Qeydar Explained
| Qeydar |
| Native Name: | Persian: قيدار |
| Native Name Lang: | fa |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Pushpin Map: | Iran |
| Coordinates Footnotes: | [1] |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Iran |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Zanjan |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Khodabandeh |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Subdivision Name3: | Central |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population As Of: | 2016 |
| Population Total: | 34921 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | IRST |
| Utc Offset: | +3:30 |
Qeydar (Farsi: قيدار) is the capital city of Khodabandeh County within the Central District in the Zanjan Province of Iran.
Etymology
The city is named after the biblical figure Qedar, who was the progenitor of the Qedarite tribal confederation of North Arabia and the son of Ishmael. Qedar is revered in the Islamic traditions as an ancestor of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. The Shi'ite sect of Islam (which is predominant in Iran) believes that Qedar was a prophet.[2]
Other names for the city, stemming from the same source, include Geydār, Geydār Palnamnār, Ghaidar, Ghaidar Paighambar, Kedar, Keydar, Keydar-Peygambar, and Qidār Peyghāmbar.
Status
Qeydar serves as the capital city of the whole Khodabandeh County in the Central District of Zanjan Province.[3] [4]
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 25,525 in 6,253 households.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 30,251 people in 7,997 households.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 34,921 people in 10,028 households.[7]
Main sights
The Mausoleum of Prophet Qeydar is located in the city and is believed to entomb the remains of the city's namesake.
See also
Notes and References
- ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Qeydar, Khodabandeh County . . 1 March 2024 . 1 March 2024 . fa.
- News: 28 August 1976 . The tomb of a prophet in Zanjan who was the successor of Hadhrat Ismail (Alayhis Salaam) + Pictures . Tasnim News.
- Web site: Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of elements and units of country divisions of Zanjan province, centered in Zanjan city . fa . Lamtakam . https://web.archive.org/web/20231216213100/https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/113027 . Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers . Habibi . Hassan . 16 December 2023 . 7 July 1369 . 16 December 2023.
- Web site: The website of the official municipality of Qeydar . gheidar.ir.
- Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006) . 19 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 25 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110920091748/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/19.xls . Excel . 20 September 2011.
- Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011) . 19 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . Syracuse University . https://web.archive.org/web/20230121160421/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Zanjan.xls . 21 January 2023. 19 December 2022 . Excel.
- Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016) . 19 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 19 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220427114852/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_19.xlsx . Excel . 27 April 2022.
