Ramian

Ramian (Persian: راميان, also Romanized as Rāmīān, Rāmeyān, and Rāmīyān)[3] is a city in the Central District of Ramian County, Golestan province, Iran, serving as both capital of the district and of the county.

For the administrative division of Golestan province, see Ramian County.

Ramian
Persian: راميان
City
Ramian is located in Iran
Ramian
Ramian
Coordinates: 37°00′53″N 55°08′26″E[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceGolestan
CountyRamian
DistrictCentral
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total12,426
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
Ramian at GEOnet Names Server

At the 2006 National Census, its population was 11,719 in 2,831 households.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 12,263 people in 3,408 households.[5] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 12,426 people in 3,772 households.[2]

Background

Ramian was used in Parthian times as a castle. In "Immortal Land" v. III (written by: Zabihollah e Mansoori) says Greek called it "Laboos" and there was a fight between Ashk II and Selucied king. Some say Ramian at that time had great vineries and wines.

Many residents of modern Ramian are from the Shia Azerbaijanis tribe of Qara-Eli (Garaili/Geraili). Genetically, they are a mix of Turkmens and Keraites. Because they were Shia, they had sent to Kalpush to defend people against raids by the Sunni Turkmen and Uzbeks, in Safavid era. They separated other parts (Khorasan -like: Jajarm-, Semnan and Golestan -like: Ramian- provinces in early Qajar in order of Hosseyn-Qoli khan Qajar. Modern Ramian has been constructed at that time. Before, there was on old Ramian (Kohna Ramian) which was that old Ramian. They are also known as Qizilbash, because they were Shia Qizilbash force of Safavied.

See also

References
  1. OpenStreetMap contributors (15 October 2023). "Ramian, Ramian County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  2. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 27. Archived from the original (Excel) on 29 March 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. Ramian can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3080778" 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. 27. 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. 27. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
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