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Zandabad Persian: زندآباد
Village
Sheyvar Mountain overlooking the village of Zandabad
Zandabad
Coordinates: 38°36′03″N 46°55′55″E / 38.60083°N 46.93194°E / 38.60083; 46.93194
Country	Iran
Province	East Azerbaijan
County	Ahar
District	Central
Rural District	Owch Hacha
Elevation	1,351.4 m (4,433.7 ft)
Population
• Total	975
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Zandabad (Persian: زنداباد) is a village in Owch Hacha Rural District of the Central District of Ahar County, East Azerbaijan province, Iran.

Etymology

The village was originally called Samadia, but this name was changed to Zandabad by the proposal of the Iranian Academy and several khanate in 1936.

Demographics

Language

The majority of the village's population are Azerbaijani. Today, the predominant language spoken in Samadia is Azerbaijani Turkic, which belongs to the Turkic languages family. Azerbaijani is a member of Oghuz branch of Turkic language, and it is closely related to Turkish and Turkmeni. The modern Azerbaijani language is evolved from the Eastern Oghuz dialect of Western (Oghuz) Turkic, which spread to Southwestern Asia during medieval Turkic migrations and was heavily influenced by Persian and Arabic.

Religion

The majority of the population are followers of Shia Islam.

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 1,104 in 224 households. The following census in 2011 counted 633 people in 166 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 975 people in 298 households. It was the most populous village in its rural district.

Geography

Samadia is a mountainous and temperate zone.

Economy

The village's main export is cereal. People live on agriculture and cattle. Crafting kilim is also a common source of income.

Culture and art

Music

The popular music is played by Ashik that play the Saz or Qopuz, a form of lute. Their songs are partly improvised around a common base.

Cuisine

Some traditional Zandabad dishes are:

Ash is a soup prepared with bouillon, various vegetables, carrot, noodle and spices.

Dolma is a traditional Azerbaijani food. It is prepared with eggplant, capsicum, tomato or zucchini filled with a mixture of meat, split pea, onion and various spices.

Attractions

There are many sights in Samadia, including:

• Səmədiyə daşı, an epigraph
• Şeyvər mountain, the highest mountain in the village

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Also romanized as Zandābād, and Azerbaijani: Zəndabad; also known as Zandava and Zandāwa; formerly Samadia and Azerbaijani: Səmədiyə

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (1 September 2024). "Zandabad, Ahar County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 1 September 2024.
2. ^ Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): East Azerbaijan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 13 November 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
3. Zandabad can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3088922" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
4. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): East Azerbaijan 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.
5. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): East Azerbaijan Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.

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