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Giahdan
Giahdan (, also Romanized as Gīāhdān and Geyāhdān; also known as Giadūn) is a village in Howmeh Rural District, in the Central District of Qeshm County, Hormozgan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 2,416, in 507 families. The village suffered heavily in the 2005 Qeshm earthquake An earthquake occurred on November 27, 2005, at 13:52 IRST (10:22 UTC) on the sparsely populated Qeshm Island off Southern Iran, killing 13 people and devastating 13 villages. It was Iran's second major earthquake of 2005, following the one at .... References Populated places in Qeshm County {{Qeshm-geo-stub ...
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2005 Qeshm Earthquake
An earthquake occurred on November 27, 2005, at 13:52 IRST (10:22 UTC) on the sparsely populated Qeshm Island off Southern Iran, killing 13 people and devastating 13 villages. It was Iran's second major earthquake of 2005, following the one at Zarand in February. The epicenter was about south of Tehran, close to Iran's southern borders. Initial measurements showed that the earthquake registered about 6.0 on the moment magnitude scale, although that was reduced to 5.8 after further analysis. More than 400 minor aftershocks followed the main quake, 36 of which were greater than magnitude 2.5. The earthquake occurred in a remote area during the middle of the day, limiting the number of fatalities. Iranian relief efforts were effective and largely adequate, leading the country to decline offers of support from other nations and UNICEF. Qeshm Island is part of the Simply Folded Belt, the most seismically active part of the Zagros fold and thrust belt. Similar to most earthquakes in ...
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List Of Countries
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 205 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, two United Nations General Assembly observers#Current non-member observers, UN General Assembly non-member observer states, and ten other states. The ''sovereignty dispute'' column indicates states having undisputed sovereignty (188 states, of which there are 187 UN member states and one UN General Assembly non-member observer state), states having disputed sovereignty (15 states, of which there are six UN member states, one UN General Assembly non-member observer state, and eight de facto states), and states having a political status of the Cook Islands and Niue, special political status (two states, both in associated state, free association with New ...
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Provinces Of Iran
Iran is subdivided into thirty-one provinces ( ''Ostân''), each governed from a local centre, usually the largest local city, which is called the capital (Persian: , ''Markaz (country subdivision), Markaz'') of that province. The provincial authority is headed by a governor-general (Persian: ''Ostândâr''), who is appointed by the Ministry of Interior (Iran), Minister of the Interior subject to approval of the cabinet. Modern history Iran has held its modern territory since the Treaty of Paris (1857), Treaty of Paris in 1857. Prior to 1937, Iran had maintained its feudal administrative divisional structure, dating back to the time the modern state was centralized by the Safavid dynasty in the 16th century. Although the boundaries, roles, and rulers changed often. On the eve of the Persian Constitutional Revolution in 1905, Iran was composed of Tehran, being directly ruled by the monarch; four ''eyalet, eyalats'' ( ''elâyât'' pl., ''elayat'' sin.), ruled by Qajar dyn ...
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Counties Of Iran
Iran's counties (, Romanization, romanized as ''šahrestân'') are administrative divisions of larger Provinces of Iran, provinces (''ostan''). The word ''shahrestan'' comes from the Persian words ' (city) and ' ("place, land"). "County", therefore, is a near equivalent to (šahrestân). Counties are divided into one or more districts ( ). A typical district includes both cities ( ) and rural districts ( ), which are groupings of adjacent villages. One city within the county serves as the capital of that county, generally in its Central District. Each county is governed by an office known as ''farmândâri'', which coordinates different public events and agencies and is headed by a ''farmândâr'', the governor of the county and the highest-ranking official in the division. Among the provinces of Iran, Fars province, Fars has the highest number of ''shahrestans'' (37), while Qom province, Qom has the fewest (3). In 2005 Iran had 324 ''shahrestans'', while in as of now there ...
