Gorji Mahalleh, Mazandaran

Gorji Mahalleh

Persian: گرجي محله
Gorji Mahalleh Persian: گرجي محله
Village
	Village of Gorji Mahalleh
	Gorji Mahalleh
	Coordinates: 36°41′03″N 53°32′59″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Mazandaran
County	Behshahr
District	Central
Rural District	Kuhestan
Population (2016)[2]
• Total	6,129
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Gorji Mahalleh (Persian: گرجي محله, also Romanized as Gorjī Maḩalleh)[3] lit. translation; "Georgian quarter", is a village in Kuhestan Rural District of the Central District of Behshahr County, Mazandaran province, Iran.

At the 2006 National Census, its population was 5,953 in 1,553 households.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 5,796 people in 1,747 households.[5] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 6,129 people in 2,014 households; it was the largest village in its rural district.[2]

The residents of this village are originally from Georgia after Shah Abbas I obliged several of their ancestors to migrate to this place as defenders against Ottomans and Russians. Gorji means Georgian in Persian pronunciation and Gorji Mahalleh means the place that Georgian people live.

References

OpenStreetMap contributors (23 May 2023). "Gorji Mahalleh, Behshahr County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
"Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 02. Archived from the original (Excel) on 7 October 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
Gorji Mahalleh can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3064892" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
"Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 02. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
"Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)" (Excel). Iran Data Portal (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 02. Retrieved 19 December 2022.

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[1] OpenStreetMap contributors (23 May 2023). "Gorji Mahalleh, Behshahr County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 23 May 2023.

[2016_census-2] "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 02. Archived from the original (Excel) on 7 October 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2022.

[3] Gorji Mahalleh can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3064892" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".

[2006_census-4] "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 02. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.

[2011_census-5] "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)" (Excel). Iran Data Portal (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 02. Retrieved 19 December 2022.