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Fereydunshahr Persian: فریدون‌شهر
City
The city of Fereydunshahr
Fereydunshahr
Coordinates: 32°56′31″N 50°07′13″E / 32.94194°N 50.12028°E / 32.94194; 50.12028
Country	Iran
Province	Isfahan
County	Fereydunshahr
District	Central
Elevation	2,490 m (8,170 ft)
Population
• Total	13,603
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Fereydunshahr (Persian: فریدون‌شهر) is a city in the Central District of Fereydunshahr County, Isfahan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. It is about 150 km west of the city of Isfahan in the western part of the province. With an elevation of about 2500 meters above the sea level, Fereydunshahr is the highest town in Iran.

Demographics

Language

The city's linguistic composition consists of about 55% Georgian, 10% Luri, 5% Azeri speaking, the rest being standard Persian.

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 13,475 in 3,622 households. The following census in 2011 counted 14,007 people in 4,062 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 13,603 people in 4,285 households.

Fereydunshahr is inside the Zagros mountain range. It has one of the country's largest population of ethnic Georgians (ფერეიდნელი). People from Fereydunshahr speak a Georgian language along with Persian. The Georgian alphabet is also used.

Gallery

See also

• Georgians in Iran

Media related to Fereydunshahr at Wikimedia Commons

Iran portal

Notes

1. Also romanized as Fereydūnshahr; Georgian: ფერეიდანი, romanized as Phereidan

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (28 November 2024). "Fereydunshahr, Fereydunshahr County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 28 November 2024.
2. ^ "Fereydunshahr, Iran Page" (online). Global Gazetteer Version 2.2. Retrieved 9 October 2011.
3. ^ Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Isfahan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 19 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
4. 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".
5. Habibi, Hassan (c. 2024) . Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the national divisions of Isfahan province, centered in the city of Isfahan. lamtakam.com (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Board. Proposal 3233.1.5.53; Letter 93808-907; Notification 82838/T131K. Archived from the original on 4 February 2024. Retrieved 4 February 2024 – via Lam ta Kam.
6. Microsoft Encarta World Atlas, 2001, Microsoft Corporation
7. "Atlas of the Languages of Iran".
8. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Isfahan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
9. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Isfahan Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 17 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.
10. Hamed Kazemzadeh (2013). "The latest status of linguistic and geographic dispersion of Iranian Georgians".

• Muliani, S. (2001) Jaygah-e Gorjiha dar Tarikh va Farhang va Tamaddon-e Iran. Esfahan: Yekta .
• Rahimi, M.M. (2001) Gorjiha-ye Iran; Fereydunshahr. Esfahan: Yekta .
• Sepiani, M. (1980) Iranian-e Gorji. Esfahan: Arash .
• Esfahan's tourist exhibition, mentions the Georgians from Fereydunshahr and Fereydan. The report of this exhibition is available in the web site of the Iranian Cultural Heritage News agency at: .
• Saakashvili visited Fereydunshahr and put flowers on the graves of the Iranian Georgian martyrs' graves, showing respect towards this community .

v t e Isfahan province, Iran
Capital	Isfahan
Counties and cities	Aran va Bidgol County Aran va Bidgol Abuzeydabad Nushabad Sefidshahr Ardestan County Ardestan Mahabad Zavareh Borkhar County Dowlatabad Dastgerd Habibabad Khvorzuq Komeshcheh Shadpurabad Buin va Miandasht County Buin va Miandasht Afus Chadegan County Chadegan Rozveh Dehaqan County Dehaqan Falavarjan County Falavarjan Abrisham Baharan Shahr Imanshahr Kelishad va Sudarjan Pir Bakran Qahderijan Zazeran Faridan County Daran Damaneh Fereydunshahr County Fereydunshahr Barf Anbar Golpayegan County Golpayegan Golshahr Guged Isfahan County Isfahan Baharestan Ezhiyeh Harand Hasanabad Kuhpayeh Mohammadabad Nasrabad Nikabad Sagzi Tudeshk Varzaneh Kashan County Kashan Barzok Jowsheqan va Kamu Meshkat Neyasar Qamsar Khomeyni Shahr County Khomeyni Shahr Dorcheh Piaz Kushk Khur and Biabanak County Khur Jandaq Farrokhi Khvansar County Khvansar Lenjan County Zarrin Shahr Bagh-e Bahadoran Chamgardan Chermahin Fuladshahr Sedeh Lenjan Varnamkhast Zayandeh Rud Mobarakeh County Mobarakeh Dizicheh Karkevand Talkhvoncheh Zibashahr Nain County Nain Anarak Bafran Najafabad County Najafabad Alavicheh Dehaq Goldasht Jowzdan Kahriz Sang Natanz County Natanz Badrud Khaledabad Semirom County Semirom Hana Komeh Noqol Vanak Shahreza County Shahreza Manzariyeh Shahin Shahr and Meymeh County Shahin Shahr Gaz Meymeh Vazvan Tiran and Karvan County Tiran Asgaran Rezvanshahr
Sights	Abbāsi House Abyaneh Agha Bozorg Mosque Āmeri House Bazaar of Kashan Borujerdi House Chaharbagh Boulevard Chaharbagh School Fin Garden Fire temple of Isfahan Hasht Behesht Jameh Mosque of Ashtarjan Jameh Mosque of Isfahan Khaju Bridge Monar Jonban Naqsh-e Jahan Square New Julfa Si-o-se-pol Sultan Amir Ahmad Bathhouse Tabatabai House Tepe Sialk
See also	Greater Isfahan Region List of cities, towns and villages List of universities

v t e Fereydunshahr County
Capital	Fereydunshahr
Districts	Central Cities Barf Anbar Fereydunshahr Rural districts and villages Ashayer Darreh Sib Gukan Kamaran Meydanak-e Bozorg Meydanak-e Kuchak Qaleh Sorkh Tahlegi-ye Sofla Barf Anbar Badejan Akhureh Bazmeh Bijgerd Chaqa Chaqadar Dehsur-e Olya Dehsur-e Sofla Khalilabad Khuygan-e Olya Mila Gerd Sadeqiyeh Sureshjan Cheshmeh Langan Bard Asiab Choqyurt Darband Mazeh Qaleh Nehzatabad Sardab-e Bala Sardab-e Pain Sibak Pishkuh-e Mugui Chaleh Qu Darreh Badam-e Olya Darreh Badam-e Sofla Eslamabad-e Makdin Eslamabad-e Mugui Gowhar Darreh Hermostan Kesht Zaran Khosrowabad Makdin-e Olya Makdin-e Sofla Mazeh Vahregan Mazra-e Keymas Mazraeh-ye Mir Mazraeh-ye Sib Racheh Rameh Char Sakhiabad Sar Bisheh Sokkan Tazareh Vahregan Vargeh Pahneh Zard Fahreh Poshtkuh-e Mugui Abchak Anayesht Baba Khosrow Bahramabad Bandar Chalcheraneh Dastgerd Deh-e Now Durak Habibak Hiran Homeh Kagunak Kahgan-e Olya Kahgan-e Sofla Khakpari Khorramdarreh Khvosh Miveh Koluseh Kulab Masir Pashandegan Tabar Tangestan Torzeh Varna Vazveh Vestegan Zemestaneh

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