Jandaq

For the administrative division, see Jandaq Rural District.

Jandaq (Persian: جندق)^[a] is a city in the Central District of Khur and Biabanak County, Isfahan province, Iran, serving as the administrative center for Jandaq Rural District.^[4]

Jandaq Persian: جندق
City
Jandaq
Coordinates: 34°02′18″N 54°24′51″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Isfahan
County	Khur and Biabanak
District	Central
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	4,665
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

The monuments of Jandaq include Jandaq Castle (or Fortress of Ardbil), which seems to date back to the Sasanian Empire, and which is known as the prison of Khosrow Anushirvān. ^[5]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 3,958 in 1,162 households, when it was in the former Khur and Biabanak District of Nain County.^[6] The following census in 2011 counted 4,472 people in 1,319 households,^[7] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Khur and Biabanak County. The city and the rural district were transferred to the new Central District.^[8] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 4,665 people in 1,477 households.^[2]

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Also romanized as Jondaq; also known as Djandak and Jandak^[3]

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (30 November 2024). "Jandaq, Khur and Biabanak County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 30 November 2024.
2. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Isfahan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 19 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
3. Jandaq can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3067698" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
4. Mousavi, Mirhossein (10 October 2014) [Approved 10 April 1366]. Creation and formation of seven rural districts including villages, farms and places in Nain County under Isfahan province. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Board of Ministers. Proposal 35.1.5.53; Notification 212/T341. Archived from the original on 2 October 2015. Retrieved 4 February 2024 – via Islamic Parliament Research Center.
5. M. Badanj, Encyclopaedia Iranica
6. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Isfahan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
7. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Isfahan Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 17 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.
8. Ahmadinejad, Mahmud (1 August 2009). "Khur and Biabanak County was added to the map of national divisions". moi.ir (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2023 – via Ministry of the Interior.