Jowsheqan va Kamu explained

Jowsheqan va Kamu
Native Name:Persian: جوشقان و كامو
Native Name Lang:fa
Settlement Type:Former City
Pushpin Map:Iran
Coordinates Footnotes:[1]
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Iran
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Isfahan
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Kashan
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Kaki
Unit Pref:Metric
Population As Of:2011
Population Total:4766
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:IRST
Utc Offset:+3:30

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) and Kamu (کامو)

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 5,477 in 1,730 households.[2] The following census in 2011 counted 4,766 people in 1,658 households.[3]

After the census, the city was split into two cities, Jowshaqan-e Qali and Kamu va Chugan.[4]

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 [5]

See also

Notes and References

  1. ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Jowsheqan va Kamu, Kashan County . . 16 June 2023 . 16 June 2023 . fa.
  2. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006) . 10 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 25 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110920083455/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/10.xls . Excel . 20 September 2011.
  3. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011) . 10 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . Syracuse University . https://web.archive.org/web/20230117221845/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Esfahan.xls . 17 January 2023 . 19 December 2022 . Excel.
  4. Web site: The experience of traveling to the mountain city of Jowsheqan-e Qali . fa . Anyja . https://web.archive.org/web/20230616174209/https://anyja.ir/magazineDetail/114 . 16 June 2023 . 24 December 2019 . 16 June 2023.
  5. Web site: Welcome to Encyclopaedia Iranica.