Vardij

Vardij Persian: ورديج
Village
"Ghost stones" of Vardij
Vardij
Coordinates: 35°48′43″N 51°10′34″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Tehran
County	Tehran
District	Kan
Rural District	Sulqan
Elevation	1,850 m (6,070 ft)
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	778
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Vardij (Persian: ورديج)[a] is a village in Sulqan Rural District of Kan District of Tehran County, Tehran province, Iran.

Vardij is popular for its "stone giants." The stones of the mountains have the appearance of giant human heads.^[citation needed]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 281 in 77 households.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 461 people in 144 households.[5] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 778 people in 271 households. It was the most populous village in its rural district.[2]

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Also romanized as Vardīj; also known as Wārdi[3]

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (23 September 2024). "Vardij, Tehran County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 23 September 2024.
2. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Tehran Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 12 December 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
3. Vardij can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3088166" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
4. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Tehran 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.
5. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Tehran Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.