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Abadeh
Abadeh ( fa, آباده, also Romanized as Ābādeh) is a city and capital of Abadeh County, in Fars Province, Iran. Abadeh is situated at an elevation of in a fertile plain on the high road between Isfahan and Shiraz, from the former and from the latter. At the 2006 census, its population was 52,042, in 14,184 families. As of 2009, the population was estimated to be 59,042. It is the largest city in the Northern Fars Region (South Central-Iran), which is famed for its carved wood-work, made of the wood of pear and box trees. Sesame oil, castor oil, grain, and various fruits are also produced there. The area is famous for its Abadeh rugs. An interesting fact is that Abadeh is closer, road-distance-wise to 4 provincial capitals of Isfahan (193 km), Yasuj (197 km), Yazd (217 km), and Shahrekord (237 km) compared to the distance to the provincial capital of its corresponding province, Shiraz (260 km). History According to the texts of archaeologi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abadeh County
Abadeh County ( fa, شهرستان آباده) is located in Fars province, Iran. The capital of the county is Abadeh Abadeh ( fa, آباده, also Romanized as Ābādeh) is a city and capital of Abadeh County, in Fars Province, Iran. Abadeh is situated at an elevation of in a fertile plain on the high road between Isfahan and Shiraz, from the former and fr .... At the 2006 census, the county's population was 87,203, in 23,387 households. Retrieved 30 October 2022 The following census in 2011 counted 98,188 people, in 28,501 households. At the 2016 census, the county's population was 100,831, in 31,672 households. It is the most populous county in Northern Fars Province. Administrative divisions References Counties of Fars Province {{Fars-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Road 65 (Iran)
This north-south road is an important transit road connecting Tehran to Fars. File:Road65S-IR(1990).png, Diagram of road number sign of Road 65 Southbound in the 1990s File:Road65N-IR(1990).png, Diagram of road number sign of Road 65 Northbound in the 1990s Plans Saveh Saveh Bypass is now under construction. Abadeh Abadeh Bypass is now completed and operational travelling northeast of the city of Abadeh. Abadeh-Shiraz Saadatshahr Tunnel, located between Saadatshahr and Qaderabad, was closed for repairs and lighting related works from 22 November 2011 to mid-February 2012. Shiraz-Firouzabad The road is under construction to be improved to 2+2 expressway. Firouzabad-Jam-Asaluyeh There are plans to build another 2 lanes and make the road a 4-lane expressway. Gallery Image:Esfahan-AbadehHW17.jpg, Shiraz road sign Image:Abadeh-Shiraz HW5.jpg, Highway near Kolikosh Image:Esfahan-AbadehHW18.jpg, Isfahan-Abadeh U-turn Image:Kolikosh1.jpg, A snowy day in Kolikosh near Abadeh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Izadkhast
Izadkhast ( fa, ايزدخواست, also Romanized as Īzadkhvāst and Īzad Khvast; also known as Īzad Khast, Yazd-e Khāst, Yazd-e Khvāst, and Yezd-i-Khast; also known as Samīrum) is a city in the Central District of Abadeh County, Fars Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 7,366, in 1,803 families. It is the first city in Fars Province on the Isfahan-Shiraz Highway. The Complex of Izadkhast is located in the Fars Province of Iran, roughly 135 km south of Isfahan. The complex consists of Izad-Khast Castle, a caravanserai, and a Safavid-period bridge. The castle structure is of particular interest due to the different architectural styles incorporated into the construction of the building, including Sassanid and Qajar periods. The architecture of the castle is unique to Izadkhast, and only comparisons in building materials can be made to other sites in the region. History In 1779 Zaki Khan of the Zand Dynasty committed such atrocities here that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soqad
Soghad ( fa, صغاد, also Romanized as Şoghād; also known as Soqād and Sughāt) is a city in the Central District of Abadeh County, Fars Province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkm .... At the 2006 census, its population was 11,065, in 3,001 families. References Populated places in Abadeh County Cities in Fars Province {{Abadeh-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Central District (Abadeh County)
The Central District of Abadeh County ( fa, بخش مرکزی شهرستان آباده) is a district (bakhsh) in Abadeh County, Fars Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 87,203, in 23,387 families. The District has five cities: Abadeh, Soghad, Bahman, Izadkhvast, and Surmaq. The District has five rural districts (''dehestan''): Bahman Rural District, Bidak Rural District, Izadkhvast Rural District, Khosrow Shirin Rural District, and Surmaq Rural District. Khosrow Shirin Rural District , native_name_lang = fa , settlement_type = Rural District , image_skyline = , imagesize = , image_alt = , image_caption = , image_flag = , flag_alt ... was transferred to the district from Central District of Eqlid County on 26 April 2007 due to popular demand. References Abadeh County Districts of Fars Province {{Abadeh-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abadeh Rug
An Abaadeh carpet is a type of Persian carpet made in the town of Abadeh in Iran. History The rugs are named after the city of Abadeh, halfway between Isfahan and Shiraz in Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkm ..., where these rugs are made. Design The rugs often feature a large diamond pattern in the centre, with smaller ones in the corners also. References Persian rugs and carpets {{textile-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Road 78 (Iran)
