Qadamgah

For other places with the same name, see Qadamgah.

Qadamgah Persian: قدمگاه
City
Qadamgah
Coordinates: 36°06′22″N 59°03′39″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Razavi Khorasan
County	Zeberkhan
District	Central
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	3,010
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)
Qadamgah at GEOnet Names Server

Interior view of the sacred site.

The Mosque of Qadamgah, a holy place for Shia Islam

Qadamgah (Persian: قدمگاه)^[a] is a city in the Central District of Zeberkhan County, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran, serving as capital the county.^[4] It is also the administrative center for Zeberkhan Rural District.^[5]

History

Qadamgah is a Shia pilgrimage. It is historically part of the Greater Region of the city of Nishapur. It is now legally a separated county (shahrestan) though its people have daily commute and close ties and relatives with the main bigger city of Nishapur which is geographically close to it. Qadamgah used to be a part of the administrative county of Nishapur.

As a result of Imam al-Rida (a.s)'s travel from Medina to Merv, in which he crossed a major part of Iran, there are many qadamgahs attributed to him. The best known qadamgah attributed to the ali al rida (a.s) is the one in Nishapur which was constructed at the command of Shah 'Abbas in 1020/1611 over the relics of another building. It is widely believed that there is a human footprint on a black stone installed inside the building which is attributed to Imam al-Rida (a).

The majority of qadamgah attributed to Imam al-Rida (a.s) in Iran date back to the Safavid era. At least one-tenth of the 250 qadamgahs in Iran which are attributed to a prophet, an Imam, or a holy person are attributed to Imam al-Rida (a.s). The majority of qadamgahs attributed to him are located on his way from Medina to Merv (the so-called "Path of Wilaya").

However, there are qadamgahs attributed to him in other parts of Iran as well.

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 2,769 in 797 households,^[6] when it was capital of the former Zeberkhan District of Nishapur County.^[7]The following census in 2011 counted 2,958 people in 940 households.^[8] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 3,127 people in 992 households.^[2]

After the census, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of Zeberkhan County. The city and the rural district were transferred to the new Central District, with Qadamgah as the county's capital.^[4]

See also

Media related to Qadamgah at Wikimedia Commons

Iran portal

Notes

1. Also romanized as Qadamgāh^[3]

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (7 November 2024). "Qadamgah, Zeberkhan County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 7 November 2024.
2. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Razavi Khorasan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 2 April 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
3. Qadamgah can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3078690" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
4. Jahangiri, Ishaq (c. 2020) [Approved 21 February 2019]. Approval letter regarding the establishment of Heshmatiyeh Rural District in Zeberkhan District of Nishapur County, Razavi Khorasan province. qavanin.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Board of Ministers. Proposal 159040. Archived from the original on 2 November 2020. Retrieved 11 May 2023 – via Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
5. Mousavi, Mirhossein (26 November 2014) [Approved 10 April 1366]. Creation and establishment of 15 rural districts including villages, farms and places in Nishapur County under Khorasan province. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Board of Ministers. Proposal 53.1.11929; Notification 117952/T917. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 3 January 2024 – via Islamic Parliament Research Center.
6. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Razavi Khorasan 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. Habibi, Hassan (c. 2015) [Approved 21 June 1369]. Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the divisions of Khorasan province, centered in Mashhad. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Council. Proposal 3223.1.5.53; Approval Letter 3808-907; Notification 84902/T125K. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 6 January 2024 – via Islamic Parliament Research Center.
8. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Razavi Khorasan Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.