Khomein County
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Khomeyn County is a county
in Markazi Province
in Iran
. The capital of the county is Khomeyn. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 108,840, in 29,888 families. The county is subdivided into two districts: the Central District
and Kamareh District
. The county has two cities: Khomeyn and Qurchi Bashi
.
The town of Khomeyn is located to the south of the province, in a fertile plain. The climate of Khomein is a moderate mountainous inclining to a semi-desert one. Winters are cold and summers are moderate. This city lies at a distance of 323 km. from Tehran. The name of Khomein was primarily mentioned in a book named "The History of Prophets and Kings". Subterranean canals (qanats), sewers and its famous fire-temple can be named as some pre-Islamic relics. This town was called the center of Kamareh 200 years ago.
Presently, this town is famous because of the leader of the Islamic Revolution. This town is the birthplace of the leader of the Islamic Revolution. His father's house has become an important historical monument.
Counties of Iran
The provinces of Iran further subdivided into counties called shahrestan , an area inside an ostan, and consists of a city centre, few bakhsh and many villages around them. There are usually a few cities and rural agglomerations in each county. Rural agglomerations are a collection of a number...
in Markazi Province
Markazi Province
Markazi Province is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. The word markazi means central in Persian. Markazi lies in western Iran. Its capital is Arak. Its population is estimated at 1.35 million...
in Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
. The capital of the county is Khomeyn. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 108,840, in 29,888 families. The county is subdivided into two districts: the Central District
Central District (Khomeyn County)
The Central District of Khomeyn County is a district in Khomeyn County, Markazi Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 94,106, in 26,001 families. The District has one city: Khomeyn....
and Kamareh District
Kamareh District
Kamareh District is a district in Khomeyn County, Markazi Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 14,734, in 3,887 families. The District has one city: Qurchi Bashi....
. The county has two cities: Khomeyn and Qurchi Bashi
Qurchi Bashi
Qurchi Bashi is a city in and capital of Kamareh District of Khomeyn County, Markazi Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 1,522, in 416 families....
.
The town of Khomeyn is located to the south of the province, in a fertile plain. The climate of Khomein is a moderate mountainous inclining to a semi-desert one. Winters are cold and summers are moderate. This city lies at a distance of 323 km. from Tehran. The name of Khomein was primarily mentioned in a book named "The History of Prophets and Kings". Subterranean canals (qanats), sewers and its famous fire-temple can be named as some pre-Islamic relics. This town was called the center of Kamareh 200 years ago.
Presently, this town is famous because of the leader of the Islamic Revolution. This town is the birthplace of the leader of the Islamic Revolution. His father's house has become an important historical monument.