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°ECoordinates: 32°56′28″N 50°07′16″E / 32.94111°N 50.12111°E
Country  Iran
Province Isfahan
County Fereydunshahr
Bakhsh Central
Elevation[1] 2,490 m (8,170 ft)
Population (2006)
 • Total 13,475
Time zone IRST (UTC+3:30)
 • Summer (DST) IRDT (UTC+4:30)

Fereydunshahr (Persian: فریدون‌شهر‎, Georgian: მარტყოფი)[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.

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. ↑ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". Islamic Republic of Iran. Archived from the original (EXCEL) on 2011-11-11.

See also

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