Lavasanat District
Lavasanat District (Template:Lang-fa) is a district (bakhsh) in Shemiranat County, Tehran Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 22,289, in 6,615 families.[1] The administrative center of the district is Lavasan.[2] The District has two rural districts (dehestan): Lavasan-e Bozorg Rural District and Lavasan-e Kuchak Rural District.[2]
During the Qajar era and early 20th century Lavasanat was the transit way between northern slopes of Elburz and Tehran with Great Lavasan (Lavasan Bozorg), Ammameh , Afjeh and Najarkala known as the most famous towns of Lavasanat.
The natives of the Lavasanat district are of Caspian origin.[2] The local dialect or "vernacular" spoken by its natives is a mix of Persian and Caspian.[2] In the village of Ira (as well as Veskara), this vernacular approaches Mazandarani.[2]
References
- ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)" (Excel). Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 2011-09-20.
- ^ a b c d e Encyclopaedia Iranica 2017.
Sources
- Encyclopaedia Iranica (2017). LAVĀSĀN.
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