Najafabad County
Najafabad County (Persian: شهرستان نجفآباد) is a county in Isfahan Province in Iran. The capital of the county is Najafabad. At the 2011 census, the county's population was 300,288. The county is subdivided into two districts: the Central District and Mehrdasht District. The county has six cities: Najafabad, Alavicheh, Dehaq, Goldasht, Jowzdan, and Kahriz Sang.
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Najafabad
Najafabad (Persian: نجفآباد, also Romanized as Najafābād) is a city in and the capital of Najafabad County, Isfahan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 206,114, in 54,529 families. It is located west of Isfahan and is increasingly becoming a part of Isfahan Metropolitan area.
Najafabad is the birthplace of Grand Ayatollah Hossein-Ali Montazeri, Mostafa Moeen and Moein. It is also the hometown of Iranian-American poet Dr. Mahnaz Badihian
The city serves as a trade center for agricultural products in the region, and is noted for its pomegranates and almonds.
One of the attractions of Najafabad is the "Arg-e Sheykh Bahaie" that has recently been repaired.
The people of Najafabad mourned for the death of Ayatollah Hossein-Ali Montazeri on Sunday, December 20, 2009 and all shops were closed to honor his death.
Education
Najafabad is home to Islamic Azad University of Najafabad, one of the best universities in Isfahan Province.
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Najafabad (disambiguation)
Najafabad is a city in Isfahan Province, Iran.
Najafabad (Persian: نجفآباد) may also refer to:
Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province
Fars Province
Hamadan Province
Hormozgan Province
Isfahan Province
Najafabad-e Yek
Najafabad-e Yek (Persian: نجف آباد1, also Romanized as Najafabad-e Yek; also known as Najafabad) is a village in Kavirat Rural District, Chatrud District, Kerman County, Kerman Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its existence was noted, but its population was not reported.
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