Jirandeh

For the administrative division, see Jirandeh Rural District. For the village in Qazvin province, see Jirandeh.

Jirandeh Persian: جیرنده Tati: جیریندیه
City
Jirandeh
Coordinates: 36°42′09″N 49°47′40″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Gilan
County	Rudbar
District	Amarlu
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	2,320
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Jirandeh (Persian: جيرنده)[a] is a city in, and the capital of, Amarlu District of Rudbar County, Gilan province, Iran.[4] It also serves as the administrative center for Jirandeh Rural District.[5] It is north of the Shahrood river in the Alborz (Elburz) mountain range.

Etymology

In the Tati language, Jirindih means "lower village": jirin ("lower") + dih ("village," "land").

Demographics

Language and ethnicity

Jirandeh's residents are Tat people and they speak the Tati language.[6][7]

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 2,616 in 754 households.[8] The following census in 2011 counted 2,584 people in 819 households.[9] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 2,320 people in 791 households.[2]

Notable people

• Alireza Jahanbakhsh (born 1993), professional footballer

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Also romanized as Jīrandeh; also known as Chūrandeh, Dzharindy, Jārandeh, and Jarindeh; (Tati: جیریندیه), romanized as Jirindih[3]

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (14 October 2024). "Jirandeh, Rudbar County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 14 October 2024.
2. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Gilan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 4 December 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
3. Jirandeh can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3068001" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
4. Habibi, Hassan (21 October 2015) [Approved 21 June 1369]. Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the national divisions of Gilan province centered on the city of Rasht. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Board. Proposal 3233.1.5.53; Notification 82846/T135K. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 12 December 2023 – via Islamic Parliament Research Center.
5. Mousavi, Mirhossein (16 January 1392) [Approved 18 May 1366]. Creation and formation of 10 rural districts including villages, farms and places in Rudbar County under Gilan province. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Proposal 53.1.1674; Notification 116862/T896. Archived from the original on 5 April 2013. Retrieved 13 December 2023 – via Research Center of the System of Laws of the Islamic Council of the Farabi Library of Mobile Users.
6. Cf. RaZmArA, Farhang-e Joghrafia'i-e Iran, vol 2, Tehran, p. 74.
7. Guyeš-e Tāti-y-e Rudbār (The Tati Dialect of Rudbar), Jahandoost Sabzalipour, Rasht: Farhang-e Iliya Press, 2011
8. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Gilan 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.
9. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Gilan Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 8 October 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.

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