Kordan, Alborz Explained

Official Name:Kordan
Native Name:Persian: كردان
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Iran
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Iran
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Alborz
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Savojbolagh
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Chendar
Subdivision Type4:Rural District
Subdivision Name4:Chendar
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Reza Modirzare
Area Total Km2:10.49
Population As Of:2016
Population Total:3795
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:IRST
Utc Offset:+3:30
Coordinates:35.9317°N 50.825°W
Coordinates Footnotes:[1]
Area Code:026
Registration Plate:I.R 21/38/68/78/30
Area Code Type:Telephone code

Kordan (Persian: كردان) is a village in Chendar Rural District of Chendar District, Savojbolagh County, Alborz province, Iran.

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 3,697 in 1,018 households, when it was in Tehran province.[2] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 3,795 people in 1,150 households, by which time the county had been separated from the province in the establishment of Alborz province.[3] It was the most populous village in its rural district.[4]

Historical and natural attractions

Sports fields

Mountaineering : Kordan area has suitable mountain connected from east to Talaghan and north to Karaj city. Sangeso is one of mountaineering team in Kordan village.

(horse) riding : It's the traditional sport in Kordan. athletes develop many sorts of horses. There are horse trading and horse keeping in horse riding club. There are more than 15 horse riding club in Kordan village.

Aviation : Mehr is first aviation club in Kordan village.

Religious attractions

Imamzadeh Hossein (/huːˈseɪn/; Arabic: حُسَين Ḥusayn) : It was built in 10th century CE and is located in the Kordan cemetery. The shrine has a wooden door, the front of which is decorated with calligraphy.

Kordan Mosque : Not an old mosque. It has 2 out doors,1 elevator, and 2 indoors. Most pilgrims and mourners prepare food and give them to people in Ashura (Arabic: عاشوراء ʻĀshūrā') and Tasu'a events in that shrine.

See also

Notes and References

  1. ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Kordan, Savojbolagh County. openstreetmap.org (OpenStreetMap). 18 August 2024. 18 August 2024. fa.
  2. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Tehran Province. fa. The Statistical Center of Iran. amar.org.ir (Amar). 25 September 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20110920084534/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/23.xls. Excel. 20 September 2011.
  3. Web site: Alborz province establishment law. fa. lamtakam.com (Lam to Kam). https://web.archive.org/web/20231216152645/https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/782290. Guardian Council. Larijani. Ali. 16 April 1389. 16 December 2023. 15 August 2024.
  4. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Alborz Province. fa. The Statistical Center of Iran. amar.org.ir (Amar). 19 December 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20200128141943/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_30.xlsx. Excel. 28 January 2020.