Danesfahan
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Danesfahan
دانسفهان | |
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City | |
Coordinates: 35°48′39″N 49°44′32″E / 35.81083°N 49.74222°E | |
Country | Iran |
Province | Qazvin |
County | Buin Zahra |
Bakhsh | Ramand |
Population (2016 Census) | |
• Total | 9,434 [1] |
Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+4:30 (IDST) |
Danesfahan at GEOnet Names Server |
Danesfahan (Persian: دانسفهان, also Romanized as Dānesfahān; also known as Dānesfān and Danīsfahān)[2] is a city and capital of Ramand District, in Buin Zahra County, Qazvin Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 8,687, in 2,141 families.[3]
Danesfahan lies several kilometres west of Sagezabad and several kilometres south of Esfarvarin. Historically it has been affected by earthquakes.[4]
People of Danesfahan are Tat and they speak the Tati language.[5][6][7]
References
- ^ https://www.amar.org.ir/english
- ^ Danesfahan can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3059208" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
- ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)" (Excel). Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 2011-09-20.
- ^ Ambraseys, N. N.; Melville, C. P. (10 November 2005). A History of Persian Earthquakes. Cambridge University Press. p. 95. ISBN 978-0-521-02187-6. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
- ^ The Tati dialects in the Sociolinguistic Context of north-western Iran and Transcaucasia, Stilo, D. 1981: In: Iranian Studies 14.3/4, 137-187.
- ^ A Grammar of Southern Tati Dialects, Ehsan Yar-Shater, 1969.
- ^ Tats of Iran and Caucasus, Ali Abdoli, 2010.