Khomeynishahr (
PersianPersian is an Iranian language within the Indo-Iranian branch of the Indo-European languages. It is widely spoken in Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and to some extent in Iraq and Bahrain, and has a status of official language in the first three countries under different names...
: خمینیشهر), formerly known as
Homayunshahr and
Sedeh is a city near Esfahan city in
IranIran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran is a country in Western Asia. The name Iran has been in use natively since the Sassanid period and came into international use from 1935, before which the country was known internationally as Persia...
. It had a population of over 287,285 in 2006 and is now a part of the Esfahan Metropolitan area.
The town was originally known as
Sedeh. In the 1930s, the name was changed to
Homayunshahr. After the
Iranian RevolutionThe Iranian Revolution of 1979 or 1979 Islamic Revolution refers to events involving the overthrow of Iran's monarchy under Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and its replacement with an Islamic republic under Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the leader of the revolution...
of 1979, the city was renamed again to Khomeinishahr.
Khomeynishahr (
PersianPersian is an Iranian language within the Indo-Iranian branch of the Indo-European languages. It is widely spoken in Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and to some extent in Iraq and Bahrain, and has a status of official language in the first three countries under different names...
: خمینیشهر), formerly known as
Homayunshahr and
Sedeh is a city near Esfahan city in
IranIran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran is a country in Western Asia. The name Iran has been in use natively since the Sassanid period and came into international use from 1935, before which the country was known internationally as Persia...
. It had a population of over 287,285 in 2006 and is now a part of the Esfahan Metropolitan area.
The town was originally known as
Sedeh. In the 1930s, the name was changed to
Homayunshahr. After the
Iranian RevolutionThe Iranian Revolution of 1979 or 1979 Islamic Revolution refers to events involving the overthrow of Iran's monarchy under Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and its replacement with an Islamic republic under Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the leader of the revolution...
of 1979, the city was renamed again to Khomeinishahr. Locals have continued to refer to the city as
Sedeh.
History
It is commonly believed that the original name, Sedeh (Persian: سده), is derived from
Seh-degh, meaning
"three castles" in
PersianPersian is an Iranian language within the Indo-Iranian branch of the Indo-European languages. It is widely spoken in Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and to some extent in Iraq and Bahrain, and has a status of official language in the first three countries under different names...
, ("degh" (دژ) means "castle"), and is linked to the formation of the town by the growth of three neighbouring castles. The three main castles of Kohan Degh, Gar Degh, and .... Degh (locally pronounced kohan degh, gar dar and ...).
It is commonly believed that
Seh-degh was a Sassanian military base and an old fire place (
atash gah) based on top of the mountain near the town.
The three main villages of Khouzan, Foroushan (the origin of Foroushan was
Parishan (pari (angel) + voshan (face))), and Varnosfaderan (locally pronounced
Khizoon, Perishoon or Foroushon,
Venesfohoon) remain identifiable parts of the city. However, there are in fact five former villages forming identifiable parts of the town. This has led to the argument that the name may be linked to the ancient Persian festival of
Sadeh.
The name change to Homayunshahr took place during the reign of Reza Shah Pahlavi. The name literally means "auspicious or august city", but Homayun was also a title of the Shah and so the name was seen as being linked with the Pahlavi dynasty. Thus, after the
revolution of 1979The Iranian Revolution of 1979 or 1979 Islamic Revolution refers to events involving the overthrow of Iran's monarchy under Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and its replacement with an Islamic republic under Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the leader of the revolution...
, the city was renamed again, this time to be called after Ayatollah Khomeini, the leader of the revolution.
University
The Islamic Azad University of Khomeinyshahr is one of the most promising Iranian universities in various fields, especially in
MechanicalMechanical Engineering is an engineering discipline that was developed from the application of principles from physics and materials science. Mechanical engineering involves the analysis, design, manufacturing, and maintenance of various systems...
and
Electrical EngineeringElectrical engineering, sometimes referred to as electrical and electronic engineering, is a field of engineering that deals with the study and application of electricity, electronics and electromagnetism. The field first became an identifiable occupation in the late nineteenth century after...
..
Islamic Azad University Of Khomeiny Shahr