Madar-e-Soleyman

For the administrative division, see Madar-e Soleyman Rural District.

Madar-e Soleyman Persian: مادر سليمان
City
Madar-e Soleyman
Coordinates: 30°11′28″N 53°10′31″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Fars
County	Pasargad
District	Pasargad
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	1,546
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Madar-e Soleyman (Persian: مادرسليمان)^[a] is a city in, and the capital of, Pasargad District^[b] of Pasargad County, Fars province, Iran. It also serves as the administrative center for Madar-e Soleyman Rural District.^[5] The name means "mother of Solomon," the Biblical Bathsheba, from the tomb historically reputed to belong to her (known as the Tomb of Cyrus in modern times).^{[citation needed]}

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, Madar-e Soleyman's population was 1,633 in 404 households, when it was a village in Madar-e Soleyman Rural District.^[6] The following census in 2011 counted 1,822 people in 513 households.^[7] The 2016 census measured the population as 1,546 people in 452 households,^[2] by which time the village had been elevated to the status of a city.^[8]

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Also romanized as Mādar Soleymān and Mādar-e Soleymān; also known as Mādar-i-Sulaimān, Takht Mādar-i-Sulaimān, Takht-e Mādar-e Soleymān, and Takht-e Soleymān^[3]
2. Formerly Hakhamanish District^[4]

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (9 October 2024). "Madar-e Soleyman, Pasargad County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 9 October 2024.
2. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Fars Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 6 April 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
3. Madar Soleyman can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3073325" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
4. Davodi, Parviz (c. 2023) [Approved 1 October 1387]. Changing the name of Hakhamanish District under Pasargad County in Fars province to Pasargad District. qavanin.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political and Defense Commission. Proposal 79826/42/1/4. Archived from the original on 28 September 2023. Retrieved 28 September 2023 – via Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
5. Aref, Mohammad Reza (c. 2021) [Approved 29 January 1384]. Divisional reforms in Fars province (Mashhad Morghab District, Madar-e Soleyman District, Abu ol Verdi District, Hakhamanish District, Pasargad County). qavanin.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board. Proposal 50878/42/1/4/1; Notification 58538/T26118H. Archived from the original on 9 October 2021. Retrieved 10 December 2023 – via Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
6. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Fars 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.
7. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Fars Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.
8. Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (c. 2023) [Approved 17 October 1391]. Approval letter regarding country divisions in Fars province regarding the villages of Mazayjan, Baba Monir, Soltanabad, and Madar-e Soleyman. lamtakam.com (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Proposals 42/1/92501, 4/1/42/96946, 118058/4/1/42, and 4/1/42/136792; Notification 202890/T47288K. Archived from the original on 9 December 2023. Retrieved 9 December 2023 – via Lam ta Kam.