Khomeyn County (Persian: شهرستان خمین) is located in Markazi province, Iran. The capital of the county is Khomeyn. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 108,840, in 29,888 families.[1]

Khomeyn County شهرستان خمین
County
The birthplace of Ruhollah Khomeini in Khomeyn
Location of Khomeyn County in Markazi province
Location of Markazi province in Iran
Coordinates: 33°39′N 50°02′E
Country	Iran
Province	Markazi
Capital	Khomeyn
Districts	2 (2006)
Population  (2006)
• Total	108,840
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+4:30 (IRDT)
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The town of Khomeyn is located to the south of the province, in a fertile plain. The climate is moderate mountainous inclining to a semi-desert. Winters are cold and summers are moderate. This city lies at a distance of 323 km. from Tehran. The name "Khomeyn" was primarily mentioned in a book named "The History of Prophets and Kings". Subterranean canals (qanats), sewers and its famous fire-temple can be named as some pre-Islamic relics. This town was called the center of Kamareh 200 years ago. The town is currently famous as the birthplace of Ruhollah Khomeini, leader of the Islamic Revolution. His father's house has become an important historical monument.^{[citation needed]}

Administrative divisions

Archaeology

According to the Journal of Orthoptera Research, in 2017-2018, a rock carving of a six-legged mantis named Empusa hedenborgii with raptorial forearms was revealed in the Teimareh rock art site. An engraved, insect-like image has a 14-cm length and 11-cm width with two circles at its sides which probably dates 40,000–4,000 years back. This motif is analogous to the famous 'squatter man' petroglyph encountered at several locations around the world. [2][3][4][5]

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