golpayegan). Historically, the name of the city has been recorded as Vartpadegān; Jorfadeghan, Darbayagan, Kuhpayegan, and Golbādagān. Golpayegan means "fortress of flowers" and "land of tulips" (سرزمین گلهای سرخ), romanized as Sarzamin-e golha-ye sorkh
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↑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.
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