Aspas, Fars Explained
| Aspas |
| Native Name: | Persian: اسپاس |
| Native Name Lang: | fa |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Map: | Iran |
| Coordinates Footnotes: | [1] |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Iran |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Fars |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Eqlid |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Subdivision Name3: | Sedeh |
| Subdivision Type4: | Rural District |
| Subdivision Name4: | Aspas |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Elevation M: | 2362 |
| Population As Of: | 2016 |
| Population Total: | 2016 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | IRST |
| Utc Offset: | +3:30 |
Aspas (Persian: اسپاس) is a village in, and the capital of, Aspas Rural District of Sedeh District, Eqlid County, Fars province, Iran.[2]
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 2,069 in 481 households.[3] The following census in 2011 counted 2,006 people in 522 households.[4] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 2,016 people in 568 households. It was the most populous village in its rural district.[5]
Geography
Aspas is in the Zagros mountain range at an altitude of 2362 m. It lies in the foothills above the Balengan valley between the Palangi range and the Abedīn range. Aspas means Strong Guard in Persian, and the village may have been named in honor of Aspas (Aspasia), the daughter of Artaxerxes II of Persia, who was also the commander of his secret police.[6]
In literature
According to Thomas Herbert, who was in Safavid Iran in the first half of the 17th century, Aspas was inhabited by some 40,000 transplanted Christian Circassians and Georgians.[7]
See also
External links
Notes and References
- ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Aspas, Eqlid County . . 16 September 2023 . 16 September 2023 . fa.
- Web site: Creation and establishment of seven rural districts including villages, farms and places in Eqlid County under Fars province . fa . Lamtakam . https://web.archive.org/web/20231207162909/https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/110090 . 2 February 1366 . Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers . Mousavi . Mirhossein . 7 December 2023 . 7 December 2023.
- Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006) . 07 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 25 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110920091830/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/07.xls . Excel . 20 September 2011.
- Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011) . 07 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . Syracuse University . https://web.archive.org/web/20230116202002/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Fars.xls . 16 January 2023 . 19 December 2022 . Excel.
- Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016) . 07 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 19 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220406013432/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_07.xlsx . Excel . 6 April 2022.
- http://iranpoliticsclub.net/history/historical-women/index.htm#Aspas "Famous Historical Persian Women" Iran Politics Club
- Thomas Herbert. Travels in Persia: 1627-1629 Routledge, 10 okt. 2005 p 117
