Abbasabad-e Piazi

Abbasabad-e Piazi (Persian: عباس ابادپيازي, also Romanized as ‘Abbāsābād-e Pīāzī; also known as ‘Abbāsābād, ‘Abbāsābād-e Bard ‘Alī, and ‘Abbāsābād-e Zarand)[1] is a village in Hakimabad Rural District, in the Central District of Zarandieh County, Markazi Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 303, in 75 families.[2]

For other places with similar names, see Abbasabad.
Abbasabad-e Piazi
عباس ابادپيازي
Village
Abbasabad-e Piazi is located in Iran
Abbasabad-e Piazi
Abbasabad-e Piazi
Coordinates: 35°23′56″N 50°28′29″E
Country Iran
ProvinceMarkazi
CountyZarandieh
BakhshCentral
Rural DistrictHakimabad
Population
 (2006)
 • Total303
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+4:30 (IRDT)

The word Piaz means Onion in Persian. People in this village are mostly farmer. This village has around 600 hectare of farms and gardens. The most well-known products of this village are: Persian melon, melon, grape, pomegranate, apricot, various types of plums, potato and of course Onion which is rooted in village's name. Since the village is not far from metropolises such as Tehran, Karaj and Arak many of inhabitants who migrated to these big cities have their own houses in village and come for spending weekends and summer holidays.

References
  1. Abbasabad-e Piazi can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3051194" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  2. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)" (Excel). Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 2011-09-20.


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