Nimvar
Nimvar
Persian: نيمور | |
|---|---|
City | |
Main Square of Nimvar | |
| Coordinates: 33°53′04″N 50°34′16″E / 33.88444°N 50.57111°E | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | Markazi |
| County | Mahallat |
| District | Central |
| Population (2016)[1] | |
• Total | 7,507 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
Nimvar (Persian: نيمور)[a] is a city in the Central District of Mahallat County, Markazi province, Iran.[3]
In ancient times Nimvar was an important location for Zoroastrianism. It is one of the ancient cities related to the Sassanid and Ashkanian eras in Iran. Among historical customs that are still alive, and with a history of two thousand years, are the dredging ceremony of Qomrud River and the BilGardani ceremony signifying the harnessing of nature by human beings.[4]
Demographics
[edit]Population
[edit]At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 5,731 in 5,856 households.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 5,856 people in 1,791 households.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of Nimvar as 7,507 people in 2,427 households,[1] by which time the city had annexed the village of Baqerabad.
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- 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 18 July 2026.
- ↑ Nimvar at GEOnet Names Server
- ↑ 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 18 July 2026.
- ↑ تحلیل آیین بیل گردانی نیم ور از منظر هنر مشارکتی تعاملی - Persian
- ↑ 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 18 July 2026.
- ↑ 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 18 July 2026.