Jandaq
City in Isfahan province, Iran / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jandaq (Persian: جندق, also Romanized as Jondaq; also known as Djandak and Jandak)[3] is a city in the Central District of Khur and Biabanak County, Isfahan province, Iran,[4] serving as the administrative center for Jandaq Rural District.[5]
Jandaq
Persian: جندق | |
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City | |
Coordinates: 34°02′18″N 54°24′51″E[1] | |
Country | Iran |
Province | Isfahan |
County | Khur and Biabanak |
District | Central |
Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 4,665 |
Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
At the 2006 census, its population was 3,958 in 1,162 households, when it was in the former Khur and Biabanak District of Nain County.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 4,472 people in 1,319 households,[7] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Khur and Biabanak County.[4] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 4,665 people in 1,477 households.[2]
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. [8]