Kuhpayeh
Kuhpayeh (Persian: كوهپايه, also Romanized as Kūhpāyeh, Kūhpāye and Koohpayeh; also known as Kūhpā and Qohpayeh) is a city in Tudeshk District of Kuhpayeh County, Isfahan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. Kuhpayeh is an historic city 70 kilometres (43 mi) east of Isfahan.
Kuhpayeh
Persian: كوهپايه | |
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City | |
Kuhpayeh | |
| Coordinates: 32°42′50″N 52°26′11″E | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | Isfahan |
| County | Kuhpayeh |
| District | Tudeshk |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Total | 5,518 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
At the 2006 census, its population was 4,417 in 1,200 households, when it was in the former Kuhpayeh District of Isfahan County. The following census in 2011 counted 4,587 people in 1,335 households. The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 5,518 people in 1,765 households.
In 2021, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of Kuhpayeh County, which was divided into two districts of two rural districts each, with Kuhpayeh as its capital.
The town has a distinct language/dialect of Farsi, known as "Velayati" or " Kuhpaye'i" and very similar to the Gazi language, which belongs to the northwestern Iranian languages (Indo-European -> Indo-Iranian -> Iranian -> Western -> Northwestern II -> Tatic -> Kermanic/Central Plateau -> Southwestern -> Velayati/Gazi).
The town is where the film The Stoning of Soraya M. is depicted.