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Kahak, Qom

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For the administrative divisions, see Kahak County and Kahak Rural District. For other places with the same name, see Kahak.

Kahak
Persian: كهك
City
Kahak is located in Iran
Kahak
Kahak
Coordinates: 34°23′48″N 50°51′56″E / 34.39667°N 50.86556°E / 34.39667; 50.86556[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceQom
CountyKahak
DistrictCentral
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[7] and the district.[8] It was also the capital of Kahak Rural District[9] until its capital was transferred to the village of Verjan.[7]

Demographics

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Population

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At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 2,766 in 797 households, when it was in Qom County.[10] The following census in 2011 counted 2,906 people in 883 households.[11] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 4,837 people in 1,480 households.[2]

After the census, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of Kahak County, with Kahak as the county's capital.[7]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Also known as Kahak-e Qom (کهک قم); formerly Nofel Loshato,[3] renamed Kahak[4][5]
  2. ^ Formerly Nofel Loshato District,[3] renamed Kahak District,[6] and again renamed the Central District of Kahak County[7]

References

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  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (6 January 2025). "Kahak, Kahak County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 6 January 2025.
  2. ^ a b Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Qom Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 11 January 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ a b Bazargan, Mehdi (c. 2024) [Approved 2 July 1358]. Changing the name of the district and the center of the district of Kahak from the functions of Qom city to Nofel Lochato. lamtakam.com (Report) (in Persian). Council of Ministers of the Provisional Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Proposal 8157.53. Archived from the original on 7 October 2024. Retrieved 6 January 2025 – via Lam ta Kam.
  4. ^ "'Nofel Lochato' Ruby in Qom". borna.news (in Persian). 4 December 2015. Archived from the original on 6 January 2025. Retrieved 6 January 2025 – via Borna News Agency.
  5. ^ Kahak, Qom can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3077201" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  6. ^ Jahangiri, Ishaq (14 April 2019) [Approved 22 December 1397]. Approval regarding national divisions in the provinces of West Azerbaijan, Ardabil, Isfahan, Bushehr, Sistan and Baluchestan, Fars, Qom, Lorestan, Mazandaran. sdil.ac.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Cabinet of Ministers. Proposal 158389; Notification 175033/T56016H. Archived from the original on 29 June 2019. Retrieved 29 January 2025 – via Shahr Danesh Legal Research Institute.
  7. ^ a b c d Jahangiri, Ishaq (c. 2022) [Approved 15 February 1400]. Letter of approval regarding the national divisions of Kahak District in Qom province. qavanin.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Proposal 206826. Archived from the original on 19 October 2022. Retrieved 12 May 2023 – via Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
  8. ^ Mousavi, Mirhossein (1 March 2014) [Approved 27 January 1365]. Abstraction of Qom County including four districts of Markazi province to the center of Arak and its annexation to Tehran province. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Proposal 28138S. Archived from the original on 21 May 2014. Retrieved 6 January 2025 – via Research Center of the Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran.
  9. ^ Mousavi, Mirhossein (c. 2024) [Approved 2 February 1366]. Creation and formation of nine rural districts including villages, farms and places in Qom County under Tehran province. lamtakam.com (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Proposal 11955.1.5.53. Archived from the original on 9 January 2024. Retrieved 9 January 2024 – via Lam ta Kam.
  10. ^ Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Qom Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  11. ^ Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Qom Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.


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