Kuhpayeh

For the administrative divisions, see Kuhpayeh County, Kuhpayeh District, and Kuhpayeh Rural District.

Kuhpayeh (Persian: كوهپايه)^[a] is a city in Tudeshk District^[b] of Kuhpayeh County, Isfahan province, Iran, serving as capital of the county.^[4] It was the capital of the district^[5] until its capital was transferred to the city of Tudeshk.^[4] Kuhpayeh is a historic city 70 kilometres (43 mi) east of Isfahan and where the film The Stoning of Soraya M. is depicted.^[6]

Kuhpayeh Persian: كوهپايه
City
Kuhpayeh
Coordinates: 32°42′50″N 52°26′11″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Isfahan
County	Kuhpayeh
District	Tudeshk
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	5,518
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Demographics

Language

The town has a distinct language/dialect of Farsi, known as "Velayati" or " Kuhpaye'i" and very similar to the Gazi language, which belongs to the northwestern Iranian languages (Indo-European -> Indo-Iranian -> Iranian -> Western -> Northwestern II -> Tatic -> Kermanic/Central Plateau -> Southwestern -> Velayati/Gazi).

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 4,417 in 1,200 households,^[7] when it was capital of Kuhpayeh District^[c] in Isfahan County.^[5] The following census in 2011 counted 4,587 people in 1,335 households.^[8] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 5,518 people in 1,765 households.^[2]

In 2021, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of Kuhpayeh County and renamed Tudeshk District, with Kuhpayeh as the new county's capital.^[4]

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Also romanized as Koohpayeh and Kūhpāyeh; also known as Kūhpā, Kūhpāye, and Qohpayeh^[3]
2. Formerly Kuhpayeh District of Isfahan County^[4]
3. Renamed Tudeshk District of Kuhpayeh County^[4]