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Dowdej, Shiraz

Coordinates: 29°32′33″N 52°58′33″E / 29.54250°N 52.97583°E / 29.54250; 52.97583
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Dowdej
دودج
village
Dowdej is located in Iran
Dowdej
Dowdej
Coordinates: 29°32′33″N 52°58′33″E / 29.54250°N 52.97583°E / 29.54250; 52.97583
Country Iran
ProvinceFars
CountyShiraz
BakhshCentral
Rural DistrictDarian
Population
 (2006)
 • Total1,480
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+4:30 (IRDT)

Dowdej (Persian: دودج, also Romanized as Dūdej; also known as Dodej, Dūdeh, Duder, and Qal‘eh Dūdij)[1] is a village in Darian Rural District, in the Central District of Shiraz County, Fars Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 1,480, in 355 families.[2]

According to Abdolmajid Arfaee, Dūdej is the same as the place called Dutaš mentioned in the Persepolis Administrative Archives of Darius I.[3] It is closely associated in the Persepolis tablets with the place called Uranduš, which Arfaee suggests may have been near present-day Dariyan.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Dowdej can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3061781" 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.
  3. ^ a b Arfaee, Abdolmajid (2008). The Geographical Background of the Persepolis Tablets. Chicago: University of Chicago. pp. 23, 35, 68.