Meshkat
Encyclopedia
Meshkat is a city in the Central District
Central District (Kashan County)
The Central District of Kashan County is a district in Kashan County, Isfahan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 266,921, in 72,469 families. The District has two cities: Kashan and Meshkat....

 of Kashan County
Kashan County
Kashan County is a county in Isfahan Province in Iran. The capital of the county is Kashan. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 297,000, in 81,816 families. The county is subdivided into four districts: the Central District, Qamsar District, Neyasar District, and Barzok District...

, Isfahan Province, Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...

. At the 2006 census, its population was 4,960, in 1,299 families.

Situation

Meshkat is the northernmost town of Esfahan Province, Iran. It has a population of 6000, in 2011). It is situated between Qom-Kashan highway (named Amir Kabir Highway) on the South and Qom-Kashan International road on the north; these two main roads connect the north of the country to its south. It is situated in km 25 kashan-Qom road. Also, it is 195 km south of Tehran, and 250 km north of Esfahan.
Meshkat is 880-910m above sea level.
It has a semi-warm climate. The people of this town are mainly farmers, factory workers or craftsmen. The most important agricultural products of Meshkat include wheat, pomegranate, greengage, cotton, among others. It is endowed with several brooks some of which are flowing all year long. Trees of various types help moderate the temperature in hot season; when passing by the thick vegetation areas beside the main road to meshkat, one could easily feel the considerable drop of temperature.

Recently, a Calcium Bicarbonate Factory has been built near this town, promising prosperous economic future for the town.
Meshkat is southerly limited to the Tehran-Ghom-Esfahan Expressway, while the main asphalt road, which connects Tehran to the south of the country, passes directly through this town. Also, a railroad passes by the northern side of the Meshkat's suburbs.
Link to the official website of the municipality of Meshkat:
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