Estir

Estir (Persian: استير, also Romanized as Estīr; also known as Sūder)[1] is a village in Qasabeh-ye Gharbi Rural District, in the Central District of Sabzevar County, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 781, in 258 families.[2]

Estir
استير
village
Mudbrick building with a domed roof and green entrance door with a sign outside in Farsi
Estir is located in Iran
Estir
Estir
Coordinates: 36°12′49″N 57°30′00″E
Country Iran
ProvinceRazavi Khorasan
CountySabzevar
BakhshCentral
Rural DistrictQasabeh-ye Gharbi
Population
 (2006)
  Total781
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
  Summer (DST)UTC+4:30 (IRDT)

A brief history

Estir was a Jewish village in northeast Iran which has been named after Esther, the Jewish queen of the Persian king Xerxes I.[3]

References

  1. Estir can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3062447" 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.
  3. Vahooman, Haroon (2009–2010). Persian codex itineraries I. Tehran: Akhtaran Press. p. 650.


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