Danesfahan

Danesfahan دانسفهان
city
Danesfahan
Coordinates: 35°48′39″N 49°44′32″E / 35.81083°N 49.74222°ECoordinates: 35°48′39″N 49°44′32″E / 35.81083°N 49.74222°E
Country	Iran
Province	Qazvin
County	Buin Zahra
Bakhsh	Ramand
Population (2006)
• Total	8,687
Time zone	IRST (UTC+3:30)
• Summer (DST)	IDST (UTC+4:30)
Danesfahan at GEOnet Names Server

Danesfahan (Persian: دانسفهان‎‎, also Romanized as Dānesfahān; also known as Dānesfān and Danīsfahān)^[1] is a city in and the capital of Ramand District, in Buin Zahra County, Qazvin Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 8,687, in 2,141 families.^[2]

Danesfahan lies several kilometres west of Sagezabad and several kilometres south of Esfarvarin. Historically it has been affected by earthquakes.^[3]

People of Danesfahan are Tat and they speak the Tati language.^[4][5][6]

References

1. Danesfahan can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3059208" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
2. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". Islamic Republic of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 2011-11-11.
3. Ambraseys, N. N.; Melville, C. P. (10 November 2005). A History of Persian Earthquakes. Cambridge University Press. p. 95. ISBN 978-0-521-02187-6. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
4. The Tati dialects in the Sociolinguistic Context of north-western Iran and Transcaucasia, Stilo, D. 1981: In: Iranian Studies 14.3/4, 137-187.
5. A Grammar of Southern Tati Dialects, Ehsan Yar-Shater, 1969.
6. Tats of Iran and Caucasus, Ali Abdoli, 2010.