Nikabad
City in Isfahan province, Iran
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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 and the district.[4] It is also the administrative center for Jarqavieh Vosta Rural District.[5]
Demographics
Language
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 4,164 in 1,156 households,[7] when it was capital of Jarqavieh Sofla District[c] of Isfahan County.[8] The following census in 2011 counted 4,303 people in 1,327 households.[9] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 4,364 people in 1,442 households.[2]
In 2021, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of Jarqavieh County.[4]
Notable people
Prominent Iranian cleric brothers Hassan Sanei and Yousef Saanei are from Nikabad.[citation needed]
Gallery
The historic windcatcher
An historic citadel
The shrine of Milamhmandali Alarm Bidgeli
See also
Notes
- Also romanized as Nīkābād; formerly Yangabad, also romanized as Yangābād and Yengābād; also known as Jangābād and Yankābād. The name of the ancient city that was established during the Sasanian Empire period was Dasht-e Jahan[citation needed][3]
- Formerly Jarqavieh Sofla District of Isfahan County[4]
- Renamed the Central District of Jarqavieh County[4]