Meymand

Meymand

Meymand

City in Fars province, Iran

For the administrative division, see Meymand District. For other places with the same name, see Meymand.

Meymand (Persian: ميمند)[lower-alpha 1] is a city in, and the capital of, Meymand District of Firuzabad County, Fars province, Iran.[5]

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At the 2006 census, its population was 8,615 in 2,138 households.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 9,058 people in 2,524 households.[7] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 10,120 people in 3,226 households.[2]

Meymand is a few miles east of Firuzabad and about 70 miles (110 km) from Shiraz.[3] Its population is almost wholly occupied with the manufacture and sale of rose water, which is largely exported to many parts of Iran as well as to Arabia, India and Java.[3] Shafaq cave is located nearby. The district also produces great quantities of almonds.[3]

In 1961, Meymand became a city after consensus with the three villages of Meymand-e Sofla, Meymand-e Olya and Shabankareh.

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Notes

  1. Also Romanized as Maimand;[3] also known as Meyman[4]

References

  1. [1]
    OpenStreetMap contributors (19 September 2023). "Meymand, Firuzabad County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  2. [2]
    "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 07. Archived from the original (Excel) on 6 April 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. [3]
    Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Maimand" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 17 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 429.
  4. [4]
    Meymand can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3074824" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  5. [5]
    "Creation and establishment of Seyyedan and Meymand Districts in Fars province". Lamtakam (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. 16 November 1373. Archived from the original on 8 December 2023. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
  6. [6]
    "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 07. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  7. [7]
    "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 07. Archived from the original (Excel) on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
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