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| subdivision_type = Country
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| subdivision_name1 = Fars
| subdivision_type2 = County
| subdivision_name2 = Abadeh
| subdivision_type3 = District
| subdivision_name3 = Central
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| established_date = 1925 (1304 Hejry Shamsi)
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| leader_title = Mayor(Shahrdar)
| leader_name = Mehdi Shaker
| leader_title1 = Member of Parliament
| leader_name1 = Rahim Zare
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Abadeh () is a city in the Central District of Abadeh County, Fars province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.
Abadeh is the largest city in the Northern Fars Region (South-Central Iran), which is famed for its carved wood-work, made of the wood of pear and box trees. Sesame oil, castor oil, grain, and various fruits are also produced there. The area is famous for its Abadeh rugs.
The city is closer in road distance to the four provincial capitals of Isfahan (193 km), Yasuj (197 km), Yazd (217 km), and Shahrekord (237 km) compared with the distance to its own provincial capital, Shiraz (260 km).
History
According to the texts of archaeologists, the settlement in the current area of Abadeh dates back to the first millennium BC. Nomadic Kurdish groups were the first to settle in the plain between Abadeh and Isfahan in the Achaemenid period. Remaining ancient monuments, such as the ancient castle of Izadkhas and Bahram Gur Palace in Surmaq, are proofs of the existence of culture and civilization in this geographical area. Abadeh city has a special position due to its location at the three-way communication between Isfahan, Yazd and Shiraz.
Demographics
{{Historical populations
| title = Abadeh Historical population
| type = Iran
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| footnote =ĀBĀDA, Encyclopaedia Iranica
|1958|15888
|1976|23383
|1991|44967
|1996|48882
|2006|52042
|2011|55758
|2016|59116
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Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 52,042 in 14,184 households. The following census in 2011 counted 55,758 people in 16,546 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 59,116 people in 18,965 households.
Geography
Location
Abadeh is at an elevation of in a fertile plain on the high road between Isfahan and Shiraz, from the former and from the latter.
Abadeh is in the northernmost point of Fars province. The city is connected to Isfahan province from the north and west, Safacity and Eqlid from the south, and Yazd province from the east. The city is located north of Shiraz, south of Tehran, south of Isfahan, and southwest of Yazd. The geographical area of Abadeh is , which is about 11% of the total area of the province.
Climate
Abadeh features an arid climate (Köppen climate classification BWk) with heat and dryness over summer, and cold (extreme at times) and relatively wetter winters, with huge variations between daytime and nighttime throughout the year. The area can experience severely cold weather due to its high elevation.
{{Weather box |metric first= Yes |single line= Yes |width =auto
|location= Abadeh, (normals 1991–2020, extremes 1977–2020) Altitude: 2030.0 M
|Jan record high C = 19.6
|Feb record high C = 21.6
|Mar record high C = 27.2
|Apr record high C = 28.6
|May record high C = 35.0
|Jun record high C = 38.8
|Jul record high C = 39.6
|Aug record high C = 39.3
|Sep record high C = 36.4
|Oct record high C = 32.6
|Nov record high C = 25.4
|Dec record high C = 24.0
|Jan high C = 9.5
|Feb high C = 11.7
|Mar high C = 15.9
|Apr high C = 21.1
|May high C = 26.7
|Jun high C = 32.3
|Jul high C = 34.3
|Aug high C = 32.9
|Sep high C = 29.6
|Oct high C = 23.6
|Nov high C = 16.1
|Dec high C = 11.9
| Jan mean C =2.5
| Feb mean C =4.9
| Mar mean C =8.9
| Apr mean C =14.0
| May mean C =19.2
| Jun mean C =24.6
| Jul mean C =27.0
| Aug mean C =25.2
| Sep mean C =21.1
| Oct mean C =15.0
| Nov mean C =8.3
| Dec mean C =4.4
|Jan low C = -3.7
|Feb low C = -1.5
|Mar low C = 2.0
|Apr low C = 6.8
|May low C = 10.8
|Jun low C = 14.9
|Jul low C = 17.8
|Aug low C = 15.8
|Sep low C = 11.7
|Oct low C = 6.4
|Nov low C = 1.2
|Dec low C = -2.1
|Jan record low C = -20.2
