Fereydunshahr

For the administrative subdivision, see Fereydunshahr County.
Fereydunshahr
فریدون‌شهر
city

Fereydunshahr
Fereydunshahr
Coordinates: 32°56′28″N 50°07′16″E / 32.94111°N 50.12111°E / 32.94111; 50.12111Coordinates: 32°56′28″N 50°07′16″E / 32.94111°N 50.12111°E / 32.94111; 50.12111
Country  Iran
Province Isfahan
County Fereydunshahr
Bakhsh Central
Elevation[1] 2,490 m (8,170 ft)
Population (2011)
  Total 14,007
Time zone IRST (UTC+3:30)
  Summer (DST) IRDT (UTC+4:30)
view of Fereydunshahr from Moalem park
This means: Only God & The MotherLand

Fereydunshahr (Persian: فریدون‌شهر, Georgian: მარტყოფი "Martqopi")[2] is a city in and the capital of Fereydunshahr County, about 150 kilometres west of the city of Isfahan in the western part of Isfahan Province, Iran.[3] At the 2011 census, its population was 14,007, in 4,062 families.[4]

Fereydunshahr is situated inside the Zagros mountain range. It has one of the country's largest population of ethnic Georgians (ფერეიდნელი). People from Fereydunshahr speak a Georgian dialect along with Persian. The Georgian alphabet is also used.

References

  1. "Fereydunshahr, Iran Page" (online). Global Gazetteer Version 2.2. Retrieved 9 October 2011.
  2. Fereydunshahr can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3062938" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  3. Microsoft Encarta World Atlas, 2001, Microsoft Corporation
  4. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Islamic Republic of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 2013-11-12.

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