Astaneh-ye Ashrafiyeh
Astaneh-ye Ashrafiyeh
Persian: آستانه اشرفيه | |
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City | |
 Jalaleddin Ashraf Shrine | |
  Astaneh-ye Ashrafiyeh | |
| Coordinates: 37°15′57″N 49°56′35″E / 37.26583°N 49.94306°E[1][2] | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | Gilan |
| County | Astaneh-ye Ashrafiyeh |
| District | Central |
| Population (2016)[3] | |
• Total | 44,941 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
Astaneh-ye Ashrafiyeh (Persian: آستانه اشرفيه)[a] is a city in the Central District of Astaneh-ye Ashrafiyeh County, Gilan province, Iran, serving as the capital of both the county and the district.[5]
Demographics
[edit]Population
[edit]At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 36,298 in 10,558 households.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 40,726 people in 13,131 households.[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 44,941 people in 15,675 households.[3]
Overview
[edit]Astaneh-ye Ashrafiyeh is a major peanut, rice, silk, and fragrant medicinal herbs producing city. It lies close to the city of Rasht and the Caspian Sea. The mausoleum of Seyed Jalal od-Din Ashraf, brother of Imam Reza, as well as the tomb of Mohammad Moin, the Iranian lexicographer and compiler of Persian Dictionary, are located here.
The great Sepidrud river crosses the city on the northwest side. The main highway connecting the eastern and western parts of the province passes through Astaneh, over a c. 1-kilometre-long bridge. A satellite image of the city is found on google map.
- entry in the Encyclopædia Iranica
See also
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[edit]References
[edit]- ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (12 October 2024). "آستانه اشرفیه [Astaneh-ye Ashrafiyeh], Astaneh-ye Ashrafiyeh city, بخش مرکزی شهرستان آستانه اشرفیه [Central District of Astaneh-ye Ashrafiyeh County], Astaneh-ye Ashrafiyeh County, Gilan Province, 44416-36495, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 12 October 2024.
- ^ "7W8V+86M Astaneh-ye Ashrafiyeh, Gilan Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 8 November 2025.
- ^ a b سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان گیلان [General Population and Housing Census 2016: Gilan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 4 December 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ Astaneh-ye Ashrafiyeh can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3054008" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
- ^ Habibi, Hassan (12 September 1990) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1369/06/21 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب سازمان و سلسله تابعیت عناصر و واحدهای تقسیمات کشوری استان گیلان به مرکزیت شهر رشت [Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the national divisions of Gilan province centered on the city of Rasht]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. شناسه [ID] 975475A9-5706-45C0-82E2-1A579CFF751D. شماره دوره [Course number] 69, شماره جلد [Volume number] 3. Archived from the original on 6 November 2025. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
- ^ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان گیلان [General Population and Housing Census 2006: Gilan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان گیلان [General Population and Housing Census 2011: Gilan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 8 October 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
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