Abadeh
Abadeh
آباده | |
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City | |
 Skyline of Abadeh from a mountain | |
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  Abadeh Location in Iran | |
| Coordinates: 31°09′39″N 52°39′02″E / 31.16083°N 52.65056°ECoordinates: 31°09′39″N 52°39′02″E / 31.16083°N 52.65056°E | |
| Country |  Iran |
| Province | Fars Province |
| County | Abadeh County |
| District | Central |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (Shahrdar) | Gholamabbas Zare |
| • Member of Parliament | Rahim Zare |
| Elevation | 1,900 m (6,200 ft) |
| Population (2016 Census) | |
| • Total | 59,116 [1] |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+4:30 (IRDT) |
| Postal Code | 73911-***** to 73991-***** |
| Area code(s) | 071 |
| Website | Abadeh Municipality |
Abadeh (Persian: آباده, also Romanized as Ābādeh)[2] is a city and capital of Abadeh County, in Fars Province, Iran. Abadeh is situated at an elevation of 6,200 feet (1,890 m) in a fertile plain on the high road between Isfahan and Shiraz, 190 kilometres (120 mi) from the former and 270 kilometres (170 mi) from the latter.[3] At the 2006 census, its population was 52,042, in 14,184 families.[4] As of 2009, the population was estimated to be 59,042.[5]
It is the largest city in the Northern Fars Region (South Central-Iran), which is famed for its carved wood-work, made of the wood of pear and box trees.[3] Sesame oil, castor oil, grain, and various fruits are also produced there. The area is famous for its Abadeh rugs.
An interesting fact is that Abadeh is closer, road-distance-wise to 4 provincial capitals of Isfahan (193 km), Yasuj (197 km), Yazd (217 km), and Shahrekord (237 km) compared to the distance to the provincial capital of its corresponding province, Shiraz (260 km).
Landmarks and crafts[]
Abadeh historical monuments include Emirate Kolah Farangi, Tymcheh Sarafyan and Khaje tomb, located in the Khoja mountains. Abadeh crafts can be embroidered in cotton. The town also produces Abadeh rugs.
The rugs tend to be based on a cotton warp and have a thin, tightly knotted pile. Most Abadeh rugs are closely cut making them very flat. Although some of the older Abadehs vary in style, many of the new designs are easily recognisable. These new designs, known as Heybatlu consist of a single diamond shaped medallion in the centre with smaller medallions on each corner. The pattern is typically geometrical flowers or animals and the main colours are light reds or burnt orange on top of a dark blue background with strong green details. The corners or borders are generally ivory in colour. Although some Abadeh and Shiraz rugs appear similar Abadeh can normally be differentiated by their higher knot counts as well as the fact that the warp is invariably cotton. The rugs are almost always exclusively medium in size and the KPSI of an average Abadeh is around 90. As always in the rug-world you get what you pay for however in general Abadeh are well made and fairly popular items, particularly in modern interiors or those with a Mediterranean or North African style.[citation needed]
Transportation[]
Expressway 65 passes through Abadeh. This situation helps Abadeh to improve its capabilities compared to the neighboring city, Eqlid. Road 78 makes connections from Abadeh to Abarkuh, Yazd Eqlid and Yasuj. It has a junction with Abadeh Shiraz Expressway 24 km south of the city. A road starts from Abadeh Ring Road to Soqad and Semirom, Road 55.
The railroad from Isfahan to Shiraz passes Abadeh and there are train services at Abadeh Railway Station to Shiraz, Esfahan, Tehran and Mashad. Abadeh Airport (OISA) was planned to be built in the mid 1990s.
Sport[]
Abadeh's main sport is Football, like the rest of the country. The main stadium is located in Mo'allem Square. The main team in Abadeh is Behineh Rahbar Abadeh F.C. which is currently playing in Iran Football's 3rd Division after finishing first in Fars Provincial League (FPL) last year. It played in Hazfi Cup 2010-11 reaching the fourth round.
