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{{Short description|City in Markazi province, Iran}}
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'''Mahallat''' ({{lang-fa|محلات}}, also [[Romanize]]d as '''Maḩallāt'''; also known as '''Mahallāt Bāla''' and '''Maḩallāt-e Bālā''')<ref>{{GEOnet3|-3073407}}</ref> is a city in and the capital of [[Mahallat County]], [[Markazi Province]], [[Iran]]. At the 2006 census, its population was 35,319, in 10,285 families.<ref>{{IranCensus2006|00}}</ref>
[[File:Mahallat.jpg|thumb|Street in Mahallat - 2016]]
 
'''Mahallat''' ({{lang-fa|محلات}}){{efn|Also [[romanize]]d as '''Maḩallāt'''; also known as '''Mahallāt Bāla''' and '''Maḩallāt-e Bālā'''<ref>{{GEOnet3|-3073407}}</ref>}} is a city in the [[Central District (Mahallat County)|Central District]] of [[Mahallat County]], [[Markazi province|Markazi]] province, [[Iran]], serving as capital of both the county and the district.<ref name="Markazi Province Structure">{{cite web |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 |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 Interior, Political Commission of Defense of the Government Board |last = Habibi |first = Hassan |archive-date = 18 January 2024 |date = 21 June 1369 |access-date = 18 January 2024}}</ref>
 
== History ==
 
{{More citations needed section|date=August 2023}}
 
In ancient times it was an important location for [[Zoroastrianism]]. It has a cold climate, and strong winds during spring and summer. The city is one of the major producers and exporters of flowers in Iran. Every September the city holds a flower festival. In addition, the area surrounding the city is rich with [[travertine]] deposits, which are refined into tiles in nearby factories.
 
There are remains of Hellenistic architecture from [[Alexander the Great]]'s time in Mahallat as well as fire temple ruins backdated from the Zoroastrianism era. The city is famous for a large warm water spring flowing from mountains in the North into the plain areas of the South, which are used for agriculture as well as the urban water supply. There are also hotspringshot notsprings sonot far from the city which hashave been a source of local tourism since oldancient times due to its assumed medical benefits. DialectThe dialect spoken in Mahallat is a version of biggera larger branch of dialects spoken in central Iran ([[Yazd]], [[Isfahan]], [[Khonsar]]) with several words having ana eye-catchingnoticeable connection to old Persian.
 
Mahallat was formerly divided into three major parts. The northern part was Mahallat-e Bala, the area of the Sadat-e Mahallat, the families descending from the prophet Mohammad. In the middle Mahallat-e Ghaleh, originally a vast open space with fields, but in the 18th century two brothers from Sabzevar and their soldiers and servants built castles here and developed the area. The family was later known as Amiri, Amirkhani, Elahi, NasseiMajidi, Nasseri, Norouz nasseriNasseri and Khosrovani (Mahallati). The southern part was named Mahallat-e Pain and this was where the [[Aga Khan I|Aga Khan]] built his huge castle.
 
==Demographics==
The First Iranian to become a US citizen, [[Hajj Sayyah|Hajj Sayyah Mahallati]] and [[Aga Khan II]], a religious leader were born in Mahallat.
===Population===
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 35,319 in 10,285 households.<ref name="2006 census">{{cite web | title = Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006) | page = 00 | language = fa | publisher = The Statistical Center of Iran | website = AMAR | 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}}</ref> The following census in 2011 counted 40,582 people in 12,635 households.<ref name="2011 census">{{cite web | title = Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011) | page = 00 | language = fa | publisher = The Statistical Center of Iran | website = 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}}</ref> The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 43,245 people in 14,266 households.<ref name="2016 census">{{cite web | title = Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016) | page = 00 | language = fa | publisher = The Statistical Center of Iran | website = AMAR | 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}}</ref>
 
== Notable people ==
 
{{More citations needed section|date=August 2023}}
 
Born in Mahallat were:
*[[Hajj Sayyah|Hajj Sayyah Mahallati]], the first Iranian to become a US citizen
*[[Aga Khan II]], a religious leader
*[[Mohsen Sadr]] (Sadr ol-Ashraf II), prime minister and senator
*General [[Parviz Khosrovani]], deputy prime minister and founder and first president of the famous Taj Sports Club (Taj Football Club), later known as Esteghlal Football Club.
 
==See also==
{{commons category-inline|Mahallat}}
 
{{Wikivoyage-inline|Mahallat}}
 
{{Portal-inline|Iran}}
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== Notes ==
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==References==
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==External links==
*{{Cite EB1911 |wstitle=Mahallat |volume=17 |page=394 |short=1}}
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080617101113/http://www.mahallatnews.com/ Mahallat News] {{in lang|fa}}
*[http://www.1911encyclopedia.org/M/MA/MAHALLAT.htm ''1911 Encyclopedia'']
*[httphttps://web.archive.org/web/2008061710111320080617210637/http://www.mahallat.mahallatnews.com/ MahallatHistory Newsof Mahallat] {{fain iconlang|fa}}
 
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20080617210637/http://www.mahallat.mahallatnews.com/ History of Mahallat] {{fa icon}}
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