Rudehen ( fa, رودهن, also

Romanized Romanization or romanisation, in linguistics, is the conversion of text from a different writing system to the Latin script, Roman (Latin) script, or a system for doing so. Methods of romanization include transliteration, for representing writ ...

as Rūdehen, Rūd-e Hen, and Rūdīān) is a city and capital of

Rudehen District Roudehen District ( fa, بخش رودهن) is a district (bakhsh) in Damavand County, Tehran Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 27,031, in 7,776 families. The District has two cities: Roudehen and Abali. The district was est ...

, in

Damavand County Damavand County ( fa, شهرستان دماوند) is located in Tehran 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 ...

, Tehran 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 19,535, in 5,693 families. Rudehen municipality

Rudehen is located just past the fork between Haraz and Firoozkooh roads. The

Alborz The Alborz ( fa, البرز) range, also spelled as Alburz, Elburz or Elborz, is a mountain range in northern Iran that stretches from the border of Azerbaijan along the western and entire southern coast of the Caspian Sea and finally runs ...

mountain range sits to the North. It is surrounded by mountains to the North, and Mt. Ghorch, Mt. Soori, and others to the South separating it from the central plateau of Iran. It is 1850 meters above the sea level and has a total area of 50 square kilometers. Before the construction of Tehran-Mazandaran Road, the area was called Damavand in historic reference. After the construction of the road in 1903, however, Rudehen was referred to as a place for rest midway of the road. As an example, in Matla-ol-shams written by Sani-al-doleh, it reads: "Rudehen is about 3 kilometers away from

Bumahen Bumahen ( fa, بومهن, also Romanized as Būmahen, Būm-e Hen, and Būmehen; also known as Bumahind and Būm Hend) is a city in the Bumehen District of Pardis County, Tehran Province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of ...

near the Ah river and is on the left side of the road. It has 15 families, all are immigrants from Urmieh''. Sani-al-doleh in 1875 and British Oliver Darsi in 1830 both passed the road and mentioned the name of the villages which are now part of the town or the surrounding areas. In the eastern part, the village of Kreiton and Ana building complex are now part of Rudehen. The villages of Mehrabad and Golahak are being encroached upon by development accelerated by the construction of the Islamic Azad University. Rudehen's municipality was founded in 1965. According to the national census in 1976, the population of Rudehen and suburb was 5237 out of which 6.57% were inhabited in the town and the rest in the surrounding villages. Rudehen had a population of 12000 when the

Islamic Azad University The Islamic Azad University (IAU; fa, دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی, ''Dāneshgāh-e Āzād-e Eslāmi'') is a private university system headquartered in Tehran, Iran. It is one of the largest comprehensive systems of universities, colleg ...

(IAU) was founded in 1983. They were mostly local established families who, until the university development, remained comprised the village population. Local commuting patterns, housing, and job development increased dramatically with the establishment of the Islamic Azad University. (Prepared by M. Mohammadi)

Colleges and universities

*Islamic Azad University, Rudehen Branch *Islamic Azad University Rudehen Branch (RIAU) *

Faculty of Agriculture, Islamic Azad University of Rudehen Faculty may refer to: * Faculty (academic staff), the academic staff of a university (North American usage) * Faculty (division), a division within a university (usage outside of the United States) * Faculty (instrument) A faculty is a legal in ...

Faculty of English Language and Literature (FELL) in this university with 3000 students is said to be the largest one in the Middle East. Baam e Roudehen Office دفتر بام رودهن - panoramio.jpg, Roudehen شهرک از نزدیکتر - panoramio.jpg, Park,Roudehen بوستان سرما خورده - panoramio.jpg, Baam & Baam road, Rouaehen ساختمان بام - panoramio.jpg, Baam e Roudehen بام رودهن - panoramio.jpg,

References

{{Damavand County Populated places in Damavand County Cities in Tehran Province