The village is surrounded by the “Nizar Qom” fortress, waiting for the support of the officials

Residents of the historic village of Dolatabad Nizar in Qom, whose houses have been housed in a “mud castle” since ancient times, discussed their problems with the authorities yesterday and waited for their help. Residents of Dolatabad Nizar village in the village mosque hosted Ahmad Hajizadeh, Qom governor’s political, security and social deputy, Qom governor Morteza Heidari and a number of provincial officials to express their issues and problems directly.

In this meeting, members of the Islamic Council of the village and a number of residents; Supplying the required agricultural water, asphalt or paving the village roads, providing security, installing traffic signs on the roads leading to this village and taking care of the quality of rural roads, are among their problems and demand the attention of officials in these cases. Were.

Also, a number of residents of this village demanded the construction of a gym in this area so that in addition to the residents of this village, the people of the surrounding villages can also use it.

The meeting was attended by the deputy governor, the governor and a number of provincial officials who were closely acquainted with the problems of the villagers and gave the necessary explanations to the people to solve these problems.

Face-to-face communication between officials and the people is necessary

The political, security and social deputy governor of Qom told IRNA on the sidelines of the meeting: “One of the duties of officials in the Islamic Republic of Iran is to serve the dear people, especially the honorable people of the villages, who are at the forefront of production, especially in agriculture.”

Ahmad Hajizadeh, referring to the problems of the villagers, including in the field of agricultural water, added: “A large part of the land of this village is in the field of agriculture, which has been very active in recent years.”

He continued: the residents had several issues that they raised their problems by referring to the governor’s office. Today we came to this village with the provincial officials, we were at the service of the people of this village and we heard their problems and it was decided that God willing They rise.

He said: “This government is the symbol of the esteemed president, you see that he uses every opportunity and is present among the people in different parts of the country, and our honor is to go to the people ourselves, not to stay in our rooms, on the floor of the square.” Let’s go and have face-to-face communication with people.

Hajizadeh emphasized on the connection of the officials with the people as much as possible: the people, as soon as they see the officials by their side, it is a relief for them and they endure troubles and problems.

The political, security and social deputy governor of Qom expressed hope that this style and method in the new government in Qom province would reduce the people’s concerns and sympathize with the people.

He added: “Anyway, there are problems, we are under economic siege, the enemies are using all their power, the ‘hard’ war has become a ‘soft’ war, and the enemies are using all means to disappoint the people.”

Hajizadeh added: “We must stand by the people, strengthen our morale and also respond to the problems of the people, and God willing, we will be able to neutralize the tricks of the enemies.”

Arrangements were made to solve the problems of Dolatabad Nizar village

The governor of Qom also said in an interview with IRNA: “This is the second meeting that we are coming to this village, people have demands that have not received proper attention in the past few years.”

He added: “Their most important demand is that since the construction of the dam on June 6, they have been given a water stream and they had a stream of upstream water that has not been rebuilt for 24 km, so they get the water that the people have from the dam.” ; They do not move inside the village or their agricultural lands.

Morteza Heydari added: “To compensate for that, they were given a well three kilometers from the village to irrigate part of their agricultural lands. Now, according to the law on water affairs, it says that the use of groundwater is subject to regulations.” Which has become a bit stricter, and from that well they used to consume 28 liters per second, which says water affairs; According to the law, they must consume 14 liters per second.

He said: ‌ This is a challenge that the village has been facing for several years and people say that our water supply has been cut off. If this creek is repaired, cut this well, but until the creek is repaired, let it To use this well, we agreed to do it by installing a smart meter.

He added: “Another issue was the installation of traffic signs on the roads of this village, which was supposed to the General Directorate of Highways and Road Transport to take action in this regard, and part of the road that has been damaged; To repair.

The governor of Qom pointed out: We also reached an agreement with the police regarding the security of the village.

Heidari said: “Another issue is the village of Dolatabad Nizar, which has been registered in the list of national monuments of Iran, and it was decided that the cultural heritage, by allocating a budget of 100 million Tomans, will study and present a solution or roadmap to improve this village.” Insha’Allah, after doing that, it will definitely bring benefits to the people.

Agricultural well water shortage is one of the problems of Dolatabad Nizar village

The head of the Islamic Council of Dolatabad Nizar village, in an interview with IRNA, said that about 50 families currently live in the village, adding that the houses in this village are located inside a mud castle with 12 towers.

