Golpayegan () 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 northwest of

Isfahan Isfahan or Esfahan ( ) is a city in the Central District (Isfahan County), Central District of Isfahan County, Isfahan province, Iran. It is the capital of the province, the county, and the district. It is located south of Tehran. The city ...

and 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.

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

, he was appointed as the new ''eshik-agha'' ( Master of Ceremonies) and given five villages in the confines of Golpayegan as a

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by king (''

shah Shāh (; ) is a royal title meaning "king" in the Persian language.Yarshater, Ehsa, ''Iranian Studies'', vol. XXII, no. 1 (1989) Though chiefly associated with the monarchs of Iran, it was also used to refer to the leaders of numerous Per ...

'') 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.

Climate

Golpayegan has a

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(

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''BSk'').

Historical monuments

Several historical monuments are located in the ''Jāme' mosque'' of Golpayegan (, "The Congregational Mosque"), a

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(''Manār'') from the

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period, the ''Sarāvar mosque'' from the 15th-16th centuries, as well as the ''Hevdah Tan'' shrine from the 17th century,(Meškāti, pp. 64-67; Rafiʿi Mehrābādi, pp. 895-96, 898-901). Gouged Stronghold, the stronghold was used as a caravansary, but during war time or when bandits attacked, it was used as a

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External links

' Hamneshine Bahar: Golpayegan (golpayegun) shahre lalehaye vajgun همنشین بهار: گلپایگان (گلپایکون)، شهر لاله‌های واژگون

Golpayegan Dam

Golpayegan Dam . map

Hamneshine Bahar : Golpayegan (video)

The News Golpayeganiha

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{{Golpayegan County, state=collapsed Populated places in Golpayegan County Cities in Isfahan province