Kahak, Qom

Kahak
Persian: كهك
City
Kahak is located in Iran
Kahak
Kahak
Location within Iran
Coordinates: 34°23′48″N 50°51′56″E / 34.39667°N 50.86556°E / 34.39667; 50.86556
CountryIran
ProvinceQom
CountyKahak
DistrictCentral
Established as a city1996[1]
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total
4,837
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
Kahak, Qom at GEOnet Names Server

Kahak (Persian: کهک)[a] is a city in the Central District[b] of Kahak County, Qom province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county[5] and the district.[6] It was also the administrative center for Kahak Rural District[4] until its capital was transferred to the village of Verjan.[5] The village of Kahak was converted to a city in 1996.[1]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 2,766 in 797 households, when it was in Kahak District[c] of Qom County.[7] The following census in 2011 counted 2,906 people in 883 households.[8] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 4,837 people in 1,480 households.[2]

In 2021, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of Kahak County and renamed the Central District.[5]

See also

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Notes

  1. ↑ Also known as Kahak-e Qom (کهک قم); formerly Nofel Loshato,[3]
  2. ↑ Formerly Nofel Loshato District[4] and then Kahak District[5]
  3. ↑ Formerly Nofel Loshato District,[4] renamed the Central District of Kahak County[5]

References

  1. 1 2 Habibi, Hassan (19 May 1996) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1375.2.30 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ‌تبدیل روستای کهک تابع شهرستان قمی به شهر کهک [‌Converting the village of Kahak, a subordinate to Qom County, into the city of Kahak]. مرکز پژوهشهای مجلس شورای اسلامی ایران [Research Center of the Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. پیشنهاد شماره [Proposal No.] 1.4.42.11056. Archived from the original on 22 January 2014. Retrieved 29 July 2026.
  2. 1 2 سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان قم [General Population and Housing Census 2016: Qom Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 11 January 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2026.
  3. ↑ یاقوت‌های «نوفل لوشاتو» در قم ['Nofel Lochato' Rubies in Qom]. رسانه های خبرگزاری برنا [Borna News Agency Media] (in Persian). 4 December 2015. Archived from the original on 6 January 2025. Retrieved 29 July 2026.
  4. 1 2 3 Jahangiri, Eshaq (17 March 2019) [تاریخ ابلاغ (Notification date) 26/12/1397 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب‌نامه در خصوص تقسیمات کشوری در استان‌های آذربایجان غربی، اردبیل، اصفهان، بوشهر، سیستان و بلوچستان، فارس، قم، لرستان، مازندران [‌Approval regarding national divisions in the provinces of West Azerbaijan, Ardabil, Isfahan, Bushehr, Sistan and Baluchestan, Fars, Qom, Lorestan, Mazandaran]. پژوهشکده حقوقی شهر دانش [Shahr Danesh Law Research Institute] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. شماره ابلاغیه [Notification number] 175033/T56016H. Archived from the original on 29 June 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2026.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 Jahangiri, Eshaq (5 May 2021) [مصوب (Approved) 1400,02,15 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصويب نامه در خصوص تقسيمات كشوري بخش كهك در استان قم [‌Letter of approval regarding the national divisions of Kahak District in Qom province]. سامانه ملی قوانین و مقررات [National System of Laws and Regulations] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. پيشنهاد شماره [Proposal Number] 206826. Archived from the original on 19 October 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2026.
  6. ↑ Mousavi, Mir-Hossein (16 April 1986) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1365.1.27 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. انتزاع شهرستان قم شامل چهار بخش از استان مرکزی به مرکزیت اراک و الحاق آن به استان تهران [‌Abstraction of Qom County including four districts of Markazi province to the center of Arak and its annexation to Tehran province]. مرکز پژوهشهای مجلس شورای اسلامی ایران [Research Center of the Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. 28138س [Proposal No. 28138S]. Archived from the original on 21 May 2014. Retrieved 29 July 2026.
  7. ↑ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان قم [General Population and Housing Census 2006: Qom Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 29 July 2026.
  8. ↑ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان قم [General Population and Housing Census 2011: Qom Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 29 July 2026.
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