Dashkasan, Isfahan

For other places with the same name, see Dashkasan.

Dashkasan (Persian: داشكسن)^{[lower-alpha 1]} is a village in, and the capital of, Gorji Rural District of the Central District of Buin Miandasht County, Isfahan province, Iran. The rural district was previously administered from Afus.^[4] The village is in the Zagros mountain range.

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)

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.^[5] The following census in 2011 counted 526 people in 145 households.^[6] 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.^[7] 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 (10 June 2023). "Dashkasan, Buin Miandasht County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 10 June 2023.
2. "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.
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. "Creation and formation of 11 rural districts including villages, farms and places in Faridan County under Isfahan province". Islamic Parliament Research Center (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 19 December 2012. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
5. "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.
6. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 10. Archived from the original (Excel) on 17 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
7. Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (7 May 2013). "Six new cities and towns were added to the map of country divisions, with some changes in the geography of the seven provinces of the country". DOLAT (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 12 June 2023.

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].