Dāshkasan, Isfahan

Dāshkasan (Persian: داشكسن, also Romanized as Dāshkesan or Dāshgesan;[1] is a village in Gorji Rural District, in the Central District of Buin va Miandasht County, Isfahan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 606, in 125 families.[2]

Dāshkasan

داشكسن
village
Dāshkasan
Coordinates: 33°02′15″N 50°10′02″E
Country Iran
ProvinceIsfahan
CountyBuin va Miandasht
BakhshCentral
Rural DistrictGorji
Population
 (2006)
  Total606
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
  Summer (DST)UTC+4:30 (IRDT)
A View from Dashkasan
* Morteza Gholi Beyk, son of Ilchi Beyk, 1030 Hijri (1621)* Agha Baba Beyk, son of Morteza Gholi Beyk Gorji (Georgian)* Mohammad Bagher Beyk, son of Morteza Gholi Beyk Gorji (Georgian)

Dāshkasan is situated in the Zagros mountain range. It has a population of ethnic Georgians (ფერეიდნელი). People from Dāshkasan speak a Georgian dialect, along with Persian. The Georgian alphabet is also used.

See also

  • Georgians in Iran

References

Notes
  1. Dāshkasan can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3059947" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  2. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". Islamic Republic of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 2011-11-11.
Bibliography
  • Muliani, S. (2001) Jaygah-e Gorjiha dar Tarikh va Farhang va Tamaddon-e Iran. Esfahan: Yekta [The Georgians’ position in the Iranian history and civilization].
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