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For other places with the same name, see Najafabad (disambiguation).
Najafabad
نجف آباد— city — Coordinates: 32°38′04″N 51°22′00″E / 32.63444°N 51.3666667°ECoordinates: 32°38′04″N 51°22′00″E / 32.63444°N 51.3666667°E Country Iran Province Isfahan County Najafabad Bakhsh Central Population (2006) – Total 206,114 Time zone IRST (UTC+3:30) – Summer (DST) IRDT (UTC+4:30) Najafabad (Persian: نجف آباد, also Romanized as Najafābād and Nejafābād)[1] is a city in and the capital of Najafabad County, Isfahan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 206,114, in 54,529 families.[2] It is located west of Isfahan and is increasingly becoming a part of Isfahan Metropolitan area.
Najafabad is the birthplace of Grand Ayatollah Hossein-Ali Montazeri, Mostafa Moeen and Moein. It is also the hometown of Iranian-American poet Dr. Mahnaz Badihian
The city serves as a trade center for agricultural products in the region, and is noted for its pomegranates.
One of the attractions of Najafabad is "Arg-e Sheykh Bahaie" that has recently been repaired.
The people of Najafabad mourned for the death of Ayatollah Hossein-Ali Montazeri on Sunday December 20 2009 and all shops were closed for the honor of his death.
References
- ^ Najafabad can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "6013169" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
- ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)" (Excel). Islamic Republic of Iran. http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/10.xls.
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