Ardakan () is a city in the Central District of Ardakan County, Yazd province,

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, serving as capital of both the county and the district.

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 51,349 in 13,730 households. The following census in 2011 counted 56,776 people in 16,198 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 75,271 people in 22,475 households.

Overview

Ardakan is the second major city of Yazd province. It was established in the 12th century in the Zardug region. Ardakan is 60 kilometres away from Yazd, and it has dry weather. The word ''Ardakan'' in Persian means "holy place" or "clean place" ( Modern Persian: ''arda+kan'' /

Middle Persian Middle Persian, also known by its endonym Pārsīk or Pārsīg ( Inscriptional Pahlavi script: , Manichaean script: , Avestan script: ) in its later form, is a Western Middle Iranian language which became the literary language of the Sasania ...

: ''arta+gan'') and the city has many historical religious attractions such as the Grand Mosque of Ardakan (Masjed-e Jame'), Zire-deh Mosque, Emam-Zadeh Mir Seyyed Mohammad and Takyeh

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. The most important shrine is Pir-e Sabz Chak Chak. Other shrines include Pir Shah Eshtad Izad, Pir Shah Tashtar Izad, Pir Shah Mehr Izad and Pir Shah Morad. Ardakan is the birthplace of former Iranian president, Mohammad Khatami. It is also a famous type of carpet found around the world. Ardakan old city 3

The city's neighbourhoods include Zeyn Aldin, Koshkeno, Bazarno, and Jannat Abad.

Notable people

* Mohammad Khatami, Iranian president *

Reza Davari Ardakani Reza Davari Ardakani (; born 6 July 1933, in Ardakan) is an Iranian philosopher who was influenced by Martin Heidegger, and a distinguished emeritus professor of philosophy at the University of Tehran. He is also the current member of the Iranian ...

, philosopher * Ali Khatami

Notes

References

External links

* Farshid Sāmāni
''Ardakān, In a Thoughtful Mood'' (''Ardakān, Sar dar Garibān'')
in Persian, Jadid Online, 16 April 2010.

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