Madar-e-Soleyman explained

Madar-e Soleyman
Native Name:Persian: مادر سليمان
Native Name Lang:fa
Settlement Type:City
Pushpin Map:Iran
Coordinates Footnotes:[1]
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Iran
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Fars
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Pasargad
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Pasargad
Unit Pref:Metric
Population As Of:2016
Population Total:1546
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:IRST
Utc Offset:+3:30

Madar-e Soleyman (Persian: مادرسليمان) is a city in, and the capital of, Pasargad District of Pasargad County, Fars province, Iran. It also serves as the administrative center for Madar-e Soleyman Rural District.[2] The name means "mother of Solomon," the Biblical Bathsheba, from the tomb historically reputed to belong to her (known as the Tomb of Cyrus in modern times).

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, Madar-e Soleyman's population was 1,633 in 404 households, when it was a village in Madar-e Soleyman Rural District.[3] The following census in 2011 counted 1,822 people in 513 households.[4] The 2016 census measured the population as 1,546 people in 452 households,[5] by which time the village had been elevated to the status of a city.[6]

See also

Notes and References

  1. ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Madar-e Soleyman, Pasargad County . . 28 September 2023 . 28 September 2023 . fa.
  2. Web site: Divisional reforms in Fars province (Mashhad Morghab District, Mader-e Soleyman District, Abu ol Verdi District, Hakhamanish District, Pasargad County) . fa . Qavanin . https://web.archive.org/web/20211009112809/https://qavanin.ir/Law/TreeText/108832 . Ministry of Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board . Aref . Mohammad Reza . 9 October 2021 . 29 January 1384 . 10 December 2023.
  3. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006) . 07 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 25 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110920091830/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/07.xls . Excel . 20 September 2011.
  4. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011) . 07 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . Syracuse University . https://web.archive.org/web/20230116202002/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Fars.xls . 16 January 2023 . 19 December 2022 . Excel.
  5. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016) . 07 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 19 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220406013432/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_07.xlsx . Excel . 6 April 2022.
  6. Web site: Approval letter regarding country divisions in Fars province regarding the villages of Mazayjan, Baba Monir, Soltanabad and Madar-e Soleymam . fa . Lamtakam . https://web.archive.org/web/20231209212832/https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/827166 . Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers . Rahimi . Mohammad Reza . 17 October 1391 . 9 December 2023 . 9 December 2023.