Jamkaran (Persian: جمكران), also Romanized as Jamkarân, Jamkarān and Jam'karân; also known as Jamgarân (جمگران) and Jam-e-Karân (جم کران),[3] was a village in Qanavat Rural District of the Central District of Qom County, Qom province, Iran.
Jamkaran
جمكران | |
|---|---|
Former Village | |
  Jamkaran | |
| Coordinates: 34°35′04″N 50°54′27″E / 34.58444°N 50.90750°E[1] | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | Qom |
| County | Qom |
| District | Central |
| Rural District | Qanavat |
| Population (2006)[2] | |
• Total | 8,368 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
| Jamkaran at GEOnet Names Server | |
At the 2006 census, its population was 8,368 in 1,747 households.[2]
Jamkaran is located on the outskirts of Qom, and is the site of the Jamkaran Mosque, a popular pilgrimage site for Shia Muslims from all over the world. Shia belief has it that the Mahdi—the Twelfth Shia Imam, a figure from Shia eschatology who will lead the world to an era of universal peace—once appeared and offered prayers at Jamkaran.
On Tuesday evenings large crowds of thousands gather at Jamkaran to pray and to drop a note to the Imam in a well at the site, asking for help with some problem.[4]
References
edit- ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (22 March 2024). "Jamkaran, Qom County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
- ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 25. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ Jamkaran can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3067673" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
- ^ Majd, Hooman, The Ayatollah Begs to Differ : The Paradox of Modern Iran, by Hooman Majd, Doubleday, 2008, pp. 83-84
External links
edit- "Iranian president backs messianic cult", Sydney Morning Herald, 15 May 2006.