Eqbaliyeh

For other places with the same name, see Eqbaliyeh.

Eqbaliyeh (Persian: اقباليه; formerly, Soltanabad-e Eqbaliyeh (Persian: سلطان آباد اقبالیه, also Romanized as Solţānābād-e Eqbālīyeh, or simply Solţānābād or Sultanabad)^[3] is a city in the Central District of Qazvin County, Qazvin province, Iran. Eqbaliyeh is one of the old cities of Qazvin province and has an area of about 47.3 square kilometers. It is 5 kilometers southwest of Qazvin city, on the main road of this city to Hamedan and Zanjan.^[4]

Eqbaliyeh Persian: اقباليه
City
Eqbaliyeh
Coordinates: 36°13′50″N 49°55′21″E / 36.23056°N 49.92250°E / 36.23056; 49.92250^[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Qazvin
County	Qazvin
District	Central
Population  (2016)^[2]
• Total	55,066
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)
Eqbaliyeh at GEOnet Names Server

History

This city, which is one of the 12 cities of Qazvin province, was previously called Sultanabad, and after the revolution 1979, it was named Islamabad, which was renamed Eqbaliyeh in 1370.^[5][6]

Population

At the 2006 census, its population was 49,230 in 12,082 households.^[7] The following census in 2011 counted 55,498 people in 15,403 households.^[8] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 55,066 people in 16,154 households.^[2]

In the population and housing census of 2016, the population of Eqbaliyeh was 55066. Among them, 28,441 men and 26,625 women were declared, and the total number of households in this city is 16,154.^[9]

Most of the population of this city is made up of non-natives and immigrants who came to this area from different provinces including Lorestan, Zanjan, Hamedan, Gilan and Kurdistan. Another important part of the population of this city is made up of Afghan immigrants who have come to Iran at different times.^{[10][11][12][13][14]}

After the re-establishment of the Taliban regime in 2021, a new wave of Afghan immigrants began to enter Iran, and a significant part of these people settled in the central regions of Iran, including Qazvin province. Due to the population structure of Eqbaliyeh city, which is generally made up of farmers and workers, the arrival of immigrants caused various protests and gatherings of local people in this city.^[15][16][17]

The people of this city believed that despite the Afghan immigrants who are willing to work in manual jobs for very low wages, the wage rate has decreased. Therefore, in order to reduce production costs, employers prefer to hire Afghan immigrants who receive lower wages than Iranian workers. This issue has caused Iranian citizens to feel that Afghans have occupied their jobs.^{[18][19][20][21][22][23]}

On October 6th, 2023 there are videos posted to social media depicting mob violence against Afghan refugees and chants expressing for them to leave Iran. Police arrested 19 reportedly for the incident. ^[24]

Teppe Eqbalieh

The hill of Eqbalieh is related to the post-Islamic historical periods and is located in Qazvin city, central part, Eqbalieh city, and this work was registered as one of the national works of Iran on 22 August 2004 with registration number 13249. Also, Vilayat Park is located next to this hill, which has become a recreation area for the residents of this city.^[25]

•  Iran portal

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (16 May 2023). "Eqbaliyeh, Qazvin County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
2. . AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 26. Archived from the original (Excel) on 30 November 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
3. Eqbaliyeh can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3086070" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
4. "درباره شهر اقبالیه – شهرداری اقبالیه" (in Persian). Retrieved 14 April 2023.
5. "درباره شهر اقبالیه – شهرداری اقبالیه" (in Persian). Retrieved 6 February 2022.
6. "اقباليه". www.irancities.ir. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
7. . AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 26. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
8. . Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 26. Archived from the original (Excel) on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
9. "amar./Portals/0/census/1395/results/population-urban-95.xlsx".
10. "مهاجران افغانستانی و جامعه ایرانی" [Afghan immigrants in Iran]. BBC News فارسی (in Persian). Retrieved 25 April 2024.
11. "Most of the population of this city is made up of non-natives. Eqbaliyeh Municipality" (in Persian).
12. "اقبالیه مهاجر پذیر ترین شهر استان قزوین است" [Eqbaliyeh is the most immigrant-friendly city in Qazvin province. Mayor of Eqbaliyah]. خبرگزاری مهر | اخبار ایران و جهان | Mehr News Agency (in Persian). 14 February 2018. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
13. سیّد محمّدعلی گلریز. مینودَر یا باب‌الجنّه قزوین. دو جلّد [Kurds in Qazvin. Golriz, second volume].
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15. Subh, Hasht-E. (9 October 2023). "Afghan Refugees in Iran: Enduring Humiliation and Deportation". Hasht-e Subh. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
16. "Assessing attitudes of citizens of Qazvin city towards Afghan Refugees via Cybernetics" (PDF). International Journal of Human Sciences.
17. "Several thousand Afghans live in the city of Eqbaliyeh". افغانستان اینترنشنال (in Persian). 25 April 2024. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
18. "Iranian Citizens Hold Protests Against Afghan Immigrants in Qazvin, Attack Residences". Afghanistan International. 25 April 2024. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
19. Subh, Hasht-E. (9 October 2023). "Afghan Refugees in Iran: Enduring Humiliation and Deportation". Hasht-e Subh. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
20. Ghasemi, Hossein Keshavarz; Naderpour, Babak (18 September 2017). "Assessing attitudes of citizens of Qazvin city towards Afghan Refugees via Cybernetics". Journal of Human Sciences. 14 (3): 2703–2721. ISSN 2458-9489.
21. "Afghans in Iran are facing violent reactions amid economic problems". www.rudaw.net. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
22. Barekzai, Naqiba. "'I'm Afraid': Afghan Migrants Complain Of Rising Harassment, Violence In Iran". RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
23. "what happened in Eqbaliyeh?". جامعه خبری تحلیلی الف (in Persian). 3 December 2023. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
24. "خشونت با پناهجویان افغان در ایران".
25. "خبرگزاری فارس - تپه باستانی اقبالیه در کش و قوس اختلاف مسؤولان/ میراث فرهنگی قزوین چه پاسخی برای استانداری دارد؟". خبرگزاری فارس. 3 August 2017. Retrieved 14 April 2023.