At the 2006 National Census, its population was 4,395 in 1,072 households, when it was in Borkhar District of the former Borkhar and Meymeh County.[7] The following census in 2011 counted 4,871 people in 1,379 households,[8] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Borkhar County.[9] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 5,100 people in 1,598 households.[2]
Founded in 1382, it is located about 20 kilometers Northeast of
Esfahan, the provincial capital, and 200 kilometers South of
Qum. In addition to some pre-Islamic monuments, it is the site of Ali Abad Shahvazy castle and old town mosque and bath. Its population is 5,500. Its main economic activity consists of bread manufacturing and home baking, which employ 2,000 people, and supplies the daily bread of a population of 200,000 in the surrounding areas.[10]
According to Iran media, the "world's largest flat bread," baked in Komeshjeh in 2008, was recorded in the
Guinness Book of World Records.[11]
^Komeshcheh can be found at
GEOnet Names Server, at
this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "6013252" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
^Habibi, Hassan (29 August 1370).
"Carrying out reforms in the villages of Isfahan province". Islamic Parliament Research Center (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Board. Archived from
the original on 13 March 2012. Retrieved 3 February 2024.