Jandaq

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Jandaq
جندق
City
Jandaq is located in Iran
Jandaq
Jandaq
Coordinates: 34°02′30″N 54°24′56″E / 34.04167°N 54.41556°E / 34.04167; 54.41556Coordinates: 34°02′30″N 54°24′56″E / 34.04167°N 54.41556°E / 34.04167; 54.41556
Country Iran
ProvinceIsfahan
CountyKhur and Biabanak
Population
 (2016 Census)
 • Total4,665 [1]
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+4:30 (IRDT)

Jandaq (Persian: جندق, also Romanized as Jondaq; also known as Djandak and Jandak)[2] is a city in Khur and Biabanak County, Isfahan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 3,958, in 1,162 families.[3]


The monuments of Jandaq include Jandaq Castle (or Fortress of Ardbil), which seems to date back to the Sasanian Empire, and which is known as the prison of Khosrow Anushirvān. [4]


References[]

  1. ^ "Statistical Center of Iran > Home".
  2. ^ Jandaq can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3067698" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  3. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)" (Excel). Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 2011-11-11.
  4. ^ M. Badanj, Encyclopaedia Iranica[1]
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