Bahman, Iran Explained

Official Name:Bahman
Native Name:بهمن / بهمان
Settlement Type:village
Pushpin Map:Iran
Mapsize:150px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Razavi Khorasan
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Nishapur
Subdivision Type3:Bakhsh
Subdivision Name3:Central
Subdivision Type4:Rural District
Subdivision Name4:Darbqazi
Population As Of:2006
Population Total:189
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:IRST
Utc Offset:+3:30
Timezone Dst:IRDT
Utc Offset Dst:+4:30
Coordinates:36.1461°N 58.8097°W

Bahman (Persian: بهمن or بهمان, also Romanized as Bahmān) is a village in Darbqazi Rural District, in the Central District of Nishapur County, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 189, in 48 families.

Etymology

The word bahman has come from the Hindu word Brahman, here there was influence of Brahmin shahis, Hindu Shahis in the past, that's why it was corrupted to bahman!

See also