Khondab

Khondab

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'''Khondab''' ({{langx|fa|خنداب}}{{efn|Also [[romanize]]d as '''Khondāb'''; also known as '''Khāndāb''' (خانداب){{GEOnet3|-3071153}}}}) is a city in the [[Central District (Khondab County)|Central District]] of [[Khondab County]], [[Markazi province|Markazi]] province, [[Iran]], serving as capital of both the county and the district.{{cite report|title=Approval letter regarding the reforms of country divisions in Markazi province|language=fa|website=lamtakam.com|via=Lam ta Kam|url=https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/134985|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240119010014/https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/134985|publisher=Ministry of the Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board|last=Davodi|first=Parviz|archive-date=19 January 2024|date=c. 2024|orig-date=Approved 29 July 1386|id=Proposal 149/42/4/1; Letter 58538/T26118H; Notification 158919/T32725K|access-date=19 January 2024}} It is also the administrative center for [[Khondab Rural District]].{{cite report|title=Creation and formation of 18 rural districts including villages, farms and places in Arak County under Markazi province|language=fa|website=rc.majlis.ir|via=Islamic Parliament Research Center|url=https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/110337|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151215015444/https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/110337|publisher=Ministry of the Interior, Board of Ministers|last=Mousavi|first=Mirhossein|archive-date=15 December 2015|date=24 December 2014|orig-date=Approved 18 May 1366|id=Proposal 46.1.5.53|access-date=18 January 2024}} The heavy water reactor [[IR-40]] is nearby.{{cn|date=August 2023}}
'''Khondab''' ({{langx|fa|خنداب}}{{efn|Also [[romanize]]d as '''Khondāb'''; also known as '''Khāndāb''' (خانداب){{GEOnet3|-3071153}}}}) is a city in the [[Central District (Khondab County)|Central District]] of [[Khondab County]], [[Markazi province|Markazi]] province, [[Iran]], serving as capital of both the county and the district.{{cite report|title=Approval letter regarding the reforms of country divisions in Markazi province|language=fa|website=lamtakam.com|via=Lam ta Kam|url=https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/134985|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240119010014/https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/134985|publisher=Ministry of the Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board|last=Davodi|first=Parviz|archive-date=19 January 2024|date=c. 2024|orig-date=Approved 29 July 1386|id=Proposal 149/42/4/1; Letter 58538/T26118H; Notification 158919/T32725K|access-date=19 January 2024}} It is also the administrative center for [[Khondab Rural District]].{{cite report|title=Creation and formation of 18 rural districts including villages, farms and places in Arak County under Markazi province|language=fa|website=rc.majlis.ir|via=Islamic Parliament Research Center|url=https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/110337|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151215015444/https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/110337|publisher=Ministry of the Interior, Board of Ministers|last=Mousavi|first=Mirhossein|archive-date=15 December 2015|date=24 December 2014|orig-date=Approved 18 May 1366|id=Proposal 46.1.5.53|access-date=18 January 2024}} The heavy water reactor [[IR-40]] is nearby.{{cn|date=August 2023}}


In 2025, during the [[Iran-Israel war]], Israel told residents of Khondab to evacuate prior to an Israeli strike on the [[Arak heavy water reactor]].{{Cite web |title=Israel Strikes Iran’s Heavy-Water Reactor in Arak |url=https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/iran-israel-conflict-news/card/israel-strikes-iran-s-heavy-water-reactor-in-arak-tqjqjoWMTsGuw74VePuh |access-date=2025-06-19 |website=WSJ |language=en-US}}
In 2025, during the [[Twelve-Day War]], Israel told residents of Khondab to evacuate prior to an Israeli strike on the [[Arak heavy water reactor]].{{Cite web |title=Israel Strikes Iran’s Heavy-Water Reactor in Arak |url=https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/iran-israel-conflict-news/card/israel-strikes-iran-s-heavy-water-reactor-in-arak-tqjqjoWMTsGuw74VePuh |access-date=2025-06-19 |website=WSJ |language=en-US}}


==Demographics==
==Demographics==
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== History ==
== History ==
In 2025, during the [[Iran-Israel war]], Israel told residents of Khondab and [[Arak, Iran|Arak]] to evacuate prior to an Israeli strike on the [[Arak heavy water reactor]].{{Cite web |title=Israel Strikes Iran’s Heavy-Water Reactor in Arak |url=https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/iran-israel-conflict-news/card/israel-strikes-iran-s-heavy-water-reactor-in-arak-tqjqjoWMTsGuw74VePuh |access-date=2025-06-19 |website=WSJ |language=en-US}}
In 2025, during the [[Twelve-Day War]], Israel told residents of Khondab and [[Arak, Iran|Arak]] to evacuate prior to an Israeli strike on the [[Arak heavy water reactor]].{{Cite web |title=Israel Strikes Iran’s Heavy-Water Reactor in Arak |url=https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/iran-israel-conflict-news/card/israel-strikes-iran-s-heavy-water-reactor-in-arak-tqjqjoWMTsGuw74VePuh |access-date=2025-06-19 |website=WSJ |language=en-US}}


==See also==
==See also==