Nadushan

Nadushan (Persian: ندوشن, /nəˌduːˈʃæn/, also Romanized as Nedoushan (in local dialect)[3] is a city in, and the capital of, Nadushan District of Meybod County, Yazd province, Iran.

For the administrative divisions, see Nadushan District and Nadushan Rural District.

Nadushan
Persian: ندوشن
City
Nadushan is located in Iran
Nadushan
Nadushan
Coordinates: 32°01′21″N 53°32′51″E[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceYazd
CountyMeybod
DistrictNadushan
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total2,351
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

At the 2006 census, its population was 2,351 in 650 households, when it was a village in Nadushan Rural District of Khezrabad District, Ashkezar County.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 2,332 people in 718 households.[5]

After the census, Nadushan Rural District and the city of Nadushan were detached from Ashkezar County and made a district in Meybod County. The village was raised to the status of a city and became the capital of the newly established Nadushan District. [6]The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 2,351 people in 791 households.[2]

The city is located in a mountainous region where many people live on farms and have fruit gardens. Historically, many of the inhabitants are believed to be Zoroastrians. [7]

References
  1. OpenStreetMap contributors (2 March 2023). "Nadushan, Meybod County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
  2. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 21. Archived from the original (Excel) on 18 November 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. Nadushan can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3076185" 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. 21. 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. 21. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  6. "The new city was added to the map of country divisions". Mehr News (in Persian). Archived from the original on 2 March 2023. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
  7. "سرشماری عمومی نفوس و مسکن 1390 > نفوس و مسکن > سرشماری 1390 > نتایج سرشماری 1390 > جمعیت و خانوار تا سطح آبادی - 1390". Archived from the original on 24 September 2014.
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