Yusefabad-e Seyrafi

Yousef Abad Seyrafi (Persian: يوسف ابادصيرفي, also Romanized as Yousef Abad Seirafi; also known as Yousef Abad Seirafi)[1] is a Town in Shahriar County, in the Central District of Shahriar County, Tehran Province, Iran. At the 2016 census, its population was 6,023, in 1516 families.[2]

Yosef Abad Seyrafi

يوسف اباد صيرفي
Town
Yosef Abad Seyrafi
Coordinates: 35°34′53″N 51°03′07″E
Country Iran
ProvinceTehran
CountyShahriar
BakhshCentral
Rural DistrictShahriar
Population
 (2016)
  Total2,023
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
  Summer (DST)UTC+4:30 (IRDT)

Yousef Abad Seyrafi takes its name from the Seyrafi family of magnates who owned Yousef Abad and nearby Shahriar. They are credited with giving away lands to the Ministry of Post and Telegraph to bring communications infrastructure to the town.

Yousef Abad Seyrafi was the site to a fortress which has been destroyed.

References

  1. Yousef Abad Seirafi can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "263359" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  2. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)" (Excel). Islamic Republic of Iran.
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