An abadi (Persian: آبادی, romanized: ābādī) is a Persian term used to describe a rural location, typically a settlement in a rural environment, and informally a larger settlement. The word Abadi derives from "آباد, ābād", which translates to "populous, thriving, prosperous".
Being a generic and ambiguous term referring to small settlements, the statistical center of Iran uses the term in a broader sense, either a village, farm and "site" – such as gas stations, restaurants, mines and railway stations. As of the 1973 census 23 per cent of abadis were non-residential.
References
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- Ashraf, Ahmad (20 August 2020) . "ĀBĀDĪ". Encyclopædia Iranica. Brill Publishers.
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- Manual for Census Takers [Râhnamây-e Ma'mur-e Saršomâri] (PDF). Tehran: Statistical center of Iran. 2006. pp. 59–65.
- Encyclopaedia Iranica Vol. 1. Encyclopaedia Iranica Foundation. 15 December 1982. pp. 57–58. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
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