|Feb record low C = -20.2
|Mar record low C = -10.0
|Apr record low C = -3.0
|May record low C = 2.2
|Jun record low C = 7.6
|Jul record low C = 10.0
|Aug record low C = 9.4
|Sep record low C = 3.0
|Oct record low C = -2.2
|Nov record low C = -9.0
|Dec record low C = -21.4
| Jan dew point C =-7.7
| Feb dew point C =-7.5
| Mar dew point C =-6.2
| Apr dew point C =-2.8
| May dew point C =-1.5
| Jun dew point C =-2.2
| Jul dew point C =-0.1
| Aug dew point C =-1.6
| Sep dew point C =-4.3
| Oct dew point C =-4.2
| Nov dew point C =-4.9
| Dec dew point C =-6.5
|precipitation colour=green
|Jan precipitation mm = 21.4
|Feb precipitation mm = 15.2
|Mar precipitation mm = 26.5
|Apr precipitation mm = 19.5
|May precipitation mm = 9.2
|Jun precipitation mm = 0.9
|Jul precipitation mm = 0.7
|Aug precipitation mm = 0.3
|Sep precipitation mm = 0.2
|Oct precipitation mm = 3.9
|Nov precipitation mm = 14.7
|Dec precipitation mm = 25.7
| unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm
| Jan precipitation days =3.2
| Feb precipitation days =2.5
| Mar precipitation days =3.5
| Apr precipitation days =3.1
| May precipitation days =1.5
| Jun precipitation days =0.2
| Jul precipitation days =0.2
| Aug precipitation days =0.1
| Sep precipitation days =0.1
| Oct precipitation days =0.9
| Nov precipitation days =2.1
| Dec precipitation days =3
| year precipitation days =
| Jan snow cm = 9.8
| Feb snow cm = 4.1
| Mar snow cm = 0.4
| Apr snow cm = 0.0
| May snow cm = 0.0
| Jun snow cm = 0.0
| Jul snow cm = 0.0
| Aug snow cm = 0.0
| Sep snow cm = 0.0
| Oct snow cm = 0.0
| Nov snow cm = 0.1
| Dec snow cm = 5.8
| year snow cm =
| Jan snow days =3.2
| Feb snow days =1.2
| Mar snow days =0.6
| Apr snow days =0
| May snow days =0
| Jun snow days =0
| Jul snow days =0
| Aug snow days =0
| Sep snow days =0
| Oct snow days =0
| Nov snow days =0.2
| Dec snow days =1.9
| year snow days =
|Jan sun = 232
|Feb sun = 237
|Mar sun = 255
|Apr sun = 257
|May sun = 307
|Jun sun = 342
|Jul sun = 334
|Aug sun = 340
|Sep sun = 308
|Oct sun = 285
|Nov sun = 231
|Dec sun = 233
|Jan humidity = 51
|Feb humidity = 45
|Mar humidity = 39
|Apr humidity = 36
|May humidity = 29
|Jun humidity = 19
|Jul humidity = 19
|Aug humidity = 19
|Sep humidity = 20
|Oct humidity = 30
|Nov humidity = 44
|Dec humidity = 50
|source 1 = NOAA NCEI (Snow 1981–2010)
|source 2 = Iran meteorological organization(extremes)I.R OF IRAN SHAHREKORD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION ( IN PERSIAN ). 1988-2005
}}
{{Weather box |collapsed=y
|metric first= Yes |single line= Yes |location= Abadeh, Altitude: 2030.0 M from: 1977-2010
|Jan record high C = 17.6
|Feb record high C = 20.0
|Mar record high C = 26.6
|Apr record high C = 28.6
|May record high C = 34.4
|Jun record high C = 38.8
|Jul record high C = 39.6
|Aug record high C = 38.4
|Sep record high C = 36.4
|Oct record high C = 32.6
|Nov record high C = 25.0
|Dec record high C = 24.0
|Jan high C = 6.2
|Feb high C = 8.6
|Mar high C = 14.7
|Apr high C = 21.4
|May high C = 26.9
|Jun high C = 32.4
|Jul high C = 34.2
|Aug high C = 33.1
|Sep high C = 29.6
|Oct high C = 23.5
|Nov high C = 16.6
|Dec high C = 11.6
|Jan low C = -7.6
|Feb low C = -3.7
|Mar low C = 0.0
|Apr low C = 6.8
|May low C = 10.7
|Jun low C = 14.7
|Jul low C = 16.5
|Aug low C = 15.8
|Sep low C = 11.4
|Oct low C = 6.3
|Nov low C = 1.3
|Dec low C = -5.8
|Jan record low C = -20.2
|Feb record low C = -20.2
|Mar record low C = -10.0
|Apr record low C = -3.0
|May record low C = 2.2
|Jun record low C = 7.6
|Jul record low C = 10.0
|Aug record low C = 9.4
|Sep record low C = 3.0
|Oct record low C = -2.2
|Nov record low C = -9.0
|Dec record low C = -21.4
|Jan rain days= 7.3
|Feb rain days= 5.6
|Mar rain days= 7.4
|Apr rain days= 6.7
|May rain days= 4.4
|Jun rain days= 1.2
|Jul rain days= 1.0
|Aug rain days= 0.6
|Sep rain days= 0.3
|Oct rain days= 2.5
|Nov rain days= 3.7
|Dec rain days= 6.4
|precipitation colour=green
|Jan precipitation mm = 24.2
|Feb precipitation mm = 15.3
|Mar precipitation mm = 25.3
|Apr precipitation mm = 14.6
|May precipitation mm = 8.9
|Jun precipitation mm = 1.2
|Jul precipitation mm = 0.5
|Aug precipitation mm = 0.4
|Sep precipitation mm = 0.0
|Oct precipitation mm = 5.1
|Nov precipitation mm = 9.4
|Dec precipitation mm = 32.1
|Jan sun = 233.3
|Feb sun = 238.9
