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Kaveh the Blacksmith Kaveh the Blacksmith ( fa, کاوه آهنگر – Kāve Āhangar ), is a 5000-year-old figure in Iranian mythology who leads a popular uprising against a ruthless foreign ruler, Zahāk. His story is narrated in the ''Shahnameh'', the national ...

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Isfahan Isfahan ( fa, اصفهان, Esfahân ), from its Achaemenid empire, ancient designation ''Aspadana'' and, later, ''Spahan'' in Sassanian Empire, middle Persian, rendered in English as ''Ispahan'', is a major city in the Greater Isfahan Regio ...

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Chadegan Chadegan ( fa, چادگان, also Romanized as Chādegān and Chādgān; also known as Chadgūn and Chadūgān) is a city and capital of Chadegan County, in western Isfahan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 7,037, in 1,872 ...

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Rural District Rural districts were a type of local government area – now superseded – established at the end of the 19th century in England, Wales, and Ireland for the administration of predominantly rural areas at a level lower than that of the Ad ...

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of the Central District of

Chadegan County Chadegan County ( fa, شهرستان چادگان) is in Isfahan province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to ...

province,

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 2,822 in 658 households. The following census in 2011 counted 3,012 people in 815 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 2,975 people in 910 households. It was the most populous village in its rural district.

Kaveh the Blacksmith

The Iranian hero and the myth

is believed to originate from Mashhad-e Kaveh. It is believed he was born on January 12 some 5000 years ago. His birth certificate at his grave in Mashhad e Kaveh, is a poem from the

Safavid dynasty The Safavid dynasty (; fa, دودمان صفوی, Dudmâne Safavi, ) was one of Iran's most significant ruling dynasties reigning from 1501 to 1736. Their rule is often considered the beginning of modern Iranian history, as well as one of th ...

era, indicating Kaveh’s birthday is two months and a week before the Nowrooz night, thus it must be January 12. His birthday is a celebration day for friendship and justice.

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Populated places in Chadegan County {{Chadegan-geo-stub

Demographics

Population

Kaveh the Blacksmith

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