Fereydunshahr

Fereydunshahr
فریدون‌شهر
City
Fereydunshahr
Fereydunshahr
Coordinates: 32°56′28″N 50°07′16″E / 32.94111°N 50.12111°E / 32.94111; 50.12111Coordinates: 32°56′28″N 50°07′16″E / 32.94111°N 50.12111°E / 32.94111; 50.12111
Country  Iran
Province Isfahan
County Fereydunshahr
Bakhsh Central
Elevation[1] 2,490 m (8,170 ft)
Population (2016 Census)
 • Total 13,603 [2]
Time zone UTC+3:30 (IRST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+4:30 (IRDT)
View of Fereydunshahr from the Moalem park
This means: Only God & The MotherLand

Fereydunshahr (Persian: فریدون‌شهر‎, Georgian: მარტყოფი "Martqopi")[3] is a city and capital of Fereydunshahr County, about 150 kilometres west of the city of Isfahan in the western part of Isfahan Province, Iran.[4] At the 2011 census, its population was 14,007, in 4,062 families.[5]

Fereydunshahr is situated inside the Zagros mountain range. It has one of the country's largest population of ethnic Georgians (ფერეიდნელი). People from Fereydunshahr speak a Georgian dialect along with Persian. The Georgian alphabet is also used.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Fereydunshahr, Iran Page" (online). Global Gazetteer Version 2.2. Retrieved 9 October 2011.
  2. ↑ https://www.amar.org.ir/english
  3. ↑ Fereydunshahr can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3062938" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. ↑ Microsoft Encarta World Atlas, 2001, Microsoft Corporation
  5. ↑ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Islamic Republic of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 2016-10-06.
  • 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].
  • Rahimi, M.M. (2001) Gorjiha-ye Iran; Fereydunshahr. Esfahan: Yekta [The Georgians of Iran; Fereydunshahr].
  • Sepiani, M. (1980) Iranian-e Gorji. Esfahan: Arash [Georgian Iranians].
  • Esfahan's tourist exhibition, mentions the Georgians from Fereydunshahr and Fereydan. The report of this exhibition is available in the web site of the Iranian Cultural Heritage News agency at: .
  • Saakashvili visited Fereydunshahr and put flowers on the graves of the Iranian Georgian martyrs' graves, showing respect towards this community .



This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.