Khomeyn Explained

Khomeyn
Native Name:Persian: خمين
Native Name Lang:fa
Settlement Type:City
Pushpin Map:Iran
Coordinates Footnotes:[1]
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Iran
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Markazi
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Khomeyn
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Central
Unit Pref:Metric
Population As Of:2016
Population Total:72882
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:IRST
Utc Offset:+3:30

Khomeyn (Persian: خمين) is a city in the Central District of Khomeyn County, Markazi province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.[2]

History

The name of Khomein was primarily mentioned in a book named The History of Prophets and Kings. Subterranean canals (qanats), sewers and its famous fire-temple can be named as some pre-Islamic relics. This town was called the center of Kamareh 200 years ago.

Khomeini house

A family house in Khomeyn was the birthplace of former supreme leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Birth certificates show that he was born on 24 September 1902 as the anniversary of the Prophet Muhammad's daughter Fatimah, but his actual birth date was 17 May 1900. The house became a historical monument and museum.

The house was set on fire on 17 November 2022 during the Mahsa Amini protests; and days after the death of Kian Pirfalak, an Iranian child killed during the Izeh Bazaar Massacre.[3] Online social media showed a crowd cheering as flames were seen emerging from the house. Tasnim News Agency denied that a fire had occurred and stated that the house was "open to the public".

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 64,031 in 17,399 households.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 70,053 people in 21,477 households.[5] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 72,882 people in 23,334 households.[6]

Geography

Location

Khomeyn is in the south of the province, in a fertile plain, about 160km (100miles) from Qom and 325km (202miles) from Tehran.

Climate

The climate of Khomeyn is a moderate mountainous inclining to a semi-desert one. Winters are cold and summers are moderate.

Culture

The house where former supreme leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran, was born is located in Khomein, and was made into a museum. On 18 November 2022 during the Mahsa Amini protests, the house was set on fire.

See also

Notes and References

  1. ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Khomeyn, Khomeyn County . . 31 August 2023 . 31 August 2023 . fa.
  2. Web site: Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of Markazi province's divisions to the citizenship of Arak city . fa . Lamtakam . https://web.archive.org/web/20240118143614/https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/113046 . Ministry of Interior, Political Commission of Defense of the Government Board . Habibi . Hassan . 18 January 2024 . 21 June 1369 . 18 January 2024.
  3. Web site: Iran protests escalate amid funerals for children reportedly killed by regime . 2022-11-21 . CBS News . en-US.
  4. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006) . 00 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 25 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110920084413/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/00.xls . Excel . 20 September 2011.
  5. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011) . 00 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . Syracuse University . https://web.archive.org/web/20230119170600/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Markazi.xls . 19 January 2023 . 19 December 2022 . Excel.
  6. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016) . 00 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 19 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201017052005/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_00.xlsx . Excel . 17 October 2020.