Nain, Iran (original) (raw)

City in Isfahan province, Iran

For the administrative division, see Nain County. For other places with the same name, see Nain.

City in Isfahan, Iran

Nain Persian: نائین
City
Jameh Mosque of NainJameh Mosque of Nain
Nain is located in IranNainNain
Coordinates: 32°51′28″N 53°05′04″E / 32.85778°N 53.08444°E / 32.85778; 53.08444[1]
Country Iran
Province Isfahan
County Nain
District Central
Population (2016)[2]
• Total 27,379
Time zone UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Nain (Persian: نائین)[a] is a city in the Central District of Nain County, Isfahan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.[4]

The history of Nain appears to go back to pre-Islamic times, but no information about it has survived. It is famous for its big castle and its congregational mosque, the Jameh Mosque of Nain. It was described by medieval historians to have been in the sardsīr ("cooler highland areas"), and being a subordinate to either Yazd or Isfahan, despite being part of the administration of the Fars province.

The historian and geographer Hamdallah Mustawfi reported that the walls of Nain's castle, which are still present as mud brick remnants, were four thousand paces long. The nearby mountains' silver mines are also described by the geographers. During the Safavid era, the kaolinite of Nain was utilized to manufacture porcelain at the city of Kashan.[5]

Under the Buyid dynasty (934–1062), the Jameh Mosque of Nain was constructed.[5]

The following graph depicts the language composition of the city. Naini is a Central Plateau language[6] which is part of the Northwestern Iranian languages.[7]

Ilam linguistic composition
Language percent
Naini 70%
Tehrani Persian 30%

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 24,424 in 6,954 households.[8] The following census in 2011 counted 25,379 people in 7,730 households.[9] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 27,379 people in 8,906 households.[2]

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  1. ^ Also Romanized as Nāein, Nāeyn, and Nāīn[3]

  2. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (20 June 2023). "Nain, Nain County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 20 June 2023.

  3. ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 10. Archived from the original (Excel) on 19 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.

  4. ^ Nain, Iran can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3076275" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".

  5. ^ Habibi, Hassan (21 June 1369). "Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the national divisions of Isfahan province, centered in the city of Isfahan". Lamtakam (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Board. Archived from the original on 4 February 2024. Retrieved 4 February 2024.

  6. ^ a b Bosworth & Ruggles 2019.

  7. ^ "Language distribution: Esfahan Province". Iran Atlas. Retrieved 26 February 2023.

  8. ^ Stilo 2007, pp. 93–112. sfn error: no target: CITEREFStilo2007 (help)

  9. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 10. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.

  10. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 10. Archived from the original (Excel) on 17 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.