Nimvar
city in Markazi Province, Iran
Nimvar (Persian: نيمور) is a city in the Central District of Mahallat County, Markazi province, Iran.
In ancient times Nimvar was an important location for Zoroastrianism. It is one of the ancient cities related to the Sassanid and Ashkanian eras in Iran. Among historical customs that are still alive, and with a history of two thousand years, are the dredging ceremony of Qomrud River and the BilGardani ceremony signifying the harnessing of nature by human beings.
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 5,731 in 5,856 households. The following census in 2011 counted 5,856 people in 1,791 households. The 2016 census measured the population of Nimvar as 7,507 people in 2,427 households, by which time the city had annexed the village of Baqerabad.
“Nimvar” enters the record as city in Markazi Province, Iran. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Nimvar, city and Markazi can confirm, complicate or overturn.
Why this record matters
“Nimvar” is worth following because a concise public description often conceals a longer documentary argument. Here, Nimvar, city and Markazi provides the most credible route into that argument.
Maps, plans, fabric surveys and administrative records can establish how the site’s name, extent and function changed over time. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jul 18, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q2621665. Authority coordinates are 33.887, 50.573. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2006, 2011 and 2016.
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This entry incorporates text from “Nimvar” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.