Izeh Explained

Izeh
Native Name:Persian: ايذه
Native Name Lang:fa
Settlement Type:City
Pushpin Map:Iran
Coordinates Footnotes:[1]
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Iran
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Khuzestan
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Izeh
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Central
Unit Pref:Metric
Population As Of:2016
Population Total:119399
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:IRST
Utc Offset:+3:30

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

Izeh has mines of rocks and minerals. It is famous for its dam and ancient monuments that are located in Kul-e Farah, Eshkaft-e Salman, Khongazhdar, Tagh e Tavileh, Shir-e Sangi (Stone Lion cemetery), Shahsavar relief, Khong e Kamalvand, Khong e Ajdar, Khong e Yaralivand, ghalesard village (Qalesard), and Sheyvand relief.

History

Modern

In November 16 2022, during the ongoing Mahsa Amini protests, Izeh was the site of the attack on Izeh market, an armed attack at a public market in which multiple people were murdered and injured, including young children like Kian Pirfalak.[3] [4]

Demographics

Ethnicity

The population of Izeh mainly consists of Bakhtiaris.

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 103,695 in 20,127 households.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 170,093 people in 27,084 households.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 119,399 people in 30,066 households.[7]

Climate

Izeh has a Hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa) with scorching, rainless summers and comfortable, somewhat wet winters with cold and often freezing mornings.

Notable people

Iranian Professor of Biosystems Engineering at Tarbiat Modarres University – Head of the Departemen officer

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Izeh, Izeh County . . 1 April 2024 . 1 April 2024 . fa.
  2. Web site: Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the national divisions of Khuzestan province, centered in the city of Ahvaz . fa . Islamic Parliament Research Center . https://web.archive.org/web/20140717093724/https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/113029 . Ministry of Interior, Political and Defense Commission of the Government Board . Habibi . Hassan . 17 July 2014 . 25 January 2024.
  3. News: Fassihi . Farnaz . 2022-11-19 . Iranian Protesters Attack Khomeini's Childhood Home as Unrest Spreads . en-US . . 0362-4331.
  4. Web site: 2022-11-16 . 7 killed in terror attack in Izeh in southwest Iran . Tehran Times . en.
  5. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006) . 06 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 25 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110920093911/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/06.xls . Excel . 20 September 2011.
  6. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011) . 06 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . Syracuse University . https://web.archive.org/web/20230118191739/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Khuzestan.xls . 18 January 2023 . 19 December 2022 . Excel.
  7. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016) . 06 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 19 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201021081917/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_06.xlsx . Excel . 21 October 2020.
  8. Web site: Iran pays tribute to teen hero who died after saving women in fire. 2021-10-13. Al Arabiya English. 25 September 2021. en.

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