Air Defense Base[]
In 2012 Iran announced it had started the construction an air defense site in city of Abadeh, the site is planned to be the largest in the country and will house 6,000 personnel for a variety duties including educational ones.[6]
Geography[]
Climate[]
Abadeh features a continental semi-arid climate (Köppen climate classification BSk) with heat and dryness over summer, and cold (extreme at times) and wet winter, with huge variations between daytime and nighttime throughout the year. The area can experience severely cold weather due to its high elevation.
| hideClimate data for Abadeh, Altitude: 2030.0 M from: 1977-2010 | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 17.6 (63.7) |
20.0 (68.0) |
26.6 (79.9) |
28.6 (83.5) |
34.4 (93.9) |
38.8 (101.8) |
39.6 (103.3) |
38.4 (101.1) |
36.4 (97.5) |
32.6 (90.7) |
25.0 (77.0) |
24.0 (75.2) |
39.6 (103.3) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 6.2 (43.2) |
8.6 (47.5) |
14.7 (58.5) |
21.4 (70.5) |
26.9 (80.4) |
32.4 (90.3) |
34.2 (93.6) |
33.1 (91.6) |
29.6 (85.3) |
23.5 (74.3) |
16.6 (61.9) |
11.6 (52.9) |
21.6 (70.8) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −7.6 (18.3) |
−3.7 (25.3) |
0.0 (32.0) |
6.8 (44.2) |
10.7 (51.3) |
14.7 (58.5) |
16.5 (61.7) |
15.8 (60.4) |
11.4 (52.5) |
6.3 (43.3) |
1.3 (34.3) |
−5.8 (21.6) |
5.5 (42.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −20.2 (−4.4) |
−20.2 (−4.4) |
−10.0 (14.0) |
−3.0 (26.6) |
2.2 (36.0) |
7.6 (45.7) |
10.0 (50.0) |
9.4 (48.9) |
3.0 (37.4) |
−2.2 (28.0) |
−9.0 (15.8) |
−21.4 (−6.5) |
−21.4 (−6.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 24.2 (0.95) |
15.3 (0.60) |
25.3 (1.00) |
14.6 (0.57) |
8.9 (0.35) |
1.2 (0.05) |
0.5 (0.02) |
0.4 (0.02) |
0.0 (0.0) |
5.1 (0.20) |
9.4 (0.37) |
32.1 (1.26) |
137 (5.39) |
| Average rainy days | 7.3 | 5.6 | 7.4 | 6.7 | 4.4 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 2.5 | 3.7 | 6.4 | 47.1 |
| Average snowy days | 3.3 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 2.1 | 7.8 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 52 | 46 | 41 | 36 | 29 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 32 | 43 | 51 | 35 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 233.3 | 238.9 | 256.4 | 254.8 | 312.5 | 344.4 | 336.3 | 338.3 | 311.4 | 287.4 | 237.1 | 226.3 | 3,377.1 |
| Source: [7] | |||||||||||||
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1958 | 15,888 | — |
| 1976 | 23,383 | +47.2% |
| 1991 | 44,967 | +92.3% |
| 1996 | 48,882 | +8.7% |
| 2006 | 55,143 | +12.8% |
| 2011 | 55,758 | +1.1% |
| [8] [9] | ||
References[]
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Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Abadeh. |
- ^ "Statistical Center of Iran > Home".
- ^ Abadeh can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3051024" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
- ^ Jump up to: a b One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Abadeh". Encyclopædia Britannica. 1 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 6.
- ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)" (Excel). Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 2011-11-11.
- ^ Iran Statistics Organization Archived 2011-10-04 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Iran Starts Building Powerful Air Defense Base in South". Fars News Agency. 2012-08-21. Archived from the original on 2012-10-28. Retrieved 2012-12-22.
- ^ I.R OF IRAN SHAHREKORD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION ( IN PERSIAN ). 1988-2005
- ^ "Iran: Provinces, Major Cities & Towns - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information".
- ^ ĀBĀDA, Encyclopaedia Iranica
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