Jafarabad County

County in Qom province, Iran

For the administrative division of this county, see Jafarabad Rural District. For the village, see Jafarabad. For other places with a similar name, see Jafarabad.

County in Qom, Iran

Jafarabad County

Persian: شهرستان جعفرآباد

County

Location of Jafarabad County in Qom province (green)

Location of Qom province in Iran

Coordinates: 34°45′27″N 50°27′20″E﻿ / ﻿34.75750°N 50.45556°E﻿ / 34.75750; 50.45556[1]
Country|  Iran
Province| Qom
Capital| Jafariyeh
Districts| Central, Qahan
Time zone| UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Jafarabad County (Persian: شهرستان جعفرآباد) is in Qom province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Jafariyeh,[2] whose population at the time of the 2016 National Census was 9,387 in 2,552 households.[3]

## History

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After the 2016 census, Jafarabad District and Qahan Rural District were separated from Qom County in the establishment of Jafarabad County, which was divided into two districts of two rural districts each, with Jafariyeh as its capital and only city.[2] In May 2023, the village of Qahan was elevated to the status of a city.[4]

## Demographics

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### Administrative divisions

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Jafarabad County's administrative structure is shown in the following table.

Jafarabad County  Administrative Divisions

Central District
Baqerabad RD
Jafarabad RD
Jafariyeh (city)
Qahan District
Kohandan RD
Qahan RD
Qahan (city)[a]
RD = Rural District

## See also

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Media related to Jafarabad County at Wikimedia Commons

Iran portal

## Notes

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1. ^ Became a city after the 2016 census[4]

## References

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1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (12 May 2023). "Jafarabad County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 12 May 2023.
2. ^ a b Jahangiri, Ishaq (15 February 1400). "Letter of approval regarding the country divisions of Kahak District in Qom province". Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 19 October 2022. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
3. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 25\. Archived from the original (Excel) on 11 January 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
4. ^ a b Vahidi, Ahmed (19 May 2023). "With the approval of the Minister of Interior, Qahan village in Qom province became a city". Mehr News (in Persian). Ministry of Interior. Archived from the original on 20 May 2023. Retrieved 21 March 2024.

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* Jafariyeh
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* Kahak

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* Chelakhtaran Imamzadeh
* Hajaskarkhan bath
* House of Khomeini
* House of Mulla Sadra
* Fatima al-Masumeh Shrine
* Feyziyeh School
* Jamkaran Mosque
* Jameh Mosque of Qom
* Qom Bazaar
* Green dome garden
* Namak Lake
* Howz-e Soltan Salt Lake
* Qom salt dome

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