Dashkasan, Isfahan

For other places with the same name, see Dashkasan.

Dashkasan Persian: داشكسن
Village
Landscape near Dashkasan
Dashkasan
Coordinates: 33°02′18″N 50°10′03″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Isfahan
County	Buin Miandasht
District	Central
Rural District	Gorji
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	473
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

* Morteza Gholi Beyk, son of Ilchi Beyk, 1030 Hijri (1621)* Agha Baba Beyk, son of Morteza Gholi Beyk Gorji (Georgian)* Mohammad Bagher Beyk, son of Morteza Gholi Beyk Gorji (Georgian)

Dashkasan (Persian: داشكسن)[a] is a village in, and the capital of, Gorji Rural District of the Central District of Buin Miandasht County, Isfahan province, Iran. The previous capital of the rural district was the village of Afus,[4] now a city.[5] The village is in the Zagros mountain range.

Demographics

Language

It has a population of ethnic Georgians (ფერეიდნელი). People from Dashkasan speak a Georgian dialect, along with Persian. The Georgian alphabet is also used.

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 606 in 125 households, when it was in the former Buin Miandasht District of Faridan County.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 526 people in 145 households.[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 473 people in 142 households, by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Buin Miandasht County. The rural district was transferred to the new Central District.[8] It was the most populous village in its rural district.[2]

See also

• Georgians in Iran

Iran portal

Notes

1. Also romanized as Dāshkasan and Dāshkesan; also known as Dāshgesan[3]

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (26 November 2024). "Dashkasan, Buin Miandasht County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 26 November 2024.
2. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Isfahan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 19 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
3. 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".
4. Mousavi, Mirhossein (29 September 1391) [Approved 4 October 1366]. Creation and formation of 11 rural districts including villages, farms and places in Faridan County under Isfahan province. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Proposal 34.1.5.53. Archived from the original on 19 December 2012. Retrieved 6 February 2024 – via Islamic Parliament Research Center.
5. Habibi, Hassan (10 January 2012) [Approved 28 March 1375]. Converting the village of Afus, a sub-district of Faridan County, into a city. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board. Proposal 1.4.42.9217; Letter 93808/T907; Notification 3383/T15866K. Archived from the original on 29 March 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2024 – via Islamic Parliament Research Center.
6. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Isfahan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
7. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Isfahan Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 17 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.
8. Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (5 July 2013) [Approved 7 May 2013]. "Six new cities and towns were added to the map of national divisions". dolat.ir (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Board of Ministers. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 17 March 2023 – via Secretariat of the Government Information Council.

Bibliography

• 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].