Aminshahr

Aminshahr
امین‌شهر
city
Aminshahr
Coordinates: 30°50′44″N 55°20′21″E / 30.84556°N 55.33917°E / 30.84556; 55.33917Coordinates: 30°50′44″N 55°20′21″E / 30.84556°N 55.33917°E / 30.84556; 55.33917
Country  Iran
Province Kerman
County Anar
AminShahr was founded in 1949 by Ali Amin, also known as Aminotojaar. He hit water after drilling a series of wells, known as qanat for a year. 1949
Population (2006)
  Total 4,044
Time zone IRST (UTC+3:30)
  Summer (DST) IRDT (UTC+4:30)

Aminshahr (Persian: امین‌شهر; formerly, Hoseynabad (Persian: حسين آباد), also Romanized as Ḩoseynābād and Husainābād; also known as Ḩoseynābād Amīn)[1] is a city in Anar County, Kerman Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 4,044, in 989 families.[2]

References

  1. Aminshahr can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3066833" 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.
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