Dash Kasan, Isfahan

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Dash Kasan
داش كسن
village
Dash Kasan
Coordinates: 33°02′18″N 50°10′01″E / 33.03833°N 50.16694°E / 33.03833; 50.16694Coordinates: 33°02′18″N 50°10′01″E / 33.03833°N 50.16694°E / 33.03833; 50.16694
Country  Iran
Province Isfahan
County Buin va Miandasht
Bakhsh Central
Rural District Gorji
Population (2006)
 • Total 606
Time zone IRST (UTC+3:30)
 • Summer (DST) IRDT (UTC+4:30)

Dash Kasan (Persian: داش كسن‎, also Romanized as Dāsh Kasan; also known as Dāsh Kahan and Dashkan; Georgian: დაშქესანი)[1] is a village in Gorji Rural District, in the Central District of Buin va Miandasht County, Isfahan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 606, in 125 families.[2]

Dash Kasan is situated in the Zagros mountain range. It has a population of ethnic Georgians (ფერეიდნელი). People from Dash Kasan speak a Georgian dialect, along with Persian. The Georgian alphabet is also used.

References

  1. ↑ Dash Kasan can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3059947" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  2. ↑ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)" (Excel). Islamic Republic of Iran. Archived from the original on 2011-11-11. 
  • Muliani, S. (2001) Jaygah-e Gorjiha dar Tarikh va Farhang va Tammadon-e Iran. Esfahan: Yekta [The Georgians’ position in the Iranian history and civilization].

See also

  • Georgians in Iran


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