Kashan is a city in Isfahan province, Iran. At the 2017 census, its population was 396,987 in 90,828 families.
the city, whose remains are found at Tapeh Sialk dating back 9,000 years; later this was changed to "Kashian", hence the town name. Between the 12th and the 14th centuries Kashan was an important centre for the production of high quality pottery and tiles. In modern Persian, the word for a tile (kashi) comes from the name of the town.
Kashan is divided into two parts, mountainous and desert. In the west side, Kashan is cited in the neighbourhood of two of highest peaks of Karkas chain, Mount Gargash to the southwest of Kashan (the home of Iran national observatory, the largest astronomical telescope of Iran) and Mount Ardehaal in the west of Kashan, also known as "Damavand of Kashan" and the highest peak of Ardehaal mountains (end part of Karkas chain in central Iran).
In the east side of the city Kashan opens up to the central desert of Iran which the city is famous for. Kashan is also known for Maranjab Desert and Caravanserai located near the namak lake (or salt lake). Today Maranjab and the surrounding Shifting Sands is a popular destination at the weekends.
On August 9, 2007 Iran placed the Historical Axis of Fin, Sialk, Kashan on its Tentative List for possible future nomination as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The exact definition of what locations within Kashan proper might be nominated was not made clear. In 2012 Iran successfully nominated the Fin Garden separately for inscription by UNESCO as a part of its Persian Gardens World Heritage Site. Despite this the "Historical-Cultural Axis of Fin, Sialk, Kashan" remains in full on Iran's Tentative List
Main sight
Kashan's architectural sights include:
- 40 DokhtaranFortress
- Abbāsi House
- Attarha House
- Al-e Yaseen House
- Agha Bozorg Mosque
- Āmeri House
- Bazaar of Kashan
- Boroujerdi House
- Fin Garden
- Fin Bathroom
- Ghal'eh jalali
- Jalali Castle
- Jameh Mosque of Kashan
- Manouchehris House
- Menar tower
- Meydan Mosque
- Piruz NahavandiShrine (the assassin of Islam 's second Caliph)
- Sultan Amir Ahmad Bathhouse
Today
Although there are many sites in Kashan of potential interest to tourists, the city remains largely undeveloped in this sector, with fewer than a thousand foreign tourists per year. Notable towns around Kashan are Qamsar and Abyaneh, which attract tourists all year around. The nearby town of Niasar features a man-made cave and fireplace of historical interest.
Kashan is internationally famous for manufacturing carpets, silk and other textiles. Today, Kashan houses most of Iran's mechanized carpet-weaving factories, and has an active marble and copper mining industry. Kashan and suburbs have a population of 400,000.
Education
University of Kashan Entrance
There are more than 10,000 students currently studying in various fields (e.g.:Engineering, Art, Law, Medical sciences and etc.) at universities of Kashan. Colleges and universities in Kashan include:
- Kashan University of Medical Sciences
- Islamic Azad University of Kashan
- University of Kashan
Accessibility
Kashan is connected via freeways to Isfahan and Natanz to the South, and Qom, which is an hour drive away to the north.
Kashan railway station is along the main north-south railways of Iran.
Kashan Airport reopened on 2 June 2016 after twenty years hiatus with an ATA Airlines flight from Mashhad International Airport. The airport aims to launch flights to Kish Island and Qehshm Island in Iran and Najaf in Iraq
Famous Kashanis
- Sohrab Sepehri contemporary painter and poet
- David Alliance, Baron Alliance
- Ghyath ad-Din Jamshid Kashani
- Kamal-ol-Molk
- Tabātabāei House
- Tabriziha Mosque
- Tepe Sialk
- Timcheh Amin-o-dowleh
- Amir Ghafour
- Mohsen Feyz Kashani
- Sohrab Sepehri
- Ustad Ali Maryam
- Afdal al-Din Kashani
- Reza Abbasi
- Sani ol molk
- Kalim Kashani
- Muhtasham Kashani
- Ghotb Ravandi
- Saeed Hajjarian
- Mohammad Motamedi
- Mulla Muhammad Mahdi Naraqi
- Molla Fathollah Kashani
- Sani ol molk