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Jowsheqan va Kamu

Coordinates: 33°36′21″N 51°14′14″E / 33.60583°N 51.23722°E / 33.60583; 51.23722
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Jowsheqan va Kamu
Persian: جوشقان و كامو
Former City
Jowsheqan va Kamu is located in Iran
Jowsheqan va Kamu
Jowsheqan va Kamu
Coordinates: 33°36′21″N 51°14′14″E / 33.60583°N 51.23722°E / 33.60583; 51.23722[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceIsfahan
CountyKashan
DistrictKaki
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total
4,766
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Jowsheqan va Kamu (Persian: جوشقان و كامو) was a city in Qamsar District of Kashan County, Isfahan province, Iran. It was the merger of four earlier settlements in 2000: Chugan (چوگان), Jowsheqan (جوشقان),[a] Kamu (کامو),[b] and Vahdatabad (وحدت آباد).[5]

Demographics

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Population

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At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 5,477 in 1,730 households.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 4,766 people in 1,658 households.[2]

After the census, the city was split into two cities: Jowshaqan-e Qali and Kamu va Chugan.[7]

Geography

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The district is primarily agricultural. The water is supplied by local springs, the river Kan, and subterranean channels (kāhriz).

Economy

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Agriculture

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Major products are those of the cool (sardsir) climate. The farmers cultivate roses for extraction of rosewater (golāb), which is now a growing business in the region.

Mining

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Jowsheqan has marble quarries, the exploitation of which has been the major industrial activity in the district.[8]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Also romanized as Jowsheqān; also known as Jowshaqān-e Qālī (جوشقان قالی), Jowsheqān-e-Qālī, and Jūshqān Qāli[3]
  2. ^ Also romanized as Kāmū; also known as Qamu[4]

References

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  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (29 November 2024). "Jowsheqan va Kamu, Kashan County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 29 November 2024.
  2. ^ a b Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Isfahan Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 17 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.
  3. ^ Jowsheqan can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3068120" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. ^ Kamu can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3069462" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  5. ^ Habibi, Hassan (c. 2024) [Approved 19 April 1379]. Creating divisional changes and reforms in Isfahan province. lamtakam.com (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political Defense Commission of the Government Board. Proposal 1.4.42.146; Letters 5453/T21162H and 5831/T21162H; Notification 15288/T21357K. Archived from the original on 29 November 2024. Retrieved 29 November 2024 – via Lam ta Kam.
  6. ^ Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Isfahan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  7. ^ "The experience of traveling to the mountain city of Jowsheqan-e Qali". anyja.ir (in Persian). 24 December 2019. Archived from the original on 16 June 2023. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
  8. ^ "Welcome to Encyclopaedia Iranica".