Qahan District

District in Qom province, Iran

Not to be confused with Qahan Rural District.

For the village, see Qahan.

District in Qom, Iran

Qahan District

Persian: بخش قاهان

District

Qahan District

Coordinates: 34°43′23″N 50°15′26″E﻿ / ﻿34.72306°N 50.25722°E﻿ / 34.72306; 50.25722[1]
Country| Iran
Province| Qom
County| Jafarabad
Capital| Qahan
Time zone| UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Qahan District (Persian: بخش قاهان) is in Jafarabad County, Qom province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Qahan,[2] whose population at the time of the 2016 National Census was 784 in 286 households.[3]

## History

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After the 2016 census, Jafarabad District[a] 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 at the time.[2] In 2018, the village of Qahan was elevated to the status of a city.[4]

## Demographics

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### Administrative divisions

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Qahan District  Administrative Divisions

Kohandan RD
Qahan RD
Qahan (city)[b]
RD = Rural District

## See also

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Iran portal

## Notes

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1. ^ Renamed the Central District of Jafarabad County[2]
2. ^ Became a city after the 2016 census[4]

## References

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1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (6 January 2025). "Qahan District (Jafarabad County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 6 January 2025.
2. ^ a b c 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.
3. ^ 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.
4. ^ a b Vahidi, Ahmad (19 May 2023) [Approved 17 December 2018]. "With the approval of the Minister of the Interior, Qahan village in Qom province became a city". mehrnews.com (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior. Letter 33667/598060. Archived from the original on 20 May 2023. Retrieved 21 March 2024 - via Mehr News Agency.

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Qom province, Iran

Capital|

* Qom

Counties and cities|

| Qom County|

* Dastjerd
* Qom
* Qanavat
* Salafchegan

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Jafarabad County|

* Jafariyeh
* Qahan

Kahak County|

* Kahak

Sights|

* 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

populated places|

* List of cities, towns and villages in Qom Province

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