Delijan

{{for multi|the administrative division of Markazi province|Delijan County|the city in Armenia|Dilijan|other places with the same name|Delijan (disambiguation){{!}}Delijan}}

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Delijan ({{langx|fa|دليجان}}){{efn|Also romanized as Dalijān and Delījān; also known as Dilījān{{GEOnet3|-3060975}}}} is a city in the Central District of Delijan County, Markazi province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.{{cite report|title=Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of Markazi province's divisions to the citizenship of Arak city|language=fa|website=lamtakam.com|via=Lam ta Kam|url=https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/113046|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240118143614/https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/113046|publisher=Ministry of the Interior, Political Commission of Defense of the Government Board|last=Habibi|first=Hassan|archive-date=18 January 2024|date=c. 2024|orig-date=Approved 21 June 1369|id=Proposal 3233.1.5.53; Notification 84900/T123K|access-date=18 January 2024}} Delijan is 80 km (50 mi) from Qom and 160 km (100 mi) from Isfahan. The city is twinned with Dilijan, Armenia.{{cn|date=August 2023}}

Demographics

=Language=

The native population of Delijan speaks a dialect they call Delijani (or Diligoni in the native language). The native language of Delijan seems to be a version of the old-Persian language, which is similar to the language spoken in Abyaneh one of the oldest Persian village located about an hour away from Delijan.{{cn|date=August 2023}}

=Population=

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 31,852 in 8,779 households.{{cite report|title=Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Markazi Province|language=fa|publisher=The Statistical Center of Iran|website=amar.org.ir|url=http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/00.xls|access-date=25 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110920084413/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/00.xls|format=Excel|archive-date=20 September 2011}} The following census in 2011 counted 37,470 people in 11,031 households.{{cite report|title=Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Markazi Province|language=fa|publisher=The Statistical Center of Iran|website=irandataportal.syr.edu|via=Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University|url=https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Markazi.xls|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230119170600/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Markazi.xls|archive-date=19 January 2023|access-date=19 December 2022|format=Excel}} The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 40,902 people in 12,612 households.{{cite report|title=Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Markazi Province|language=fa|publisher=The Statistical Center of Iran|website=amar.org.ir|url=https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_00.xlsx|access-date=19 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201017052005/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_00.xlsx|format=Excel|archive-date=17 October 2020}}

Overview

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Sites of interest include the 15th Khordad dam and Chal Nakhjir cave as well as its hot spring resort.{{cn|date=August 2023}}

Delijan is an industrial city and is home to several popular carpet companies like the Mahestan, Setareh Talaii and Said companies. Also home of several companies producing a type of roof isolation called "Isogam". The area northeast of Delijan is populated by seven villages, this area is referred to as Jasb Rural District. Moreover, Chal-nakhjir Cave or Delijan Cave{{cite web|url=http://hamidshams.com/album/ghar/imagepages/Ghar%20Delijan%201%20007.html|title=Cave|website=Hamidshams.com|access-date=2011-01-17|archive-date=2014-12-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141225062239/http://hamidshams.com/album/ghar/imagepages/Ghar%20Delijan%201%20007.html|url-status=dead}} is one of the natural touristic attractions of Delijan.{{cite web|url=http://www.edelijan.com/nakhjir-cave|title=photo of Nakhjir Cave Delijan|website=edelijan.com|access-date=2013-02-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141204202137/http://www.edelijan.com/nakhjir-cave|archive-date=2014-12-04|url-status=dead}}

Notes

References

Category:Cities in Markazi province

Category:Populated places in Delijan County