Kuhpayeh (Persian: كوهپايه, also Romanized as Kūhpāyeh, Kūhpāye and Koohpayeh; also known as Kūhpā and Qohpayeh)[3] is a city in Tudeshk District of Kuhpayeh County, Isfahan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.[4] Kuhpayeh is an historic city 70 kilometres (43 mi) east of Isfahan.
Kuhpayeh
Persian: كوهپايه | |
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City | |
Kuhpayeh | |
Coordinates: 32°42′50″N 52°26′11″E / 32.71389°N 52.43639°E[1] | |
Country | Iran |
Province | Isfahan |
County | Kuhpayeh |
District | Tudeshk |
Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 5,518 |
Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
At the 2006 census, its population was 4,417 in 1,200 households, when it was in the former Kuhpayeh District of Isfahan County.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 4,587 people in 1,335 households.[6] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 5,518 people in 1,765 households.[2]
In 2021, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of Kuhpayeh County, which was divided into two districts of two rural districts each, with Kuhpayeh as its capital.[4]
The town has a distinct language/dialect of Farsi, known as "Velayati" or " Kuhpaye'i" and very similar to the Gazi language, which belongs to the northwestern Iranian languages (Indo-European -> Indo-Iranian -> Iranian -> Western -> Northwestern II -> Tatic -> Kermanic/Central Plateau -> Southwestern -> Velayati/Gazi).
The town is where the film The Stoning of Soraya M. is depicted.[7]