Aminabad, Shahreza
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Aminabad (, also
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d as Amīnābād) is a village in Esfarjan Rural District, in the Central District of
Shahreza County Shahreza County () is in Isfahan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Shahreza Shahreza () is a city in the Central District of Shahreza County, Isfahan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. Sha ...
, Isfahan province,
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. At the 2006 census, its population was 1,197, in 305 families. Aminabad lies south of
Shahreza Shahreza () is a city in the Central District of Shahreza County, Isfahan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. Shahreza was selected as the "National City of Pottery" in 1997. The reason for this choice was ...
, near the border of
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along the main highway No. 7 connecting
Isfahan Isfahan or Esfahan ( ) is a city in the Central District (Isfahan County), Central District of Isfahan County, Isfahan province, Iran. It is the capital of the province, the county, and the district. It is located south of Tehran. The city ...
to
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. With a population of around 1500 and increasing number of Ghashghai tribal people leaving nomadic life and settling there permanently, Amin Abad is a growing area and will soon be officially given the status of a city. Grape, wheat, stone fruits and sheep farming are among main industries in Amin Abad.


History

Amin Abad has a long history of human settlement, with old mud brick citadel of estimated age of more than 500 years. This amazing historical monument was unfortunately demolished with minimal or no official assessment by Iran Cultural Heritage Conservation Organization. Amin Abad
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is a
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dynasty era structure and a major tourist attraction. Although no official study has been done, but according to elders, it seems that a mix of Bakhtiari Lors, Ghashghaie
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, and Hassani
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but have gathered to form Amin Abad which is actually not true, for example Gashgaie Turks moved to (already existing) Amin Abad about only 50 years ago. But the real natives were Iranian. There are a number of clans now dominating the demographics of Amin Abad like Haj Abassgholi, Haj Mohammad Karim, Haj Mohammad Rahim, and Hamezei. These clans have family names like Hajimirzaalian, Aliani, Alian, Izadi, Hamzei and Mohammadkhani. The first clan though, the founder of Amin Abad was the family Yousefi. Since 1999, Village councils has been established to run the administration of the village. Council elections are held every 4 years. Prior to this period issues used to be dealt with through an unofficial elder ( Kadkhoda) or through relevant organization in Shahreza. Late Haj Mehdi Alian was the last Kadkhoda. During political turmoils and lack of security in the final years of
Qajar dynasty The Qajar family (; 1789–1925) was an Iranian royal family founded by Mohammad Khan (), a member of the Qoyunlu clan of the Turkoman-descended Qajar tribe. The dynasty's effective rule in Iran ended in 1925 when Iran's '' Majlis'', conven ...
that led to establishment of
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, Kadkhodas were the only point of authority in the face of increasing lawlessness. There are stories about Mashadi Mirza Alian, an elder from Haj Mohammad Rahim clan, who was the Kadkhoda of the time, ruled with occasional harsh penalties for robberies and
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. On the other hands there are tales of generosity and helping of poor during the famine of those years. Medical records show the existence of
Alpha-Thalassemia Alpha-thalassemia (α-thalassemia, α-thalassaemia) is an inherited blood disorder and a form of thalassemia. Thalassemias are a group of inherited blood conditions which result in the impaired production of hemoglobin, the molecule that carrie ...
, as a genetic disorder in different families of Amin Abad.


References

{{Portal, Iran Populated places in Shahreza County