Dashkasan, Isfahan

Dashkasan (Persian: داشكسن), also Romanized as Dāshkasan, Dāshkesan, or Dāshgesan,[3] is a village in, and the capital of, Gorji Rural District of the Central District of Buin Miandasht County, Isfahan province, Iran. The village is in the Zagros mountain range. It has a population of ethnic Georgians (ფერეიდნელი). People from Dashkasan speak a Georgian dialect, along with Persian. The Georgian alphabet is also used.

For other places with the same name, see Dashkasan.

Dashkasan
Persian: داشكسن
Village
Landscape near Dashkasan
Landscape near Dashkasan
Dashkasan is located in Iran
Dashkasan
Dashkasan
Coordinates: 33°02′18″N 50°10′03″E[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceIsfahan
CountyBuin Miandasht
DistrictCentral
Rural DistrictGorji
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total473
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
* Morteza Gholi Beyk, son of Ilchi Beyk, 1030 Hijri (1621)* Agha Baba Beyk, son of Morteza Gholi Beyk Gorji (Georgian)* Mohammad Bagher Beyk, son of Morteza Gholi Beyk Gorji (Georgian)

At the 2006 National Census, its population was 606 in 125 households, when it was in the former Buin Miandasht District of Faridan County.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 526 people in 145 households.[5] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 473 people in 142 households, by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Buin Miandasht County.[6] It was the largest village in its rural district.[2]

See also

References
  1. OpenStreetMap contributors (10 June 2023). "Dashkasan, Buin Miandasht County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  2. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 10. Archived from the original (Excel) on 19 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. Dāshkasan can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3059947" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 10. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  5. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)" (Excel). Iran Data Portal (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 10. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  6. Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (7 May 2013). "Six new cities and towns were added to the map of country divisions". DOLAT (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
Bibliography
  • Muliani, S. (2001) Jaygah-e Gorjiha dar Tarikh va Farhang va Tamaddon-e Iran. Esfahan: Yekta [The Georgians’ position in the Iranian history and civilization].
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