Khomeyn County

Khomeyn County (Persian: شهرستان خمین‎) is a county in Markazi Province in Iran. The capital of the county is Khomeyn.[1] At the 2006 census, the county's population was 108,840, in 29,888 families.[2] The county is subdivided into two districts: the Central District and Kamareh District. The county has two cities: Khomeyn and Qurchi Bashi.

Khomeyn County

شهرستان خمین
County
Counties of Markazi Province
Location of Markazi Province in Iran
Coordinates: 33°40′N 50°00′E
Country Iran
ProvinceMarkazi
CapitalKhomeyn
Bakhsh (Districts)Central District, Kamareh District
Population
 (2006)
 • Total108,840
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+4:30 (IRDT)
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The town of Khomeyn is located to the south of the province, in a fertile plain. The climate is moderate mountainous inclining to a semi-desert. Winters are cold and summers are moderate. This city lies at a distance of 323 km. from Tehran. The name "Khomeyn" was primarily mentioned in a book named "The History of Prophets and Kings". Subterranean canals (qanats), sewers and its famous fire-temple can be named as some pre-Islamic relics. This town was called the center of Kamareh 200 years ago. The town is currently famous as the birthplace of Ruhollah Khomeini, leader of the Islamic Revolution. His father's house has become an important historical monument.

Archaeology

According to the Journal of Orthoptera Research, in 2017-2018, a rock carving of a six-legged mantis named Empusa hedenborgii with raptorial forearms was revealed in the Teimareh rock art site. An engraved, insect-like image has a 14-cm length and 11-cm width with two circles at its sides which probably dates 40,000–4,000 years back. This motif is analogous to the famous 'squatter man' petroglyph encountered at several locations around the world. [3][4][5][6]

References
  1. Gitashenasi Province Atlas of Iran
    اطلس گیتاشناسی استان‌های ایران
  2. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". Islamic Republic of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 2011-11-11.
  3. Kolnegari, Mahmood; Naserifard, Mohammad; Hazrati, Mandana; Shelomi, Matan (2020-03-13). "Squatting (squatter) mantis man: A prehistoric praying mantis petroglyph in Iran". Journal of Orthoptera Research. 29(1): 41–44. doi:10.3897/jor.29.39400. ISSN 1937-2426.
  4. "Ancient mantis-man petroglyph discovered in Iran". phys.org. Retrieved 2020-09-01.
  5. "Ancient mantis-man petroglyph discovered in Iran". ScienceDaily. Retrieved 2020-09-01.
  6. "'Mantis-man' describes puzzling petroglyph found in Iran". Tehran Times. 2020-03-17. Retrieved 2020-09-01.
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