Fereydunshahr

Fereydunshahr (Persian: فریدون ‌شهر, Georgian: ფერეიდანი Phereidan)[4] is a city in the Central District of Fereydunshahr County, Isfahan province, Iran, and serves as both capital of the county and of the district. It is about 150 km west of the city of Isfahan in the western part of the province.[5] With an elevation of about 2500 meters above the sea level, Fereydunshahr is the highest town in Iran.[2]

For the administrative division of Isfahan province, see Fereydunshahr County.

Fereydunshahr
Persian: فریدون ‌شهر
City
The city of Fereydunshahr
The city of Fereydunshahr
Fereydunshahr is located in Iran
Fereydunshahr
Fereydunshahr
Coordinates: 32°56′31″N 50°07′13″E[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceIsfahan
CountyFereydunshahr
DistrictCentral
Elevation
[2]
2,490 m (8,170 ft)
Population
 (2016)[3]
 • Total13,603
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
View of Fereydunshahr from Moalem Park

At the 2006 National Census, its population was 13,475 in 3,622 households.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 14,007 people in 4,062 households.[7] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 13,603 people in 4,285 households.[3]

Fereydunshahr is inside the Zagros mountain range. It has one of the country's largest population of ethnic Georgians (ფერეიდნელი). People from Fereydunshahr speak a Georgian language along with Persian. The Georgian alphabet is also used.[8]

Language

The city's linguistic composition consists of about 55% Georgian, 30% Farsi 10% Luri, and 5% Azeri Turkic speaking.[9]

See also
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References
  1. OpenStreetMap contributors (13 June 2023). "Fereydunshahr, Fereydunshahr County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  2. "Fereydunshahr, Iran Page" (online). Global Gazetteer Version 2.2. Retrieved 9 October 2011.
  3. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 10. Archived from the original (Excel) on 19 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  4. Fereydunshahr can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3062938" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  5. Microsoft Encarta World Atlas, 2001, Microsoft Corporation
  6. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 10. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  7. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)" (Excel). Iran Data Portal (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 10. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  8. Hamed Kazemzadeh (2013). "The latest status of linguistic and geographic dispersion of Iranian Georgians".
  9. "Atlas of the Languages of Iran".
  • 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].
  • Rahimi, M.M. (2001) Gorjiha-ye Iran; Fereydunshahr. Esfahan: Yekta [The Georgians of Iran; Fereydunshahr].
  • Sepiani, M. (1980) Iranian-e Gorji. Esfahan: Arash [Georgian Iranians].
  • Esfahan's tourist exhibition, mentions the Georgians from Fereydunshahr and Fereydan. The report of this exhibition is available in the web site of the Iranian Cultural Heritage News agency at: .
  • Saakashvili visited Fereydunshahr and put flowers on the graves of the Iranian Georgian martyrs' graves, showing respect towards this community .
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