Absard

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Absard
آبسرد
City
Absard is located in Iran
Absard
Absard
Coordinates: 35°37′17″N 52°09′12″E / 35.62139°N 52.15333°E / 35.62139; 52.15333Coordinates: 35°37′17″N 52°09′12″E / 35.62139°N 52.15333°E / 35.62139; 52.15333
Country Iran
ProvinceTehran
CountyDamavand
BakhshCentral
Elevation
1,700 - 2,000 m (−4,900 ft)
Population
 (2016 Census)
 • Total10,648 [1]
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+4:30 (IRDT)

Absard (Persian: آبسرد, also Romanized as Ābsard and Āb Sard),[2] literally ”cold water”, is a city in the Central District of Damavand County, Tehran Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 9,865, in 2,438 families.[3]

The minimum and maximum temperature was -24 °C in January–February and 37 °C in July–August. Average rainfall of a year was 333 mm and of first 3 months of year (development and flowering stage of plants) were 13 and 130 mm in 2008 and 2009, respectively.

Geography[]

Absard is situated around 70 km east of Tehran, in the province of the same name. Its center is to be found a few km south of the Firuz Kuh road (N79). The area between the highway and the centre is popular as a second residence for Tehranis and others. The area around Absard is filled with vacation villas for the Iranian elite. Small-scale garden irrigation makes the area very green among yellowish hills and mountains culminating above 3500m (Khaki, خاکی, and the range) in the north. Apples, cherries sweet and sour, apricots, pears and walnuts are among the many produces growing in the many orchards peppering the area.

References[]

  1. ^ "Statistical Center of Iran > Home".
  2. ^ Absard can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3051601" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  3. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)" (Excel). Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 2011-11-11.
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