Qamsar District

Qamsar District
Persian: بخش قمصر
Qamsar District is located in Iran
Qamsar District
Qamsar District
Coordinates: 33°41′13″N 51°18′45″E / 33.68694°N 51.31250°E / 33.68694; 51.31250[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceIsfahan
CountyKashan
CapitalQamsar
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total13,247
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Qamsar District (Persian: بخش قمصر) is in Kashan County, Isfahan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Qamsar.[3] A mine in the area has been an important source of cobalt probably since ancient times.[4]

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (16 June 2023). "Qamsar District (Kashan County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 16 June 2023.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference 2016 census was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Habibi, Hassan (21 June 1369). "Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the national divisions of Isfahan province, centered in the city of Isfahan". Lamtakam (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Board. Archived from the original on 4 February 2024. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
  4. ^ Moujan Matin; Mark Pollard (January 2015). "Historical Accounts of Cobalt Ore Processing from the Kashan Mine, Iran". Iran: Journal of the British Institute of Persian Studies. 53 (1): 171–183. doi:10.1080/05786967.2015.11834755. ISSN 0578-6967. Wikidata Q57406462.