Jandaq

Jandaq (Persian: جندق, also Romanized as Jondaq; also known as Djandak and Jandak)[3] is a city in the Central District of Khur and Biabanak County, Isfahan province, Iran, and serves as the administrative center for Jandaq Rural District.

For the administrative division, see Jandaq Rural District.

Jandaq
Persian: جندق
City
Jandaq is located in Iran
Jandaq
Jandaq
Coordinates: 34°02′18″N 54°24′51″E[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceIsfahan
CountyKhur and Biabanak
DistrictCentral
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total4,665
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

At the 2006 census, its population was 3,958 in 1,162 households, when it was in the former Khur and Biabanak District of Nain County.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 4,472 people in 1,319 households, by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Khur and Biabanak County.[5] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 4,665 people in 1,477 households.[2]

The monuments of Jandaq include Jandaq Castle (or Fortress of Ardbil), which seems to date back to the Sasanian Empire, and which is known as the prison of Khosrow Anushirvān. [6]

References
  1. OpenStreetMap contributors (17 June 2023). "Jandaq, Khur and Biabanak County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
  2. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 10. Archived from the original (Excel) on 19 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. Jandaq can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3067698" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 10. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  5. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)" (Excel). Iran Data Portal (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 10. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  6. M. Badanj, Encyclopaedia Iranica
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