For the administrative division of Isfahan province, see Ardestan County.
Ardestan
City
Native namePersian: اَردِستان
Coordinates33°22′23″N 52°22′08″E
CountryIran
ProvinceIsfahan
CountyArdestan
DistrictCentral
Unit prefMetric
Population as of2016
Population total15744
Time zoneIRST (UTC+3:30)

Ardestan (Persian: اردستان)[a] is a city in the Central District of Ardestan County, Isfahan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.[1]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 14,698 in 4,077 households.[2] The following census in 2011 counted 15,701 people in 4,680 households.[3] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 15,744 people in 5,093 households.[4]

Overview

Ardestan is located at the southern foothills of the Karkas mountain chain and is 110 km northeast of Isfahan. It is believed the city was founded in Sassanian times and was strongly fortified in the 10th century. A Seljuk-era mosque, a bazaar, several ab anbars, and historical houses of the old town are among the tourist attractions of Ardestan.

Mulberry, pomegranates, and a special kind of fig are the main orchard products of the town.

Climate

Ardestan has a hot desert climate (Köppen: BWh).

Historical sites

  • Imamzadeh Husayn: This Seljuk imamzadeh possibly made part of a Seljuk madrasah. Only little of this structure remains today. A badly damaged portal with the remains of a minaret (originally two) can still be found.
  • Imamzadeh Ismael
  • Jameh Mosque of Ardestan: The oldest parts indicate a pre-Seljuk building, and it is possible the mosque was built on the site of a chahar taq. The structure was incorporated in a Seljuk kiosk mosque in the 12th century, and further expanded to the classical four-iwan plan. The stucco decoration of the mihrab was altered during the Il-Khanid period.

Notable people

Notes

  1. ^ Also romanized as Ardestān; also known as Ardistān[5]

References

  1. ^ Habibi, Hassan (12 September 1990 [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1369.6.21 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]). "fa:‌تصویب سازمان و سلسله تابعیت عناصر و واحدهای تقسیمات کشوری استان اصفهان به مرکزیت شهر اصفهان" [‌‌Approval of the organization and hierarchy of subordination of the elements and units of the national divisions of Isfahan province with the center of Isfahan city] (in Persian). لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam]. ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. شناسه [ID] 7CE85F3A-6CEE-4A59-9498-E435D7B5C890. شماره دوره [Course number] 69, شماره جلد [Volume number] 3. Archived 4 February 2024 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 3 May 2026.
  2. ^ "fa:سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان اصفهان" [General Population and Housing Census 2006: Isfahan Province] (Excel) (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived 20 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  3. ^ "fa:سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان اصفهان" [General Population and Housing Census 2011: Isfahan Province] (Excel) (in Persian). Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived 17 January 2023 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  4. ^ "fa:سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان اصفهان" [General Population and Housing Census 2016: Isfahan Province] (Excel) (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived 19 October 2020 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  5. ^
  • Matheson, Sylvia A. (1972). Persia: An Archaeological Guide. London: Faber and Faber Limited. ISBN 0-571-09305-1

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  • Photographs of Ardestan:
— Masjed-e Jāme'eh Ardestān: (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9), (10), (11).