Jamkaran
جمکران
village
Jamkaran is located in Iran
Jamkaran
Jamkaran
Coordinates: 34°35′04″N 50°54′27″E / 34.58444°N 50.90750°E / 34.58444; 50.90750
Country Iran
ProvinceQom
CountyQom
BakhshCentral
Population
 (2006)
 • Total8,368
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+4:30 (IRDT)
Jamkaran at GEOnet Names Server

Jamkaran (Persian: جمکران Jamkarân; also Romanized as Jamkarān and Jam'karân), also known as Jamgarân (Persian: جمگران), Jam-e-Karân (Persian: جم کران)[1] is a village in Qanavat Rural District, in the Central District of Qom County, Qom Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 8,368, comprising 1,747 families.[2]

Jamkaran is located on the outskirts of Qom, and is the site of the Jamkaran Mosque, a popular pilgrimage site for Shia Muslims from all over the world. Shia belief has it that the Mahdi—the Twelfth Shia Imam, a figure from Shia eschatology who will lead the world to an era of universal peace—once appeared and offered prayers at Jamkaran. On Tuesday evenings large crowds of thousands gather at Jamkaran to pray and to drop a note to the Imam in a well at the site, asking for help with some problem.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Jamkaran can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3067673" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  2. ↑ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)" (Excel). Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 2011-09-20.
  3. ↑ Majd, Hooman, The Ayatollah Begs to Differ : The Paradox of Modern Iran, by Hooman Majd, Doubleday, 2008, p.83-4
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