Jowsheqan va Kamu

For the administrative division, see Jowshaqan-e Qali Rural District. For other places with a similar name, see Jowshaqan.

Jowsheqan va Kamu (Persian: جوشقان و كامو) was a city in Qamsar District of Kashan County, Isfahan province, Iran. The city was the merger of two earlier settlements, Jowsheqan (جوشقان)^{[lower-alpha 1]} and Kamu (کامو)^{[lower-alpha 2]}

Jowsheqan va Kamu Persian: جوشقان و كامو
Former City
Jowsheqan va Kamu
Coordinates: 33°36′21″N 51°14′14″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Isfahan
County	Kashan
District	Kaki
Population  (2011)[2]
• Total	4,766
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 5,477 in 1,730 households.^[5] The following census in 2011 counted 4,766 people in 1,658 households.^[2]

After the census, the city was split into two cities, Jowshaqan-e Qali and Kamu va Chugan.^[6]

Geography

The district is primarily agricultural. The water is supplied by local springs, the river Kan, and subterranean channels (kāriz).

Economy

Agriculture

Major products are those of the cool (sardsir) climate. The farmers cultivate rose for extraction of rosewater (golāb), which is now a growing business in the region.

Mining

Jowshaqān has marble quarries, the exploitation of which has been the major industrial activity in the district ^[7]

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Also romanized as Jowsheqān; also known as Jowshaqān-e Qālī, Jowsheqān-e-Qālī, and Jūshqān Qāli^[3]
2. Also romanized as Kāmū; also known as Qamu^[4]

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (16 June 2023). "Jowsheqan va Kamu, Kashan County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 16 June 2023.
2. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 10. Archived from the original (Excel) on 17 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
3. Jowsheqan can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3068120" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
4. Kamu can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3069462" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
5. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 10. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
6. "The experience of traveling to the mountain city of Jowsheqan-e Qali". Anyja (in Persian). 24 December 2019. Archived from the original on 16 June 2023. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
7. "Welcome to Encyclopaedia Iranica".