Khomeyn

Khomeyn
خمين
City
The city of Khomeyn at night
The city of Khomeyn at night
Khomeyn is located in Iran
Khomeyn
Khomeyn
Location within Iran
Coordinates: 33°38′32″N 50°04′44″E / 33.64222°N 50.07889°E / 33.64222; 50.07889
CountryIran
ProvinceMarkazi
CountyKhomeyn
DistrictCentral
Population
 (2016)[1]
 • Total
72,882
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
Websitekhomein.ir

Khomeyn (Iranian Persian: خمين)[a] is a city in the Central District of Khomeyn County, Markazi province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.[3]

History

The name of Khomein was first 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.[4] The house became a historical monument and museum.[4]

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 attack on Izeh market.[5] 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".[4][6]

The birthplace of Ruhollah Khomeini in Khomeyn.

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 64,031 in 17,399 households.[7] The following census in 2011 counted 70,053 people in 21,477 households.[8] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 72,882 people in 23,334 households.[1]

Geography

Location

Khomeyn is in the south of the province, in a fertile plain, about 160 kilometres (99 mi) from Qom and 325 kilometres (202 mi) from Tehran.

Climate

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

See also

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Notes

  1. ↑ Also known as Khowmeyn, Khomein, Khumain and Khumayn[2]

References

  1. 1 2 سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان مرکزی [General Population and Housing Census 2016: Markazi Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 17 October 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2026.
  2. ↑ Khomeyn at GEOnet Names Server
  3. ↑ Habibi, Hassan (12 September 1990) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1369.6.21 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ‌تصویب سازمان و سلسله تابعیت عناصر و واحدهای تقسیمات کشوی استان مرکزی به تابعیت شهر اراک [‌Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of Markazi province's divisions to the citizenship of Arak city]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. شناسه [ID] C8D0283F-9CAE-434C-B258-560EA411B87C. شماره دوره [Course number] 69, شماره جلد [Volume number] 3. Archived from the original on 18 January 2024. Retrieved 16 July 2026.
  4. 1 2 3 Plummer, Robert (18 November 2022). "Iranian protesters set fire to Ayatollah Khomeini's house". BBC News. Archived from the original on 18 November 2022. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
  5. ↑ "Iran protests escalate amid funerals for children reportedly killed by regime". CBS News. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  6. ↑ Georgy, Michael; Richardson, Alex; Kasolowsky, Raissa (18 November 2022). "Iran protests: Social media videos show flames at home of late leader Khomeini". Thomson Reuters. Archived from the original on 18 November 2022. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
  7. ↑ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان مرکزی [General Population and Housing Census 2006: Markazi Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 16 July 2026.
  8. ↑ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان مرکزی [General Population and Housing Census 2011: Markazi Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 16 July 2026.
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