Delazian Explained

Official Name:Delazian
Native Name:دلازيان
Settlement Type:village
Pushpin Map:Iran
Mapsize:150px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Semnan
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Semnan
Subdivision Type3:Bakhsh
Subdivision Name3:Central
Subdivision Type4:Rural District
Subdivision Name4:Howmeh
Population As Of:2006
Population Total:120
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:IRST
Utc Offset:+3:30
Timezone Dst:IRDT
Utc Offset Dst:+4:30
Coordinates:35.4978°N 53.4067°W

Delazian (Persian: دلازيان, also Romanized as Delāzīān, Delāzeyān, Delāzīyān, Delāzīyān, and Deliāzān; also known as Dalījān) is a village in Howmeh Rural District, in the Central District of Semnan County, Semnan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 120, in 44 families.The archaeological mound site of Delazian is located near the village. This site was surveyed and documented by Mohammad Mehryar and Ahmad Kabiri in the 1984s.[1] The site contains 2nd and 1st mill BC occupational remains. The Discovery of the Pointed barrel vault was the most important architectural remains in this important site.

Notes and References

  1. Mehryar, M., and A. Kabiri, 1986. Preliminary report on the study of the ancient site of Delazian, Cheshmeh Sheikh, Asar 7 (12-14): 3-46.