Yima
Yima may refer to: * Jamshid in Aryan mythology * Yima, Henan (), city under administration of Sanmenxia, China * (), town in Qingcheng County, Gansu, China * (), town in Panshi Panshi () is a city of south-central Jilin province of Northeast China. It is under the administration of Jilin City. Administrative Divisions Subdistricts: * Henan Subdistrict (), Dongning Subdistrict (), Fu'an Subdistrict () Towns: * Yanton ...

Jamshid
Jamshid () ( fa, جمشید, ''Jamshīd''; Middle- and New Persian: جم, ''Jam'') also known as ''Yima'' (Avestan: 𐬫𐬌𐬨𐬀 ''Yima''; Pashto/Dari: یما ''Yama'') is the fourth Shah of the mythological Pishdadian dynasty of Iran according to ''Shahnameh''. In Persian mythology and folklore, Jamshid is described as the fourth and greatest king of the epigraphically unattested Pishdadian Dynasty (before the Kayanian dynasty). This role is already alluded to in Zoroastrian scripture (e.g. ''Yasht'' 19, ''Vendidad'' 2), where the figure appears as ''Yima kshaeta'' "radiant Yima" ( ae, 𐬫𐬌𐬨𐬀 𐬑𐬱𐬀𐬉𐬙𐬀, Yima xšaēta) and from which the name 'Jamshid' is derived. Both ''Jam'' and ''Jamshid'' remain common Iranian and Zoroastrian male names that are also popular in surrounding areas of Iran such as Afghanistan and Tajikistan. Edward FitzGerald transliterated the name as ''Jamshyd''. In the eastern regions of Greater Iran, and by the Zoroastrians ...
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Yima, Henan
Yima () is a county-level city in Henan, China. It is under the administration of Sanmenxia. Yima is located in the western part of Henan province. Since ancient times, it had been a key stopover between Luoyang and Changan. The city had great strategic importance, being often a battlefield and a place for merchants to trade. In the 20th century, it became a wealthy city thanks to the mining and processing of coal. As of 2018, the city population was 147,800, whilst the metropolitan area (extending into Mianchi county) had a population of 498,500. Yima was founded two years before the Qin Dynasty established the new county system (it took 81 years to build the city). After the People's Republic of China was founded, Yima was given county-level status in Henan Province in 1981. It was originally under the administration of Luoyang, however since 1986, it has been under the administration of Sanmenxia. It is also one of China's top hundred counties, as well as the smallest city in ...
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Qingcheng County
Qingcheng County () is a county in the east of Gansu province, China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Qingyang. History The history of Qingcheng dates back to prehistoric settlements 200,000 years ago. And written records mention the city 4,000 years ago. During the Xia dynasty (2070 and 1600 BC), the area was part of the Yongzhou state. During the late Shang dynasty era, it became part of Yiqu state. In 266 BC it was conquered by the Qin dynasty. In 221 BC, the Qin set up the county seat of Beidi (北地郡) in present-day Maling town, ruling over what was then named Yiqu County, where the present day county seat is located. In 220 AD, Qiang and Rong barbarians captured the county. During the Three Kingdoms the Xubu occupied Qingcheng. In 265 it became part of the Western Jin Dynasty. Administrative divisions Qingcheng County is divided to 9 towns and 6 townships. ;Towns ;Townships Climate See also * List of administrative divisions of Gans ...
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