Ezhiyeh

For the administrative division, see Ezhiyeh District.

Ezhiyeh (Persian: اژيه)^[a] is a city in, and the capital of, Ezhiyeh District of Harand County, Isfahan province, Iran.^[4] As a village, it served as the capital of Rudasht Rural District^[5] until its capital was transferred to the village of Sian.^[4] Ezhiyeh was elevated to the status of a city in 1996^[6] and is about 75 kilometers southeast of Isfahan.

Ezhiyeh Persian: اژيه
City
Ezhiyeh
Coordinates: 32°26′16″N 52°22′44″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Isfahan
County	Harand
District	Ezhiyeh
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	3,156
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Demographics

Language

Linguistic composition of the city consists solely of Persian dialects.^[7]

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 3,309 in 948 households, when it was in Jolgeh District^[b] of Isfahan County.^[8] The following census in 2011 counted 3,481 people in 1,094 households.^[9] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 3,156 people in 1,081 households.^[2]

In 2021, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of Harand County and renamed the Central District. Ezhiyeh was transferred to the new Ezhiyeh District.^[4]

Notable people

Iranian Chief of Justice and cleric Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Eje'i is from Ezhiyeh.^{[citation needed]}

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Also romanized as Azhyeh, Ezhieh, and Ezhyeh; also known as Ejiyeh^[3]
2. Renamed the Central District of Harand County^[4]