Khondab

Khondab

Persian: خنداب
Khondab Persian: خنداب
City
	Khondab Location within Iran
	Coordinates: 34°23′31″N 49°11′02″E / 34.39194°N 49.18389°E
Country	Iran
Province	Markazi
County	Khondab
District	Central
Population (2016)
• Total	7,810
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Khondab (Persian: خنداب^[a]) is a city in the Central District of Khondab County, Markazi province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.^[3] It is also the administrative center for Khondab Rural District.^[4] The heavy water reactor IR-40 is nearby.^{[citation needed]}

History

In 2025, during the Twelve-Day War, Israel told residents of Khondab and Arak to evacuate prior to an Israeli strike on the Arak heavy water reactor.^[5]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 6,982 in 1,787 households,^[6] when it was capital of the former Khondab District in Arak County.^[7] The following census in 2011 counted 7,753 people in 2,186 households,^[8] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Khondab County. The city and the rural district were transferred to the new Central District, with Khondab as the county's capital.^[3] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 7,810 people in 2,358 households.^[1]

Notes

↑ Also romanized as Khondāb; also known as Khāndāb (خانداب)^[2]

References

1 2 سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان مرکزی [General Population and Housing Census 2016: Markazi Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 17 October 2020. Retrieved 17 July 2026.
↑ Khondab at GEOnet Names Server
1 2 Davoodi, Parviz (21 October 2007) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 29/7/1386 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب نامه درخصوص اصلاحات تقسیمات کشوری در استان مرکزی [‌Approval letter regarding the reforms of country divisions in Markazi province]. 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] D8B3B9DD-4A29-45EC-A7CF-202520E5C043. Archived from the original on 19 January 2024. Retrieved 17 July 2026.
↑ Mousavi, Mir-Hossein (9 August 1987) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1366.5.18 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ایجاد و تشکیل 18 دهستان شامل روستاها، مزارع و مکانها در شهرستان اراک تابع استان مرکزی [‌Creation and formation of 18 rural districts including villages, farms and places in Arak County under Markazi province]. مرکز پژوهشهای مجلس شورای اسلامی ایران [Research Center of the Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. پیشنهاد شماره [Proposal No.] 46.1.5.53. Archived from the original on 15 December 2015. Retrieved 17 July 2026.
↑ "Israel Strikes Iran's Heavy-Water Reactor in Arak". WSJ. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
↑ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان مرکزی [General Population and Housing Census 2006: Markazi Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 17 July 2026.
↑ Habibi, Hassan (12 September 1990) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1369.6.21 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ‌تصویب سازمان و سلسله تابعیت عناصر و واحدهای تقسیمات کشوی استان مرکزی به تابعیت شهر اراک [‌Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of Markazi province's divisions to the citizenship of Arak 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] C8D0283F-9CAE-434C-B258-560EA411B87C. شماره دوره [Course number] 69, شماره جلد [Volume number] 3. Archived from the original on 18 January 2024. Retrieved 17 July 2026.
↑ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان مرکزی [General Population and Housing Census 2011: Markazi Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2026.

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[3] Also romanized as Khondāb; also known as Khāndāb (خانداب)^[2]

[2016_Markazi_Province-1] 1 2 سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان مرکزی [General Population and Housing Census 2016: Markazi Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 17 October 2020. Retrieved 17 July 2026.

[2] Khondab at GEOnet Names Server

[Khondab_County_Establishment-4] 1 2 Davoodi, Parviz (21 October 2007) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 29/7/1386 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب نامه درخصوص اصلاحات تقسیمات کشوری در استان مرکزی [‌Approval letter regarding the reforms of country divisions in Markazi province]. 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] D8B3B9DD-4A29-45EC-A7CF-202520E5C043. Archived from the original on 19 January 2024. Retrieved 17 July 2026.

[Arak_County_Rural_Districts-5] Mousavi, Mir-Hossein (9 August 1987) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1366.5.18 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ایجاد و تشکیل 18 دهستان شامل روستاها، مزارع و مکانها در شهرستان اراک تابع استان مرکزی [‌Creation and formation of 18 rural districts including villages, farms and places in Arak County under Markazi province]. مرکز پژوهشهای مجلس شورای اسلامی ایران [Research Center of the Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. پیشنهاد شماره [Proposal No.] 46.1.5.53. Archived from the original on 15 December 2015. Retrieved 17 July 2026.

[:12-6] "Israel Strikes Iran's Heavy-Water Reactor in Arak". WSJ. Retrieved 19 June 2025.

[2006_Markazi_Province-7] سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان مرکزی [General Population and Housing Census 2006: Markazi Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 17 July 2026.

[Markazi_Province_Structure-8] Habibi, Hassan (12 September 1990) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1369.6.21 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ‌تصویب سازمان و سلسله تابعیت عناصر و واحدهای تقسیمات کشوی استان مرکزی به تابعیت شهر اراک [‌Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of Markazi province's divisions to the citizenship of Arak 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] C8D0283F-9CAE-434C-B258-560EA411B87C. شماره دوره [Course number] 69, شماره جلد [Volume number] 3. Archived from the original on 18 January 2024. Retrieved 17 July 2026.

[2011_Markazi_Province-9] سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان مرکزی [General Population and Housing Census 2011: Markazi Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2026.

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