Dehaqan

Dehaqan دهاقان
city
Dehaqan
Coordinates: 31°56′24″N 51°38′52″E / 31.94000°N 51.64778°ECoordinates: 31°56′24″N 51°38′52″E / 31.94000°N 51.64778°E
Country	Iran
Province	Isfahan
County	Dehaqan
Bakhsh	Central
Population (2006)
• Total	16,899
Time zone	IRST (UTC+3:30)
• Summer (DST)	IRDT (UTC+4:30)

Dehaqan (Persian: دهاقان‎‎, also Romanized as Dehāqān)^[1] is a city in and the capital of Dehaqan County, in western Isfahan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 16,899, in 4,664 families.^[2]

Situation

The town consists of the old town, Nehzat Abad neighbourhood and Ata Abad (now part of the town). The old town itself consists of many neighborhoods, such as Melle Now (Mahalle Now), Posht Gombezi, Ghale, etc...

Dehaqan is located at 30 km from Shahreza city. The word "Dehaqan" originated from "Dehaq" which means "Watery Place or "Dehqan" which means farmers"

The climatic condition of this city is divided into:

1. North and east zone, which experience semi-dry climate, suitable for agronomy and animal husbandry activities.
2. South and west zone, which has mountain climate and green hills,suitable for green house activities.

Its famous fruits are pear and walnut. There are so many springs(streams) around it. The most famous one is Cheshme Benoy. Its water is mineral and very tasty. In winter there is a place for skiing which is a very popular place for people in Isfahan province. In the first month of spring a very beautiful flower grows there which is called Lalehye wajgoon(upside down tulip). There is two universities in Dehaghan including: Payame Noor University Dehaghan Branch and Islamic Azad University Dehaghan Branch.

References

1. Dehaqan can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3060239" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
2. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". Islamic Republic of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 2011-11-11.