Jamkaran

Jamkaran

جمكران
Jamkaran جمكران
Neighborhood
	Jamkaran
	Coordinates: 34°35′04″N 50°54′27″E / 34.58444°N 50.90750°E
Country	Iran
Province	Qom
County	Qom
District	Central
City	Qom
Population (2006)
• Total	8,368
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)
	Jamkaran at GEOnet Names Server

Jamkaran (Persian: جمكران)^[a] is a neighborhood in the city of Qom in the Central District of Qom County, Qom province, Iran.

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, Jamkaran's population was 8,368 in 1,747 households, when it was a village in Qanavat Rural District.^[2] After the census, Jamkaran was annexed to the city of Qom.^[4]

Overview

Jamkaran is located on the outskirts of Qom, and is the site of the Jamkaran Mosque, a popular pilgrimage site for Shia Muslims from all over the world. Shia belief has it that the Mahdi—the Twelfth Shia Imam, a figure from Shia eschatology who will lead the world to an era of universal peace—once appeared and offered prayers at Jamkaran.

On Tuesday evenings large crowds of thousands gather at Jamkaran to pray and to drop a note to the Imam in a well at the site, asking for help with some problem.^[5]

Notes

^ Also romanized as Jamkarân, Jamkarān and Jam'karân; also known as Jam-e-Karân (جم کران) and Jamgarân (جمگران)^[3]

References

^ OpenStreetMap contributors (16 January 2025). "Jamkaran, Qom, Qom County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 16 January 2025.
^ ^a ^b Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Qom Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
^ Jamkaran can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3067673" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
^ Hanachi, Piruz (c. 2017) [Approved 11 February 1396]. Resolution of the Supreme Council of Urban Planning and Architecture of Iran on the annexation of Jamkaran village to the city of Qom. lamtakam.com (Report) (in Persian). Supreme Council of Urban Planning and Architecture of Iran. Notification 6095/300. Archived from the original on 24 January 2025. Retrieved 24 January 2025 – via Lam ta Kam.
^ Majd, Hooman, The Ayatollah Begs to Differ : The Paradox of Modern Iran, by Hooman Majd, Doubleday, 2008, pp. 83-84

External links

"Iranian president backs messianic cult", Sydney Morning Herald, 15 May 2006.

[4] Also romanized as Jamkarân, Jamkarān and Jam'karân; also known as Jam-e-Karân (جم کران) and Jamgarân (جمگران)^[3]

[1] OpenStreetMap contributors (16 January 2025). "Jamkaran, Qom, Qom County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 16 January 2025.

[2006_Qom_Province-2] Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Qom Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.

[3] Jamkaran can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3067673" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".

[Jamkaran_Village_Annexation-5] Hanachi, Piruz (c. 2017) [Approved 11 February 1396]. Resolution of the Supreme Council of Urban Planning and Architecture of Iran on the annexation of Jamkaran village to the city of Qom. lamtakam.com (Report) (in Persian). Supreme Council of Urban Planning and Architecture of Iran. Notification 6095/300. Archived from the original on 24 January 2025. Retrieved 24 January 2025 – via Lam ta Kam.

[majd.p83-6] Majd, Hooman, The Ayatollah Begs to Differ : The Paradox of Modern Iran, by Hooman Majd, Doubleday, 2008, pp. 83-84

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