Zandabad Explained

Zandabad
Native Name:Persian: زندآباد
Native Name Lang:fa
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Iran
Coordinates Footnotes:[1]
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Iran
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:East Azerbaijan
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Ahar
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Central
Subdivision Type4:Rural District
Subdivision Name4:Owch Hacha
Unit Pref:Metric
Elevation M:1351.4
Population As Of:2016
Population Total:975
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:IRST
Utc Offset:+3:30

Zandabad (Persian: زنداباد) is a village in Owch Hacha Rural District of the Central District of Ahar County, East Azerbaijan province, Iran.

Etymology

The village was originally called Samadia, but this name was changed to Zandabad by the proposal of the Iranian Academy and several khanate in 1936.

Demographics

Language

See also: Azerbaijani language. The majority of the village's population are Azerbaijani. Today, the predominant language spoken in Samadia is Azerbaijani Turkic, which belongs to the Turkic languages family. Azerbaijani is a member of Oghuz branch of Turkic language, and it is closely related to Turkish and Turkmeni. The modern Azerbaijani language is evolved from the Eastern Oghuz dialect of Western (Oghuz) Turkic, which spread to Southwestern Asia during medieval Turkic migrations and was heavily influenced by Persian and Arabic.

Religion

The majority of the population are followers of Shia Islam.

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 1,104 in 224 households.[2] The following census in 2011 counted 633 people in 166 households.[3] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 975 people in 298 households. It was the most populous village in its rural district.[4]

Geography

Samadia is a mountainous and temperate zone.

Economy

The village's main export is cereal. People live on agriculture and cattle. Crafting kilim is also a common source of income.

Culture and art

Music

See also: Music of Azerbaijan. The popular music is played by Ashik that play the Saz or Qopuz, a form of lute. Their songs are partly improvised around a common base.

Cuisine

See also: Azerbaijani cuisine. Some traditional Zandabad dishes are:

Ash is a soup prepared with bouillon, various vegetables, carrot, noodle and spices.

Dolma is a traditional Azerbaijani food. It is prepared with eggplant, capsicum, tomato or zucchini filled with a mixture of meat, split pea, onion and various spices.

Attractions

There are many sights in Samadia, including:

See also

Notes and References

  1. ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Zandabad, Ahar County . . 23 February 2023 . 23 February 2023 . fa.
  2. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006) . 03 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 25 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110920092432/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/03.xls . Excel . 20 September 2011.
  3. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011) . Syracuse University . 03 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . https://web.archive.org/web/20230116202318/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/East-Azerbaijan.xls . 16 January 2023. 19 December 2022 . Excel.
  4. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016) . 03 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 19 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201113123618/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_03.xlsx . Excel . 13 November 2020.