Chadegan ( fa, چادگان, also
Romanize
Romanization or romanisation, in linguistics, is the conversion of text from a different writing system to the Roman (Latin) script, or a system for doing so. Methods of romanization include transliteration, for representing written text, an ...
d as Chādegān and Chādgān; also known as Chadgūn and Chadūgān) is a city and capital of
Chadegan County, in western
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 the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...
. At the 2006 census, its population was 7,037, in 1,872 families.
Dam and reservoir
Chadegan Reservoir
Zayanderud Dam, also spelled Zayandeh Rud Dam formerly known as the Shah Abbas Dam, is an arch dam on the Zayandeh River about east of Chadegan, Iran. The primary purpose of the dam is water supply to Isfahan which lies to the east. It also sup ...
on the
Zayandeh Rood river is the largest in
Isfahan Province. It was formed in 1972 by the Zayandeh Dam. The dam was initially named Shah Abbas Dam after
Shah Abbas I
Abbas I ( fa, ; 27 January 157119 January 1629), commonly known as Abbas the Great (), was the 5th Safavid Shah (king) of Iran, and is generally considered one of the greatest rulers of Iranian history and the Safavid dynasty. He was the third so ...
, the most influential king of the
Safavid dynasty, but it was changed to Zayandeh Dam after the
Islamic revolution in 1979. Since 1972, the Chadegan Reservoir has helped prevent seasonal flooding of the Zayandeh River.
References
External links
"Chadgan, Iran" Fallingrain Gazetteer
Populated places in Chadegan County
Cities in Isfahan Province
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