Qahan
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Qahan
Persian: قاهان | |
|---|---|
City | |
  Qahan | |
| Coordinates: 34°43′30″N 50°15′46″E / 34.72500°N 50.26278°E[1] | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | Qom |
| County | Jafarabad |
| District | Qahan |
| Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 784 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
Qahan (Persian: قاهان)[a] is a city in, and the capital of, Qahan District of Jafarabad County, Qom province, Iran.[4] It also serves as the administrative center for Qahan Rural District.[5]
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, Qahan's population was 715 in 193 households, when it was a village in Qahan Rural District of Khalajestan District, Qom County.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 747 people in 255 households.[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 784 people in 286 households. It was the most populous village in its rural district.[2]
After the census, the rural district was separated from the county in the establishment of Jafarabad County and transferred to the new Qahan District.[4] Qahan was elevated to the status of a city in 2018.[8]
