Khalifeh Hesar Explained

Official Name:Khalifeh Hesar
Native Name:خليفه حصار
Settlement Type:village
Pushpin Map:Iran
Mapsize:150px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Zanjan
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Abhar
Subdivision Type3:Bakhsh
Subdivision Name3:Central
Subdivision Type4:Rural District
Subdivision Name4:Darsajin
Established Date:Before Islam, according to the ancient shrine of this village, from which several ancient artifacts have been discovered
Population As Of:2006
Population Total:192
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:IRST
Utc Offset:+3:30
Timezone Dst:IRDT
Utc Offset Dst:+4:30
Coordinates:36.0181°N 49.2097°W

Khalifeh Hesar (Persian: خليفه حصار, also Romanized as Khalīfeh Ḩeşār; also known as Khalīfeh Ḩeşār va Mīlān (Persian: خليفه حصار و ميلان), Khalīfeh Ḩeşār-e Mīlān, Khalfasar, and Khalf-e Sār) is a village in Darsajin Rural District, in the Central District of Abhar County, Zanjan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census its population was 192, in 51 families.

Antiquities

The ancient cemetery of this village called White Hill, which belongs to the Seljuk era, has been registered in the list of national monuments of Iran.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: دانشنامهٔ تاریخ معماری و شهرسازی ایران‌شهر . https://web.archive.org/web/20191006234339/http://iranshahrpedia.com/docs/Asar-e%20Sabti%20(Up%20to%2026666)%20(Version%2090%2008%2029).zip . October 6, 2019. وزارت راه و شهرسازی . October 10, 2019. live.