Road 78 is a second class road in Iran connecting Yasuj to Yazd via Road 65 southern Abadeh. References External links Iran road mapon Young Journalists Club The Young Journalists Club (YJC) is a news agency in Iran. It was established in 1999 by the political affairs bureau of Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting and aims to help enthusiastic youth become professional journalists. The YCG is affilia ... 78 Transportation in Fars Province Transportation in Yazd Province {{Iran-road-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yasuj
Yasuj ( fa, ; also romanized as Yāsūj, Yasooj, and Yesūj; Luri: ''Jasuc'' or ''Jasyç'') is a city and capital of Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 96,786, in 20,297 families. Yasuj is an industrial city in the Zagros Mountains of southwestern Iran. The term ''Yasuj'' is also used to refer to the entire region. Yasuj has a sugar processing plant. History The area of Yasuj has been settled since as early as the Bronze Age. Findings include the Martyrs Hills (dating from 3rd millennium BC), the Khosravi Hill from the Achaemenian period, the ancient site of Gerd, the Pataveh bridge, and the Pay-e Chol cemetery. Yasuj is the place where Alexander III of Macedon and his Macedonian forces stormed the '' Persian Gates'' (''Darvazeh-ye Fars''), and found a way into the Persian heartland (331 BC). The Yasuj Museum, which opened in 2002, displays coins, statues, pottery, and bronze vessels recovered from surrounding archaeological s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yazd
Yazd ( fa, یزد ), formerly also known as Yezd, is the capital of Yazd Province, Iran. The city is located southeast of Isfahan. At the 2016 census, the population was 1,138,533. Since 2017, the historical city of Yazd is recognized as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. Because of generations of adaptations to its desert surroundings, Yazd has a unique Persian architecture. It is nicknamed the "City of Windcatchers" ( ''Shahr-e Badgirha'') from its many examples. It is also very well known for its Zoroastrian fire temples, ab anbars (cisterns), qanats (underground channels), yakhchals (coolers), Persian handicrafts, handwoven cloth (''Persian termeh''), silk weaving, Persian cotton candy, and its time-honored confectioneries. Yazd is also known as City of Bicycles, because of its old history of bike riders, and the highest number of bicycles per capita in Iran. It is reported that bicycle culture in Iran originated in Yazd as a result of contact with European visitors an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shahrekord
Shahr-e Kord ( fa, شهركرد, also Romanized as Shahrekord and Shahr Kord) is the capital city of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province, Iran. It is the largest city in the province, and is 90 km away from Iran's third largest city, Isfahan. At the time of the 2006 census, Shahrekord had a population of about 148,464 and the Shahrekord metropolitan area had a population of 380,312. The city is populated by Persians, Lurs and Turkic people. Etymology Shahr-e Kord, at face value, seems to mean "City of the Kurds". In antiquity, the place had been called "Dezh Gord" (دژگرد), where ''dezh'' (دژ) means "fortress" and ''gord'' (گرد) means "hero". After the Muslim conquest of Persia, the name changed to "Deh Kord" ( fa, دهكرد); ''dezh'' was reinterpreted as ''deh'' (ده) meaning "village" and ''gord'' became ''kord'' because the Arabic alphabet lacks the letters "g" (گ), and "zh" (ژ). Other examples of cities whose names changed partly due to the influence of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shiraz
Shiraz (; fa, شیراز, Širâz ) is the fifth-most-populous city of Iran and the capital of Fars Province, which has been historically known as Pars () and Persis. As of the 2016 national census, the population of the city was 1,565,572 people, and its built-up area with Sadra was home to almost 1,800,000 inhabitants. A census in 2021 showed an increase in the city's population to 1,995,500 people. Shiraz is located in southwestern Iran on the () seasonal river. Founded in the early Islamic period, the city has a moderate climate and has been a regional trade center for over a thousand years. The earliest reference to the city, as ''Tiraziš'', is on Elamite clay tablets dated to 2000 BCE. The modern city was restored or founded by the Arab Umayyad Caliphate in 693 CE and grew prominent under the successive Iranian Saffarid and Buyid dynasties in the 9th and 10th–11th centuries, respectively. In the 13th century, Shiraz became a leading center of the arts and le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Sovereign States
The following is a list providing an overview of sovereign states around the world with information on their status and recognition of their sovereignty. The 206 listed states can be divided into three categories based on membership within the United Nations System: 193 member states of the United Nations, UN member states, 2 United Nations General Assembly observers#Present non-member observers, UN General Assembly non-member observer states, and 11 other states. The ''sovereignty dispute'' column indicates states having undisputed sovereignty (188 states, of which there are 187 UN member states and 1 UN General Assembly non-member observer state), states having disputed sovereignty (16 states, of which there are 6 UN member states, 1 UN General Assembly non-member observer state, and 9 de facto states), and states having a political status of the Cook Islands and Niue, special political status (2 states, both in associated state, free association with New Zealand). Compi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
