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Khansar

Persian: خوانسار
Khansar Persian: خوانسار
City
	Bahman Square in the city of Khansar
	Khansar
	Coordinates: 33°13′15″N 50°18′55″E / 33.22083°N 50.31528°E
Country	Iran
Province	Isfahan
County	Khansar
District	Central
Population (2016)
• Total	21,883
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Khansar (Persian: خوانسار)^[a] is a city in the Central District of Khansar County, Isfahan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.^[4]

Etymology

The word Khansar is written and pronounced in several ways, including Khavansar, Khanisar, Khoonsar, Khosar, Khansar and Khunsar.^[5] The word consists of two parts, the khan and the sar. Khan means spring and pond, and the suffix sar indicates plurality.

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 20,490 in 6,019 households.^[6] The following census in 2011 counted 21,338 people in 6,655 households.^[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 21,883 people in 7,092 households.^[3]

Geography

Khansar is located on both sides of a narrow valley through which the Khansar River, a stream about 4 metres (13 ft) wide, flows in a north-easterly direction to Qom.^[5]^[8]^[9]

Notable people

Adib Khansari, classical musician
Ali Shojaei, Iranian football player
Hacham Uriel Davidi, Jewish religious leader
Mohammad Javad Zarif Khonsari, Iranian Diplomat and Academic, Former Minister of Foreign Affairs (Iran)
Ali Akbar Mehrabian, Iranian politician, Ministry of Energy (Iran)
Seyyed Ahmad Khansari, theologian, Marja'
Yadollah Kaboli Khansari, calligrapher

Notes

↑ Also romanized as Khwānsār and Xānsār

References

↑ OpenStreetMap contributors (29 November 2024). "چهارراه هشت بهشت, چهارباغ [Hasht Behesht Crossroads, Chaharbagh], Pay Takht, دهستان چشمه سار, بخش مرکزی [Cheshmeh Sar Rural District, Central District], Khansar County, Isfahan Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 29 November 2024.
↑ "68C8+84J Khansar, Isfahan Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 23 May 2026.
1 2 سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان اصفهان [General Population and Housing Census 2016: Isfahan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 19 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
↑ Habibi, Hassan (12 September 1990) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1369.6.21 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ‌تصویب سازمان و سلسله تابعیت عناصر و واحدهای تقسیمات کشوری استان اصفهان به مرکزیت شهر اصفهان [‌‌Approval of the organization and hierarchy of subordination of the elements and units of the national divisions of Isfahan province with the center of Isfahan 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] 7CE85F3A-6CEE-4A59-9498-E435D7B5C890. شماره دوره [Course number] 69, شماره جلد [Volume number] 3. Archived from the original on 4 February 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2026.
1 2 Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Khunsar" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 15 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 781.
↑ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان اصفهان [General Population and Housing Census 2006: Isfahan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
↑ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان اصفهان [General Population and Housing Census 2011: Isfahan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 17 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
↑ "Khansar ( An Old And Beautiful City In Iran ) | Full Info + Pictures". ifpnews.com. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
↑ "OpenStreetMap". OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 25 April 2023.

[4] Also romanized as Khwānsār and Xānsār

[1] OpenStreetMap contributors (29 November 2024). "چهارراه هشت بهشت, چهارباغ [Hasht Behesht Crossroads, Chaharbagh], Pay Takht, دهستان چشمه سار, بخش مرکزی [Cheshmeh Sar Rural District, Central District], Khansar County, Isfahan Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 29 November 2024.

[2] "68C8+84J Khansar, Isfahan Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 23 May 2026.

[2016_Isfahan_Province-3] 1 2 سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان اصفهان [General Population and Housing Census 2016: Isfahan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 19 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.

[Isfahan_Province_Structure-5] Habibi, Hassan (12 September 1990) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1369.6.21 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ‌تصویب سازمان و سلسله تابعیت عناصر و واحدهای تقسیمات کشوری استان اصفهان به مرکزیت شهر اصفهان [‌‌Approval of the organization and hierarchy of subordination of the elements and units of the national divisions of Isfahan province with the center of Isfahan 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] 7CE85F3A-6CEE-4A59-9498-E435D7B5C890. شماره دوره [Course number] 69, شماره جلد [Volume number] 3. Archived from the original on 4 February 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2026.

[EB1911-6] 1 2 Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Khunsar" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 15 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 781.

[2006_Isfahan_Province-7] سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان اصفهان [General Population and Housing Census 2006: Isfahan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.

[2011_Isfahan_Province-8] سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان اصفهان [General Population and Housing Census 2011: Isfahan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 17 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.

[9] "Khansar ( An Old And Beautiful City In Iran ) | Full Info + Pictures". ifpnews.com. Retrieved 25 April 2023.

[10] "OpenStreetMap". OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 25 April 2023.

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