Yush, Mazandaran

Yush
يوش
village

Tomb of Nima Yushij in Yush
Yush
Coordinates: 36°11′31″N 51°43′25″E / 36.19194°N 51.72361°E / 36.19194; 51.72361Coordinates: 36°11′31″N 51°43′25″E / 36.19194°N 51.72361°E / 36.19194; 51.72361
Country  Iran
Province Mazandaran
County Nur
Bakhsh Baladeh
Rural District Sheykh Fazlolah-e Nuri
Population (2006)
  Total 154
Time zone IRST (UTC+3:30)
  Summer (DST) IRDT (UTC+4:30)

Yush (Persian: يوش, also Romanized as Yūsh)[1] is a village in Sheykh Fazlolah-e Nuri Rural District, Baladeh District, Nur County, Mazandaran Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 154, in 57 families.[2]

Yush lies in the Alborz Mountains and is known as the birthplace of Nima Yooshij, an influential contemporary poet and the father of the new-era poem in Iran.

On Friday 28 May 2004 at 17:08 local time (12:38 UTC), it was at the epicentre of the Mazandaran-Qazvin earthquake, which measured 5.5 on the Richter scale.


References

  1. Yush can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3088697" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  2. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". Islamic Republic of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 2011-11-11.
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