Komehr
Persian: كمهر
Village
Komehr is located in Iran
Komehr
Komehr
Coordinates: 30°26′48″N 51°52′37″E / 30.44667°N 51.87694°E / 30.44667; 51.87694[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceFars
CountySepidan
DistrictCentral
Rural DistrictKomehr
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total1,583
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Komehr (Persian: كمهر; also known as Kūmehr)[3] is a village in, and the capital of, Komehr Rural District of the Central District of Sepidan County, Fars province, Iran.[4]

At the 2006 National Census, its population was 1,722 in 379 households.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 1,759 people in 477 households.[6] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 1,583 people in 450 households. It was the largest village in its rural district.[2]

History

The village was buried, leaving no survivors, during the 1972 Iran blizzard.[7]

References

  1. ↑ OpenStreetMap contributors (29 September 2023). "Komehr, Sepidan County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 07. Archived from the original (Excel) on 6 April 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ↑ Komehr can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3071913" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. ↑ Mousavi, Mirhossein. "Creation and formation of six rural districts including villages, farms and places in a part of Sepidan County under Fars province". Lamtakam (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 7 December 2023. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
  5. ↑ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 07. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  6. ↑ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 07. Archived from the original (Excel) on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  7. ↑ Edwards, Haley Sweetland (7 February 2012). "40 Years Ago, Iran Was Hit by the Deadliest Blizzard in History". Mental Floss. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
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