Abadeh

Abadeh (Persian: آباده‎, also Romanized as Ābādeh)[2] is a city and capital of Abadeh County, in Fars Province, Iran. Abadeh is situated at an elevation of 6,200 feet (1,890 m) in a fertile plain on the high road between Isfahan and Shiraz, 190 kilometres (120 mi) from the former and 270 kilometres (170 mi) from the latter.[3] At the 2006 census, its population was 52,042, in 14,184 families.[4] As of 2009, the population was estimated to be 59,042.[5]

For other places with the same name, see Abadeh (disambiguation).
Abadeh

آباده
City
Abadeh Kiosk
Seal
Abadeh
Location in Iran
Coordinates: 31°09′39″N 52°39′02″E
Country Iran
ProvinceFars Province
CountyAbadeh County
DistrictCentral
Government
 • Mayor
(Shahrdar)		Gholamabbas Zare
 • Member of ParliamentRahim Zare
Elevation
1,900 m (6,200 ft)
Population
 (2016 Census)
 • Total59,116 [1]
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+4:30 (IRDT)
Postal Code
73911-***** to 73991-*****
Area code(s)071
WebsiteAbadeh Municipality

It is the largest city in the Northern Fars Region (South Central-Iran), which is famed for its carved wood-work, made of the wood of pear and box trees.[3] Sesame oil, castor oil, grain, and various fruits are also produced there. The area is famous for its Abadeh rugs.

An interesting fact is that Abadeh is closer, road-distance-wise to 4 provincial capitals of Isfahan (193 km), Yasuj (197 km), Yazd (217 km), and Shahrekord (237 km) compared to the distance to the provincial capital of its corresponding province, Shiraz (260 km).

Abadeh Historical population
YearPop.±%
195815,888—    
197623,383+47.2%
199144,967+92.3%
199648,882+8.7%
200655,143+12.8%
201155,758+1.1%
[6]
[7]

Landmarks and crafts

Abadeh historical monuments include Emirate Kolah Farangi, Tymcheh Sarafyan and Khaje tomb, located in the Khoja mountains. Abadeh crafts can be embroidered in cotton. The town also produces Abadeh rugs.

The rugs tend to be based on a cotton warp and have a thin, tightly knotted pile. Most Abadeh rugs are closely cut making them very flat. Although some of the older Abadehs vary in style, many of the new designs are easily recognisable. These new designs, known as Heybatlu consist of a single diamond shaped medallion in the centre with smaller medallions on each corner. The pattern is typically geometrical flowers or animals and the main colours are light reds or burnt orange on top of a dark blue background with strong green details. The corners or borders are generally ivory in colour. Although some Abadeh and Shiraz rugs appear similar Abadeh can normally be differentiated by their higher knot counts as well as the fact that the warp is invariably cotton. The rugs are almost always exclusively medium in size and the KPSI of an average Abadeh is around 90. As always in the rug-world you get what you pay for however in general Abadeh are well made and fairly popular items, particularly in modern interiors or those with a Mediterranean or North African style.

Transportation

Expressway 65 passes through Abadeh. This situation helps Abadeh to improve its capabilities compared to the neighboring city, Eqlid. Road 78 makes connections from Abadeh to Abarkuh, Yazd Eqlid and Yasuj. It has a junction with Abadeh Shiraz Expressway 24 km south of the city. A road starts from Abadeh Ring Road to Soqad and Semirom, Road 55.

The railroad from Isfahan to Shiraz passes Abadeh and there are train services at Abadeh Railway Station to Shiraz, Esfahan, Tehran and Mashad. Abadeh Airport (OISA) was planned to be built in the mid 1990s.

Sport

Abadeh's main sport is Football, like the rest of the country. The main stadium is Takhti Stadium located in Mo'allem Square. The main team in Abadeh is Behineh Rahbar Abadeh F.C. which is currently playing in Iran Football's 3rd Division after finishing first in Fars Provincial League (FPL) last year. It played in Hazfi Cup 2010-11 reaching the fourth round.

Air Defense Base

In 2012 Iran announced it had started the construction an air defense site in city of Abadeh, the site is planned to be the largest in the country and will house 6,000 personnel for a variety duties including educational ones.[8]

Geography

Climate

Abadeh features a continental semi-arid climate classification|Köppen BSk) with heat and dryness over summer, and cold (extreme at times) and wet winter, with huge variations between daytime and nighttime throughout the year. It's very cold due to its high elevation.

Climate data for Abadeh, Altitude: 2030.0 M from: 1977-2010
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 17.6
(63.7)		 20.0
(68.0)		 26.6
(79.9)		 28.6
(83.5)		 34.4
(93.9)		 38.8
(101.8)		 39.6
(103.3)		 38.4
(101.1)		 36.4
(97.5)		 32.6
(90.7)		 25.0
(77.0)		 24.0
(75.2)		 39.6
(103.3)
Average high °C (°F) 6.2
(43.2)		 8.6
(47.5)		 14.7
(58.5)		 21.4
(70.5)		 26.9
(80.4)		 32.4
(90.3)		 34.2
(93.6)		 33.1
(91.6)		 29.6
(85.3)		 23.5
(74.3)		 16.6
(61.9)		 11.6
(52.9)		 21.6
(70.8)
Average low °C (°F) −7.6
(18.3)		 −3.7
(25.3)		 0.0
(32.0)		 6.8
(44.2)		 10.7
(51.3)		 14.7
(58.5)		 16.5
(61.7)		 15.8
(60.4)		 11.4
(52.5)		 6.3
(43.3)		 1.3
(34.3)		 −5.8
(21.6)		 5.5
(42.0)
Record low °C (°F) −20.2
(−4.4)		 −20.2
(−4.4)		 −10.0
(14.0)		 −3.0
(26.6)		 2.2
(36.0)		 7.6
(45.7)		 10.0
(50.0)		 9.4
(48.9)		 3.0
(37.4)		 −2.2
(28.0)		 −9.0
(15.8)		 −21.4
(−6.5)		 −21.4
(−6.5)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 24.2
(0.95)		 15.3
(0.60)		 25.3
(1.00)		 14.6
(0.57)		 8.9
(0.35)		 1.2
(0.05)		 0.5
(0.02)		 0.4
(0.02)		 0.0
(0.0)		 5.1
(0.20)		 9.4
(0.37)		 32.1
(1.26)		 137
(5.39)
Average rainy days 7.3 5.6 7.4 6.7 4.4 1.2 1.0 0.6 0.3 2.5 3.7 6.4 47.1
Average snowy days 3.3 1.3 0.8 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 2.1 7.8
Average relative humidity (%) 52 46 41 36 29 21 22 21 22 32 43 51 35
Mean monthly sunshine hours 233.3 238.9 256.4 254.8 312.5 344.4 336.3 338.3 311.4 287.4 237.1 226.3 3,377.1
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References
  1. https://www.amar.org.ir/english
  2. Abadeh can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3051024" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  3.  One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Abadeh". Encyclopædia Britannica. 1 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 6.
  4. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". Islamic Republic of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 2011-11-11.
  5. Iran Statics Organization Archived 2011-10-04 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ĀBĀDA, Encyclopaedia Iranica
  8. "Iran Starts Building Powerful Air Defense Base in South". Fars News Agency. 2012-08-21. Archived from the original on 2012-10-28. Retrieved 2012-12-22.
  9. I.R OF IRAN SHAHREKORD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION ( IN PERSIAN ). 1988-2005

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