Anarak

Anarak

Persian: انارک
Anarak Persian: انارک
City
	The city of Anarak
	Anarak
	Coordinates: 33°18′32″N 53°41′51″E / 33.30889°N 53.69750°E
Country	Iran
Province	Isfahan
County	Nain
District	Anarak
Elevation	1,429 m (4,688 ft)
Population (2016)
• Total	1,903
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)
Website	www.anarak.ir

Anarak (Persian: انارک; Persian pronunciation: [ænɒːˈɾæk])^[a] is a city in, and the capital of, Anarak District in Nain County, Isfahan province, Iran.^[6]

Demographics

Language

The people of Anarak speak a dialect called Anaraki. This language is spoken in the city and localities within 65 kilometres (40 mi) of it, such as Chupanan. There is also a museum in Anarak about its history; books are available with the family tree of families from Anarak.^{[citation needed]}

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 1,285 in 462 households.^[7] The following census in 2011 counted 1,477 people in 544 households.^[8] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 1,903 people in 696 households.^[4]

Geography

Anarak is at an altitude of 1,429 metres (4,688 ft) at the edge of the "Dasht-e Kavir" and about 75 kilometres (47 mi) from the city of Nain. The city is surrounded by ruins of an old wall and three watchtowers, which were built about 100 years ago to keep Hossein Kashi and his bandit gang out. There is little agriculture in this region, but there are many mines located near Anarak. Nakhlalk, a lead mine, is the largest active mine near Anarak.

Anarak's climate is a typical desert climate, little rainfall, hot dry summer days and cool nights. Most of the old homes are adobe and have a courtyard; people move from south to north of the courtyard from winter to summer.

Notes

^ Also romanized as Anārak^[5]

References

^ OpenStreetMap contributors (1 December 2024). "Anarak, دهستان چوپانان, بخش انارک [Chupanan Rural District, Anarak District], Nain County, Isfahan Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 1 December 2024.
^ "8M5W+HX5 Anarak, Isfahan Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 30 May 2026.
^ "Maps, Weather, and Airports for Anarak, Iran".
^ ^a ^b سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان اصفهان [General Population and Housing Census 2016: Isfahan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 19 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
^ Anarak at GEOnet Names Server
^ Habibi, Hassan (12 September 1990) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1369.6.21 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ‌تصویب سازمان و سلسله تابعیت عناصر و واحدهای تقسیمات کشوری استان اصفهان به مرکزیت شهر اصفهان [‌‌Approval of the organization and hierarchy of subordination of the elements and units of the national divisions of Isfahan province with the center of Isfahan city]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. شناسه [ID] 7CE85F3A-6CEE-4A59-9498-E435D7B5C890. شماره دوره [Course number] 69, شماره جلد [Volume number] 3. Archived from the original on 4 February 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2026.
^ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان اصفهان [General Population and Housing Census 2006: Isfahan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
^ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان اصفه��ن [General Population and Housing Census 2011: Isfahan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 17 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.

[6] Also romanized as Anārak^[5]

[1] OpenStreetMap contributors (1 December 2024). "Anarak, دهستان چوپانان, بخش انارک [Chupanan Rural District, Anarak District], Nain County, Isfahan Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 1 December 2024.

[2] "8M5W+HX5 Anarak, Isfahan Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 30 May 2026.

[3] "Maps, Weather, and Airports for Anarak, Iran".

[2016_Isfahan_Province-4] سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان اصفهان [General Population and Housing Census 2016: Isfahan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 19 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.

[5] Anarak at GEOnet Names Server

[Isfahan_Province_Structure-7] Habibi, Hassan (12 September 1990) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1369.6.21 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ‌تصویب سازمان و سلسله تابعیت عناصر و واحدهای تقسیمات کشوری استان اصفهان به مرکزیت شهر اصفهان [‌‌Approval of the organization and hierarchy of subordination of the elements and units of the national divisions of Isfahan province with the center of Isfahan city]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. شناسه [ID] 7CE85F3A-6CEE-4A59-9498-E435D7B5C890. شماره دوره [Course number] 69, شماره جلد [Volume number] 3. Archived from the original on 4 February 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2026.

[2006_Isfahan_Province-8] سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان اصفهان [General Population and Housing Census 2006: Isfahan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.

[2011_Isfahan_Province-9] سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان اصفه��ن [General Population and Housing Census 2011: Isfahan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 17 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.

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