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Qeshm County
Qeshm County () is in Hormozgan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Qeshm. Qeshm is a free trade zone and has good potential for business. History After the 2016 National Census, the villages of Laft and Ramkan were elevated to city status. In 2017, Larak Rural District separated from Shahab District to join the Central District. In 2017, Dulab and Salakh Rural Districts were separated from Shahab District in the formation of Hara District. In 2019, Hormuz District was separated from the county to join Bandar Abbas County Bandar Abbas County () is in Hormozgan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Bandar Abbas. History After the 2006 National Census, Sarkhun Rural District was transferred from Qaleh Qazi District, and Siyahu Rural District from Fi .... Demographics Population At the time of the 2006 census, the county's population was 103,881 in 22,642 households. The following census in 2011 counted 117,774 people in 28,798 households ...
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Bakhsh
A (, also romanized as ) is a third-level administrative division Administrative divisions (also administrative units, administrative regions, subnational entities, or constituent states, as well as many similar generic terms) are geographical areas into which a particular independent sovereign state is divi ... of Iran. While sometimes translated as "county," it is more accurately translated as "district," similar to a township (United States), township in the United States or a Districts of England, district of England. In Iran, the provinces (first-level divisions) (استان, ''ostān'') consist of several counties (second-level divisions) (شهرستان, ''shahrestān''), and the counties consist of one or more districts (third-level divisions) (بخش, ''bakhsh''). A district consists of a combination of cities (شهر ''shahr'') and rural districts (دهستان, ''dehestān'') (fourth-level divisions). The official governor of a district is called a ''bakhshda ...
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Central District (Qeshm County)
The Central District of Qeshm County () is in Hormozgan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Qeshm. History After the 2016 National Census, the villages of Laft and Ramkan were elevated to city status. In 2017, Larak Rural District was separated from Shahab District Shahab District () is in Qeshm County, Hormozgan province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia ... to join the Central District. Demographics Population At the time of the 2006 census, the district's population was 68,070 in 15,180 households. The following census in 2011 counted 78,369 people in 19,527 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 104,955 inhabitants in 28,874 households. Administrative divisions See also Notes References Districts of Hormozgan province Populated places in Qeshm County
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Rural Districts Of Iran
A dehestan (, also Romanized as "dehestān") is a type of administrative division of Iran. It is above the village and under the bakhsh A (, also romanized as ) is a third-level administrative division Administrative divisions (also administrative units, administrative regions, subnational entities, or constituent states, as well as many similar generic terms) are geog .... , there were 2,400 dehestans in Iran. References Subdivisions of Iran Types of administrative division {{Iran-gov-stub ...
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Howmeh Rural District (Qeshm County)
Howmeh Rural District () is in the Central District of Qeshm County, Hormozgan province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the nort .... It is administered from the city of Dargahan. Demographics Population At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population was 22,141 in 4,745 households. There were 26,106 inhabitants in 6,288 households at the following census of 2011. The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 25,617 in 6,864 households. The most populous of its 13 villages was Tula, with 5,874 people. See also Tonb-e Parsan, a village in this rural district Notes References Rural Districts of Hormozgan province Populated places in Qeshm County {{Qeshm-geo-stub ...
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Iran Standard Time
Iran Standard Time (IRST) or Iran Time (IT) is the time zone used in Iran. Iran uses a UTC offset UTC+03:30. IRST is defined by the 52.5 degrees east meridian, the same meridian which defines the Iranian calendar and is the official meridian of Iran. Between 2005 and 2008, by decree of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Iran did not observe daylight saving time (DST) (called ''Iran Daylight Time'' or ''IRDT''). It was reintroduced from 21 March 2008. On 21 September 2022, Iran abolished DST and now observes standard time year-round. Daylight Saving Time transitions The dates of DST transitions in Iran were based on the Solar Hijri calendar, the official calendar of Iran, which is in turn based on the March equinox ( Nowruz) as determined by astronomical calculation at the meridian for Iran Standard Time (52.5°E or GMT+3.5h). This resulted in the unique situation wherein the dates of DST transitions didn't fall on the same weekday each year as they do in most other countries. ...
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