|Mar sun = 256.4
|Apr sun = 254.8
|May sun = 312.5
|Jun sun = 344.4
|Jul sun = 336.3
|Aug sun = 338.3
|Sep sun = 311.4
|Oct sun = 287.4
|Nov sun = 237.1
|Dec sun = 226.3
|Jan humidity = 52
|Feb humidity = 46
|Mar humidity = 41
|Apr humidity = 36
|May humidity = 29
|Jun humidity = 21
|Jul humidity = 22
|Aug humidity = 21
|Sep humidity = 22
|Oct humidity = 32
|Nov humidity = 43
|Dec humidity = 51
|Jan snow days= 3.3
|Feb snow days= 1.3
|Mar snow days= 0.8
|Apr snow days= 0.1
|May snow days= 0.0
|Jun snow days= 0.0
|Jul snow days= 0.0
|Aug snow days= 0.0
|Sep snow days= 0.0
|Oct snow days= 0.0
|Nov snow days= 0.2
|Dec snow days= 2.1
|source 1 =
|date=1977-2010
}}
Economy
Air defense base
In 2012 Iran announced it had started the construction of an air defense site in the city of Abadeh. The site is planned to be the largest in the country and will house 6,000 personnel for a variety of duties, including educational ones.
Mining
The mines located in this city are:
Esteghlal Abadeh large refractory soil mine is one of the largest producers of this mineral. In addition to the Esteghlal refractory mine, there is also an industrial mine around the city where the raw materials are from tile, ceramic and brick factories in the country.
Arts and crafts
Handicrafts
Abadeh woodwork is world famous and its examples are kept in world museums as the best works of art. The carvings of the Marble Palace were made by the artists of this city, such as Master Ahmad Emami. In 2017, the World Council of Handicrafts (WCC) introduced Abadeh as the world city of carving. Monbat Abadeh has 150 active domestic or commercial carving workshops and 5000 carving artists.
Abadeh crafts can be embroidered in cotton. The town also produces Abadeh rugs.
The rugs tend to be based on a cotton warp and have a thin, tightly knotted pile. Most Abadeh rugs are closely cut making them very flat. Although some of the older Abadehs vary in style, many of the new designs are easily recognisable. These new designs, known as Heybatlu consist of a single diamond shaped medallion in the centre with smaller medallions on each corner. The pattern is typically geometrical flowers or animals and the main colours are light reds or burnt orange on top of a dark blue background with strong green details. The corners or borders are generally ivory in colour. Although some Abadeh and Shiraz rugs appear similar Abadeh can normally be differentiated by their higher knot counts as well as the fact that the warp is invariably cotton. The rugs are almost always exclusively medium in size and the KPSI of an average Abadeh is around 90. As always in the rug-world you get what you pay for however in general Abadeh are well made and fairly popular items, particularly in modern interiors or those with a Mediterranean or North African style.
Transportation
Expressway 65 passes through Abadeh. This situation helps Abadeh to improve its capabilities compared to the neighboring city, Eqlid. Road 78 makes connections from Abadeh to Abarkuh, Yazd Eqlid and Yasuj. It has a junction with Abadeh Shiraz Expressway 24 km south of the city. A road starts from Abadeh Ring Road to Soqad and Semirom, Road 55.
The railroad from Isfahan to Shiraz passes Abadeh and there are train services at Abadeh Railway Station to Shiraz, Esfahan, Tehran and Mashad. Abadeh Airport (OISA) was planned to be built in the mid-1990s.
Historical monuments
thumb|left|Abadeh Kiosk
Abadeh historical monuments include Emirate Kolah Farangi, Tymcheh Sarafyan and Khaje tomb, located in the Khoja mountains.
Sports
Abadeh's main sport is football, as in the rest of the country. The main stadium is Takhti Stadium located in Mo'allem Square. The main team in Abadeh is Behineh Rahbar Abadeh F.C. which is currently playing in Iran Football's 3rd Division after finishing first in Fars Provincial League (FPL) last year. It played in Hazfi Cup 2010-11 reaching the fourth round.
Education
- Islamic Azad University, Abadeh branch
Notable people
- Jalal Zolfonun, musician
- Mahmoud Zoufonoun, Iranian-born American musician of Persian traditional music
- Hooshmand Aghili, singer
- Ruhollah Hosseinian, principalist politician
- Rahmatollah Khosravi, politician
- Mojtaba Heidarpanah, cartoonist and animator
- Mahmoud Mohammadi, diplomat and politician