Fereydunshahr
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Fereydunshahr (Template:Langx)Template:Efn is a city in the Central District of Fereydunshahr County, Isfahan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.[1] It is about 150 km west of the city of Isfahan in the western part of the province.[2] With an elevation of about 2500 meters above the sea level, Fereydunshahr is the highest town in Iran.[3]
Demographics
Language
The city's linguistic composition consists of about 55% Georgian, 10% Luri, 5% Azeri speaking, the rest being standard Persian.[4]
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 13,475 in 3,622 households.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 14,007 people in 4,062 households.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 13,603 people in 4,285 households.[7]
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]
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See also
Notes
References
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- 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: [1].
- Saakashvili visited Fereydunshahr and put flowers on the graves of the Iranian Georgian martyrs' graves, showing respect towards this community [2].