Dashkasan, Isfahan

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Dāshkasan
داشكسن
village
Country Iran
ProvinceIsfahan
CountyBuin va Miandasht
BakhshCentral
Rural DistrictGorji
Population
 (2006)
 • Total606
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+4:30 (IRDT)

Dāshkasan (Persian: داشكسن, also Romanized as Dāshkesan or Dāshgesan;[1] is a village in Gorji Rural District, in the Central District of Buin va Miandasht County, Isfahan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 606, in 125 families.[2]

Dāshkasan is situated in the Zagros mountain range. It has a population of ethnic Georgians (ფერეიდნელი). People from Dāshkasan speak a Georgian dialect, along with Persian. The Georgian alphabet is also used.

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References

  1. ^ Dāshkasan can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3059947" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  2. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)" (Excel). Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 2011-09-20.
  • 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].
A View from Dashkasan