Khomeyn County (Persian: شهرستان خمین) is a county in Markazi Province in Iran. The capital of the county is Khomeyn.[1] At the 2006 census, the county's population was 108,840, in 29,888 families.[2] The county is subdivided into two districts: the Central District and Kamareh District. The county has two cities: Khomeyn and Qurchi Bashi.
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]
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- Chal nakhjir cave, Delijan
- Khorheh
- Atashkoh fire temple, Nimvar
- Mausoleum of Mahmoud Hessaby ,Tafresh
- Arak's grand Bazzar
- Mahallat's flower and plant festival
- Aveh ancient cite, Saveh
- Chaharfasl bath museum, Arak
- Hezaveh village
- Jameh Mosque of Saveh
- Panzdah khordad dam
- Emarat lake, Shazand
- Azadkhan cave, Mahallat
- Mostufi-al-mamalek's castle, Ashtian
- Dudahak caravansary, Delijan
- Naragh's historical complex
- Sepahdar school, Arak
- Sheshnaveh mosque
- Mahdiabad's Yakhchal
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