Ahmad Ahmadi, stating that all the towers of the castle are the same size, continued: This castle (or village) has an entrance door that the road next to the castle also has access to the Salafchegan-Isfahan road.

He considered the water shortage of the village agricultural well as one of the problems of the mentioned village and said: “Another problem is the digging of the village roads by water and gas companies, which needs asphalt and repair.”

He added: “The next issue is the ruins of the castle wall (which is located around the village), in which we have corresponded with the cultural heritage, who say; We do not have a budget yet.

The head of the Islamic Council of Dolatabad Neyzar village pointed out: The drinking water of the village is separate, which is supplied through the tap water of Qom province.

Ahmadi stated that due to lack of water, some villagers migrated; He said: “Fortunately, some residents have returned to the village for several years, and God willing, with the help of the government, this village will return to its former development.”

A unique village and the only village in the world inside a mud castle

Abdullah Bagheri, a sociologist, university lecturer and one of the children of Dolatabad Nizar villagers, told IRNA that all the houses in the village are located inside a “mud castle”; Claimed that this castle is the only inhabited castle in the world; This means that people live inside a castle, the only way for them to enter and leave is through the castle.

He added: “The dimensions of the wooden door of this castle are about 3 by 6 meters with a thickness of 25 centimeters, which also had a metal cover that prevented it from catching fire. Of course, over time, part of this metal sheet on the” door “of It is gone.

He said: “The walls and towers of this castle are made of clay and mud and people live in this castle today, so I refer to it as the” only “residential castle in the world that I have researched in this field for more than 10 years.” .

The head of the Iranian Sociological Association, Qom office, referring to the fact that the houses of this village are located inside a castle, mentioned Dolatabad Nizar village as a “historical” village that can be used in the field of “tourism”.

He called the “palm-picking” ceremony on the day of Ashura of Hosseini (AS) one of the religious rituals in this village and said: holding this ritual in the village of Dolatabad Nizar has a history of more than 300 years and in terms of “antiquity” after Yazd and Zanjan provinces. This is the third Iranian palm-picking ceremony in this village.

He said that the “palm” is an allusion to the coffin of Imam Hussein (AS) or Hazrat Abolfazl Abbas (AS) that people carry, adding: “On the morning of Ashura, this palm is about three kilometers from inside the village to the Imamzadeh.” Sariyeh Khatoon “is carried on the shoulders of the villagers and is returned to the village on the evening of Ashura, and this palm has eight bases.

This researcher stated about the antiquity of Dolatabad Nizar village: Based on the researches that I have done, it can be said with certainty that this castle (Dolatabad Nizar village) is more than 300 years old with a document and according to the oral history it is more than 400 years old. It is also called the year.

In another part of his speech, stating that the only water available to the village was the water of the river “Qamroud”, he added: with the construction of the 15 Khordad dam, which is located above the “dam” of this village, (the dam is actually a point that When it is the turn of the village water, they open it to allow water to enter the village, which is called the “village water dam”); After the construction of this dam, the village of Dolatabad Nizar experienced a drought and experienced three migrations, which increased the population of the village from about 250 families to about 50 families.

He said: “About 20 years ago, the agricultural jihad dug a well about three kilometers from the village, from where water is pumped into a pool and from there enters the farmers’ lands.”

Bagheri added: “Unfortunately, the official water supply of this village, the document of which is available in the agricultural jihad of Qom province, has turned into four water stones in this well with 28 water stones coming from the river dam.”

He continued: “The construction of this well revived” hope “in the hearts of the people of this village and many returned to the village. Unfortunately, there are problems in this area, which we hope will be resolved.”

Dolatabad Nizar village is one of the villages in Salafchegan section of Qom city in Qom province, which is about 60 km away from Qom city and is located about 25 km from Salafchegan city on the Salafchegan-Delijan axis (Markazi province).

The historical village “Dolatabad Nizar” was registered in the list of national monuments of Iran in 1391 AH with the number 30553 and its area is about 6 hectares. All the houses of the villagers are located inside the “mud castle” and the entrance to this village is It is the main door of this castle.

The historical village of Dolatabad Neyzar is located about 2 km from the village of Sariyeh Khatoon Imamzadeh.

Qom province currently has three cities of Qom, Jafarabad and Kahak and three cities of Salafchegan, Dastjerd and Qanat.