Fereydunshahr فريدونشهر |
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Fereydunshahr
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Country | Iran |
Province | Isfahan |
County | Fereydunshahr |
Bakhsh | Central |
Elevation[1] | 2,490 m (8,169 ft) |
Population (2006) | |
• Total | 13,475 |
Time zone | IRST (UTC+3:30) |
• Summer (DST) | IRDT (UTC+4:30) |
Fereydunshahr (Persian: فريدونشهر, also Romanized as Fereydūnshahr; Georgian: ფერეიდუნ შაჰრი)[2] is a city in and the capital of Fereydunshahr County, Isfahan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 13,475, in 3,622 families.[3]
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.
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