Khomeyn
City in Markazi province, Iran
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Khomeyn (Persian: خمين)[a] is a city in the Central District of Khomeyn County, Markazi province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.[4]
History
The name of Khomein was first mentioned in a book named The History of Prophets and Kings. Subterranean canals (qanats), sewers and its famous fire-temple can be named as some pre-Islamic relics. This town was called the center of Kamareh 200 years ago.[citation needed]
Khomeini house
A family house in Khomeyn was the birthplace of former supreme leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran.[5] The house became a historical monument and museum.[5]
The house was set on fire on 17 November 2022 during the Mahsa Amini protests; and days after the death of Kian Pirfalak, an Iranian child killed during the Izeh Bazaar Massacre.[6] Online social media showed a crowd cheering as flames were seen emerging from the house. Tasnim News Agency denied that a fire had occurred and stated that the house was "open to the public".[5][7]
Demographics
Geography
Culture
The house where former supreme leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran, was born is located in Khomein, and was made into a museum. On 18 November 2022 during the Mahsa Amini protests, the house was set on fire.[5]
