Aspas, Fars

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Aspas
اسپاس
village
Aspas is located in Iran
Aspas
Aspas
Coordinates: 30°38′34″N 52°23′58″E / 30.64278°N 52.39944°E / 30.64278; 52.39944Coordinates: 30°38′34″N 52°23′58″E / 30.64278°N 52.39944°E / 30.64278; 52.39944
Country Iran
ProvinceFars
CountyEqlid
BakhshSedeh
Rural DistrictAspas
Population
 (2006)
 • Total2,069
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+4:30 (IRDT)

Aspas (Persian: اسپاس, also Romanized as Āspās and Āsopās; also known as Āsupās)[1] is a village in Aspas Rural District, Sedeh District, Eqlid County, Fars Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 2,069, in 481 families.[2]

Aspas is in the Zagros mountain range at an altitude of 2362 m. It lies in the foothills above the valley between the Palangi range and the range. Aspas means Strong Guard in Persian, and the village may have been named in honor of , the daughter of Artaxerxes II of Persia, who was also the commander of his secret police.[3]

According to Thomas Herbert, who was in Safavid Iran in the first half of the 17th century, Aspas was inhabited by some 40,000 transplanted Christian Circassians and Georgians.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ Aspas can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3053995" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  2. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)" (Excel). Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 2011-11-11.
  3. ^ "Famous Historical Persian Women" Iran Politics Club
  4. ^ Thomas Herbert. Travels in Persia: 1627-1629 Routledge, 10 okt. 2005 ISBN 1134285841 p 117

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