Chadegan () is a city in the
Central District of
Chadegan County,
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 ...
province,
Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the nort ...
, 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 7,037 in 1,872 households.
The following census in 2011 counted 9,738 people in 2,655 households.
The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 9,924 people in 2,927 households.
Dam and reservoir
Chadegan Reservoir 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 (; 27 January 1571 – 19 January 1629), commonly known as Abbas the Great (), was the fifth Safavid shah of Iran from 1588 to 1629. The third son of Shah Mohammad Khodabanda, he is generally considered one of the most important rulers ...
, the most influential king of the
Safavid dynasty
The Safavid dynasty (; , ) was one of Iran's most significant ruling dynasties reigning from Safavid Iran, 1501 to 1736. Their rule is often considered the beginning of History of Iran, modern Iranian history, as well as one of the gunpowder em ...
, but it was changed to Zayandeh Dam after the
Islamic revolution
The Iranian Revolution (, ), also known as the 1979 Revolution, or the Islamic Revolution of 1979 (, ) was a series of events that culminated in the overthrow of the Pahlavi dynasty in 1979. The revolution led to the replacement of the Im ...
in 1979. Since 1972, the Chadegan Reservoir has helped prevent seasonal flooding of the Zayandeh River.
See also
Notes
References
Cities in Isfahan province
Populated places in Chadegan County
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